The hose blew near the basket, it was not touching any weld or metal. The hose had no wear marks on it. Usually when a hose blows like this it's because it is old or made of poor quality. I know hydraulic hoses fail but I've been around a lot equipment with high-pressure hydraulics and this...
320 hrs on my cmc 83 , sensor problems ($1800 for one encoder) and a hydraulic hose just failed. It's from the basket through the booms to the main valve, I'm guessing around a 100 feet long. How much social media do I use to get a call back or another new machine?