This fitting started dripping today while I was out helping a friend. I only noticed because I started seeing drips on his driveway. Had I been in the yard I would have never seen it until it got worse. After the job, I noticed the compression fitting was already tight. Tightening it only made it drip faster. Did a quick google search, this appears to be a common failure on BX, a few threads popped up on TbN.
When I removed the line I could see the steel hose was split at the flair. I think Kubota makes a replacement hose for this that is superseded by a rubber one. I had my local hose shop make me up a rubber one and it seems to be doing ok. I'll know more after some seat time.
Kubota replacement hose here:
When I removed the line I could see the steel hose was split at the flair. I think Kubota makes a replacement hose for this that is superseded by a rubber one. I had my local hose shop make me up a rubber one and it seems to be doing ok. I'll know more after some seat time.
Kubota replacement hose here:
