How do I get one of these off then?

[V8Druid]

I am Jonathan, run a 3CX contractor over in Shropshire, which I purchased from Ross.
Only know the part number as I replaced all bar one of the servo hoses over the summer after a couple started leaking. The one I left is in a ridiculously awkward position.
Searched high and low on the internet for the tool, until I was pointed in the right direction. So only fair I return the favour, having the right tool is only have the battle!!
Look forward to contributing more in the future.

well you'll certainly have made @gunner's day for sure Jonathan ...
amazed you've been here five plus years and only just felt the need to 'break cover' ---- and in spectacular fashion ..
lots of BHL threads, I'm surprised you've not felt the urge to comment on ...
look forward to hearing more from you - hopefully regularly - not that many left here 'campaigning' a 3CX or any BHL for that matter

 

[Left hooker]

 

[V8Druid]

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bet you could get one of them from Whitehouse in the post pretty quickly

 

[V8Druid]

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Quick-Lok™ Low (QLL) Connectors | Gates Corporation

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[Gunners]

Thanks all for your help, especially Jonathan from Quin plant hire who helped massively with how to go about the job. Knowing how it works is half the battle, so in the interests on sharing knowledge, this is how it went.
When you buy them new they come with a nice cap to protect the end - see photo below. DO NOT TAKE THE CLIP OFF AND FIDDLE WITH THE SLIDING COLLAR!! It releases a spring clip held under the collar and its not good times. Only take that cap and its little clip off once you are ready to put the hose in place.
The tool which we now know the part number for does describe how to get the old hose off but the key I found is to push it fully home first which must close the spring clip down inside the fitting. The collar then slides up using the tool pretty easily, a bit of wiggling helps and you can then pull back on the hose and the whole thing pops out. Actually not too bad - if you can get access to it!
Brought my Dad out of retirement today to help - its definitely a 2 person job. Routing the hose back through the seat isn't easy.
I look forward to doing the other ones of these in time, they all look ready to perish sadly.
Managed to borrow the tool this time from a helpful contact but will be investing the £10 for one myself now I know what it is!

 

[Left hooker]

They are a bitch to remove on top of the valve block as up against the underside of the cab floor we found undoing the rear cab mount bolts and jacking the cab up to give us some more room
Annoying part is you can only get the hoses from jcb so you down for a couple days instead going get one from a hose shop
We had one go originally changed that then few months later another went so changed all of them there are 2 hoses you can get made normally but the 12? Rest of them 2 different lengths all have to be jcb

Another note this was the start of why we went with new holland as jcb holt knocked a tenner off the 50 quid price per pipe when we ordered but when the bill came no discount, we paid every bill before and after this one when we got a shitty letter from them saying they are stopping our account
We were constantly in contact about the discount that wasn't applied during the shitty letter being sent out

 

[charlie2]

Thanks all for your help, especially Jonathan from Quin plant hire who helped massively with how to go about the job. Knowing how it works is half the battle, so in the interests on sharing knowledge, this is how it went.
When you buy them new they come with a nice cap to protect the end - see photo below. DO NOT TAKE THE CLIP OFF AND FIDDLE WITH THE SLIDING COLLAR!! It releases a spring clip held under the collar and its not good times. Only take that cap and its little clip off once you are ready to put the hose in place.
The tool which we now know the part number for does describe how to get the old hose off but the key I found is to push it fully home first which must close the spring clip down inside the fitting. The collar then slides up using the tool pretty easily, a bit of wiggling helps and you can then pull back on the hose and the whole thing pops out. Actually not too bad - if you can get access to it!
Brought my Dad out of retirement today to help - its definitely a 2 person job. Routing the hose back through the seat isn't easy.
I look forward to doing the other ones of these in time, they all look ready to perish sadly.
Managed to borrow the tool this time from a helpful contact but will be investing the £10 for one myself now I know what it is!

my old boss had a 3cx on servos it went back to jcb to have all the pilot hoses replaced most had started weeping inside the tubes where they came up through the floor and the machine was under two year old i guess that is mainly because they rub together when turning the seat.