Hydralics question

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   I had an 'incident' over the weekend that got me around to posting this topic. Was going to do a little brush-hogging with the D-17. When I raised the mower, it blew a pipe nipple, (schedule 40, black iron) dumped the pressure and down comes the mower. I see this kind of plumbing on LOTS of tractors and know it's not right. At work when we run high pressure air, about 280 PSI, we use schedule  80 pipe. Lots of loaders plumed with schedule 40 black iron or galvanized pipe fittings. Is everyone just luck they don't blow at any given time? 

So, for a 3500 PSI system, what are the correct fittings? I have made nipples out of some scrap schedule 160 pipe, that is what I used to fix the problem.

This tractor came from an auction and was a plumbers nightmare. Have been working on fixing the leaks and ugliness for a while now. Knew this needed to be addressed, this got me off the pot.

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IBWD MIke Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 08 Apr 2012 Location: Newton Ia. Points: 4285	Post Options Post Reply Quote IBWD MIke Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Hydralics question Posted: 11 Apr 2019 at 10:17am
	I had an 'incident' over the weekend that got me around to posting this topic. Was going to do a little brush-hogging with the D-17. When I raised the mower, it blew a pipe nipple, (schedule 40, black iron) dumped the pressure and down comes the mower. I see this kind of plumbing on LOTS of tractors and know it's not right. At work when we run high pressure air, about 280 PSI, we use schedule 80 pipe. Lots of loaders plumed with schedule 40 black iron or galvanized pipe fittings. Is everyone just luck they don't blow at any given time? So, for a 3500 PSI system, what are the correct fittings? I have made nipples out of some scrap schedule 160 pipe, that is what I used to fix the problem. This tractor came from an auction and was a plumbers nightmare. Have been working on fixing the leaks and ugliness for a while now. Knew this needed to be addressed, this got me off the pot.

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Jim.ME Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 19 Nov 2016 Location: Maine Points: 979	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jim.ME Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Apr 2019 at 1:27pm
	160 should hold it. Seeing hardware store plumbing in hydraulic systems is scary and just lucky if it doesn't blow in my opinion. I use hydraulic adapter fittings and 2 or 4 wire hydraulic hoses for the pressure side of hydraulic systems. For return or suction I might use Schedule 40, prefer schedule 80 if available, black iron pipe, depending on the system. If I needed a long hard line I would go to an industrial tubing supplier and get rated tubing and fittings. Another problem with using off the shelf pipe and fittings is cleanliness. There can be flaking and scale inside pipe unless cleaned and treated properly for the intended service. Galvanized is a definite no, due to possible internal peeling. This is a good thing to think about. Blowing apart is one thing; getting an injection of oil through the skin from a pinhole leak can lead to infection, loss of a body part(s) or death.

Tbone95 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 31 Aug 2012 Location: Michigan Points: 12430	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tbone95 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Apr 2019 at 1:29pm
	I don't compromise, I buy hydraulic rated fittings and tubing. But.....yeah, Sch 160 should hold it for typical tractor line diameters.

DSeries4 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Points: 7643	Post Options Post Reply Quote DSeries4 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Apr 2019 at 9:01pm
	For me, having a good hydraulic shop is almost as important as having a good local fabrication shop. Dealing with tractors of this age, both of these shops get a lot of business from me! But, I know that everything will be fixed right and will be safe.
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IBWD MIke Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 08 Apr 2012 Location: Newton Ia. Points: 4285	Post Options Post Reply Quote IBWD MIke Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Apr 2019 at 9:32am
	Thanks guys, will look into the correct fittings. I've seen this on lots of farm tractors, surprising you don't hear of more problems.