On May 6, 2013, at 6:06 AM, Aaron Whiteman <awhitema@panix.com> wrote:
> It was somewhere between 4 and 13 years old. I may have a receipt in my
> records, but I haven't started looking yet. I would have gotten it from
moss.
I didn't find the receipt, but I found a record that indicated the previous
hose had failed in May 2002. So the one that just failed was installed at that
time. I suppose I can't complain too much about 11 years of service.
I had the local guys that the farmers trust for hydraulics make me a new one.
They re-used the ends and fitted new hose and clamps, so I'm back to normal
now. In had them save the old hose, so I got a chance to look at it. After
removing the braided steel cover, as long as the rubber hose are held
straight, it looks good (and holds pressure when I stick my finger on one end
and blow into the other). But as I change the hose into the curved shape it
has when installed, it rapidly shows significant cracking and no longer holds
air.
The new one is made of much more substantial materials and has no braiding to
hide what's going on. Needless to say, I have a new "check" item as part of my
maintenance routines.
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