All Hosed Up...

After one of the hoses blew on the backhoe last fall (Hosed Again 10/11/18), I parked the tractor and removed the backhoe, then took the hoses into town and got new ones made. They sat in garage over the winter, since I didn't need to use it until this spring when I finally got to working on it again.

The two closest hoses are the one's being replaced. I angled the fittings so that both hoses go around the outside of the frame and then wind underneath the control panel. The previous setup had one hose over and one under the panel. I think the one that blew was the one that went over and likely was often kicked or stepped on, since it ran next to the foot boards. Hopefully it'll be out of the way now that it'll run under them.

As soon as the ground dries out, I'll back the tractor up over the sub-frame and make sure the the hoses hook up. Then fit some protective sleeves over the hoses and seal up all the fittings. Of course it might be awhile before the ground dries up. Here's the latest forecast from the NWS:

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT TO 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY...Rain and snow expected. Rain will change to snow by early morning Friday. Plan on slippery road conditions. Slushy snow expected, accumulations of 1 to 2 inches in the valley, with localized  amounts up to 5 inches in the hills.