The B21 Blows a Hose

Our Kubota B21 tractor has been running really well so far this spring.  It has enabled us to move a lot of dirt - and not just move it.  We have been using the dirt we remove from the build site to develop flat ares at several locations on the property.  The B21 can do it all - on some days we can pick up, transport, dump, grade, and compact as much a 30 tons of dirt a day - all with our little B21 tractor.  Today, however, I think the B21 needed a break - so it broke.  I was about to pick up and transport on more bucketful of dirt before stopping for lunch when one of the hydraulic hoses sprung a leak.  It wasn't just s little leak- the hose running from the pump to the control valve next to the operator burst.  The result was a spray of hydraulic oil all over me as well as the tractor.  And since it was the pump side, the spray didn't stop until I shut off the engine.  It took only a few seconds to shut it down but in that brief amount of time I managed to get a pretty good shower of oil.  Despite the mess and the inconvenience, this is a rather minor breakdown.  Hydraulic hoses are easily replaced.

Everything you see here is wet with hydraulic oil. 

It sprayed all the way to the front bucket.

My shoe - coated with mud made with oil.