Posted by JML755 on March 10, 2011 at 06:34:00 from (66.184.63.106):
In Reply to: Is this safe? posted by GeneMO on March 09, 2011 at 15:44:37:
GeneMO,
I agree with a lot of the other replies. It would not be an "approved" method by OSHA, etc. but probably as safe (maybe more so) than doing it from a ladder and risk falling off.
As for "dropping like a rock", I've had a few hoses blow on my backhoe in use. They were pretty bad and I just hadn't gotten around to replacing them. They've ALWAYS blown when I put a strain on the hydraulic system, not just sitting in a static condition or even just normal operation. Even then, I've been able to operate the bucket or hoe (i.e. use the cylinder that the hose has blown on), but with hydraulic fluid spraying out, lots of chatter and decreased functionality, just to get out of what I was doing and back to it's parking spot. Unless the fitting comes out of the cylinder, a hydraulic hose will fail (crack/split) in a manner that will relieve pressure through a relatively small opening size. I've got one right now that will get a new hose before start up use this Summer. Was leaking all last summer. My biggest concern is the loss of hydraulic fluid ($$$).
Think of it this way: a blown hose could act about the same as operating the control valve to return the fluid in the cylinder back to the reservoir, only the hydraulic fluid will end up on the ground instead of the tank.
So, if your hoses are in good condition and all connections tight, trimming a tree from a bucket is a pretty low risk operation, IMO. Unless of course you fall out. :wink:
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