Was driving tractor and line up by FEL burst and sprayed on me - don’t know anything about hydraulic lines do I need to be worried re: personal safety?
I don’t think it was broken anywhere - have what I’m pretty sure is bug bite bleeding. Does the distance matter? Would think I’d be okay since it burst up by the bucket?Not unless your skin was broken, an injection of high pressure fluid is not a good thing!
Good to know! Now I’ve just gotta learn how to replace it!Had the same thing happen on my loader. Got a warm shower in hydraulic fluid and needed it repaired ASAP. Wiped off my face and arms, took off the offending hose, tossed it in a bucket, and off to get a new hose. As soon as I walked in with the bucket, before he can even see what’s in the bucket, guy behind the counter says, “Let me guess. You need a hydraulic hose to match the busted one in the bucket and two gallons of hydraulic oil?” I’m still alive and have yet to lose any body parts.
No worse than motor oil, diesel fuel, or gasoline if it’s just on your skin (not injected). I think everyone has heard a story about a guy who ran his bare hand along a line trying to locate a pinhole leak and got a finger or two amputated due to oil injection. It does happen. The injection stuff is real but getting showered with it is just an inconvenience. Of course you shouldn’t bathe in it routinely but that should be obvious.
That’s super helpful thank you!!Simply use two wrenches to remove each end. Hold the one that does not turn and turn the other fitting loose. Do both ends and you're ready to go to town. Have them make the same length hose with the same fittings. A NAPA or other handy auto parts store can probably make your hose, you do not need to get a "Kubota" hose!
Whenever there is a hyd. leak spraying out fluid, never put any body part over the spray. If you have to block the spray use a heavy piece of cardboard of heavy coat. When you get your new hose it's best to blow high pressure air though it to make sure and crumbs from cutting the new hose are flushed out and not left in the line to get in your hyd. system.
Wait! We're not supposed to bathe in it???? When did that memo come out????Of course you shouldn’t bathe in it routinely but that should be obvious.
Just my opinion. If you can afford it and it makes you happy, do as you wish! (Until enough is absorbed through your skin that you can no longer do as you wish.) IMHO and YOLO and YMMV and all that other internet acronym disclaimer stuff.Wait! We're not supposed to bathe in it???? When did that memo come out????