Yeah hard line especially if bent to fit makes sense to order. I have tried to make hard brake lines from stock tubing and I found it surprisingly difficult to get the bends in exactly the right places. Unfortunately in my case I had no choice as the OEM lines were NLA.
On Thu, Dec 29, 2022, at 17:35, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > It’s a hard line and kinda bendy to fit around the frame with the > fittings welded on the ends or something. It’s easy to sit at my desk > and click buy in 10min rather than chasing all over creation trying to > find a part or get one made. I’ve been in no rush so not like it was > critical to get the crops in or something. > > There is a semi “local” stealer that might or might not have the part > but it’s a good 30min drive and a gallon (or more) of gas each way plus > their prices are usurious like the local Benz stealer. So all in all I > just order stuff. > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > >> On Dec 29, 2022, at 5:27 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Those established tractor makers seem to have good parts service in my >> experience. I have had no trouble getting replacement mower blades and >> various belts for my decades-old Cub Cadet. Haven't had the need for >> anything else yet. >> >> Somewhat surprising that the part was made wrong. For something like that, >> maybe a local hydraulic hose maker would do just as well? >> >> >>> On Thu, Dec 29, 2022, at 17:17, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: >>> I have a spewing hydraulic line on my little kubota tractor. I replaced >>> one but that wasn’t the spewing part so I ordered the other 2, might as >>> well replace them all. I went to put the second one on which I now >>> think is the one spewing. Slid in OK but the fittings wouldn’t work. >>> One end is a pipe fitting for a hydraulic nipple, the other end is a >>> tube fitting to mate up to another line that goes somewhere. This new >>> part has the fittings on the wrong ends, swapped around. WTF? >>> >>> I verified on the parts diagram on their website (which is almost as >>> obscure to find as parts in the Benz EPC) I had ordered the proper part >>> then called the vendor. She verified it was the right part then wanted >>> pics of the new part and the one I pulled off so I sent some to her. >>> She sent the pics to Kubota then called me back a little while later >>> and said it was the right part but had been manufactured backwards. Go >>> figure. Anyway she’s sent me a correct part this afternoon and a return >>> label for the bassackards one. >>> >>> Weird. But good customer service. >>> >>> --FT >>> Sent from iFōn >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
