[AT] Hydraulic hoses

Indiana Robinson robinson46176 at gmail.com
Thu Aug 13 06:20:37 PDT 2009


On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 7:34 AM, charliehill<charliehill at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> Mike I have to agree with you.  I've never understood why people leave
> implements raised in the air with the equipment shut off, regardless if it's
> for lunch break or for weeks.  Doing so places a great deal of stress on
> everything from the hydaulic system seals to the axle bearings and it's
> dangerous as well.
>
> I'm not trying to tell folks what to do.  To each his own but I just don't
> understand it.  I will say that I know folks that will leave something like
> a disc harrow raised in case they need to pull the tractor because it won't
> start.  My solution to that would be to unhook the harrow or fix the
> starter.
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Don't forget the added load on the tires in many cases... It can be
horrendous on some things like a SP combine with a big corn-head since
they are cantilevered out so far, yet I see those sitting out with the
heads up all winter. We parked them on timbers when the season was
over.
Son Scott and I still have a very standard stopping procedure when we
get off of a tractor. Most of the time we leave it in gear so we can
stop it quickly (by holding the brake and letting out the clutch) if
it diesels. If it is hot we usually let it fast idle a half minute to
cool before shutting it off. Any implement is lowered to the ground.
Once the engine is stopped you then operate any "return to center"
hydraulic valves to relieve any pressure including from something like
a big disk settling into the ground more after it was lowered. Not a
biggy, just ingrained intentional habit. Then the brake is always
locked and the shifter placed in neutral/park. Always... You can not
develop or maintain good safety habits if you do not make a habit out
of  safety actions. If you only do such things when you feel it is
necessary it is not a habit and a good habit will save your skin. BTW,
even though we leave things in neutral we "NEVER" assume that it is
still in neutral the next time we get on. "ALWAYS" check (shake hands
with) that shifter. It does not matter if that particular tractor has
a starter/shifter interlock. It has to be a habit... Nuns aside, a
habit is something you do automatically. Never assume that someone has
not messed with the controls... and it isn''t always kids. We worried
for years that one of us might get hurt because after my father's mind
started going he frequently sabotaged stuff up until he was no longer
able to get out. Then a decade later we went down the same road again
with my mother... After what we went through with my mother I realized
that my father's failing heart was a blessing for him.
A quick soap box. I know that several of you are dealing with such
situations right not and I will repeat, do not try to handle it alone.
Get some kind of assistance. It can over time become worse than you
can possibly imagine...
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The big shop rule was and is that nothing goes together dry... My MF
uses those O-ring connections and I don't use sealer but I do ALWAYS
use something like grease or anti-sieze on the threads (on the male
threads so it does not get pushed into the fitting in any amount.
For about forever we used the old white lead pipestick on hydraulics
before many of the newer sealers came along. We never used any of the
pipe dopes that were made with ground up material since many of them
can be pretty abrasive if it gets inside.


-- 
Have you hugged your horses today?

Francis Robinson
aka "farmer"
Central Indiana USA
robinson46176 at gmail.com




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