Fendt fuel pipe failure

[icanshootwell]

You know when your sat there happily baling away and your certain you can smell diesel but dont want to believe it, I could see from the seat the tank top was on, so got off and noticed a heavy leak on the right hand side, on closer inspection there is a 12 inch rubber pipe running up to the pump that was totally perished on only a 3 year old tractor, this can,t be normal can it, what really pis#ed me off was i must of lost 50 plus litres going by the Gauge.

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

Its rubber...they fail (fuel lines, not specifically your exact one). No chafing/rubbing hopefully or small furry critters taking a likeness to it.

Annoying but just get a replacement and be thankful you got it before really bad stuff happened.

 

[Phil-the -farmer]

Had same pipe perished on my fendt. Must have come from the same 1980's parts bin!

 

[PSQ]

I'd be concerned it had tainted X miles of silage / hay swath going into the baler....

 

[Gerbert]

You sure it wasn't just overflowing...

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

Had same pipe perished on my fendt. Must have come from the same 1980's parts bin!

828 or 516?

 

[icanshootwell]

You sure it wasn't just overflowing...

Wrong side.

 

[icanshootwell]

Its rubber...they fail (fuel lines, not specifically your exact one). No chafing/rubbing hopefully or small furry critters taking a likeness to it.

Annoying but just get a replacement and be thankful you got it before really bad stuff happened.

Not rats, on closer inspection the pipe is split almost from one end to the other, this really concerns me as it would be under high pressure and these rubber pipes are,t up to the job. They should not be failing like this imo, it needs heavier duty pipe.

 

[icanshootwell]

I'd be concerned it had tainted X miles of silage / hay swath going into the baler....

It would of cached the outer swath a little but was spraying towards the front wheel.

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

Not rats, on closer inspection the pipe is split almost from one end to the other, this really concerns me as it would be under high pressure and these rubber pipes are,t up to the job. They should not be failing like this imo, it needs heavier duty pipe.

What’s the condition of the other fuel lines?

 

[chickens and wheat]

happens on deeres, biodiesel gets the blame it seems to perish the pipes much faster

 

[icanshootwell]

What’s the condition of the other fuel lines?

Checked them over today, don,t seem to bad. the pipe is just soft rubber, what,s your thoughts? do you think i need to get some stronger pipe, I would imagine the psi is quite high.

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

Checked them over today, don,t seem to bad. the pipe is just soft rubber, what,s your thoughts? do you think i need to get some stronger pipe, I would imagine the psi is quite high.

It's only on the supply side from tank to the pump, so it won't be common rail type pressure. If the hose from AGCO isn't up to it, a good marine grade fuel hose, should be up to the task.

 

[Phil-the -farmer]

828 here

 

[Chuckie]

Checked them over today, don,t seem to bad. the pipe is just soft rubber, what,s your thoughts? do you think i need to get some stronger pipe, I would imagine the psi is quite high.

Is it the one going straight up in to the bottom of the filter housing?

 

[icanshootwell]

Is it the one going straight up in to the bottom of the filter housing?

Yes that,s the one.

 

[Chuckie]

Yes that,s the one.

Mine looks like a very soft rubber but can't see any splits in it, it looks like it might be slightly shaped at the bottom but I would say a straight piece would be fine, Gates fuel hose seems to last well.

My 516 has an ongoing problem with poor starting, I think the fuel is running back to the tank while standing, but seemingly the dealer can't or won't fix it even though it's under warranty still

 

[Chae1]

Disappointing on a premium brand tractor.

 

[icanshootwell]

Mine looks like a very soft rubber but can't see any splits in it, it looks like it might be slightly shaped at the bottom but I would say a straight piece would be fine, Gates fuel hose seems to last well.

My 516 has an ongoing problem with poor starting, I think the fuel is running back to the tank while standing, but seemingly the dealer can't or won't fix it even though it's under warranty still

That,s how mine first started, it would start up and stop immediately, if i pumped the hand pump a few times it would start up and run ok all day, I put some new fuel pipe on today i had in the work shop,not sure it,s strong enough so will have to keep a keen eye on it. Rfm quoted £12 for new piece which sounded cheap for agco.

 

[Zetor]

It’s just sh*t pipe, Agco’s cost cutting team working their magic[emoji41]