Simple How To Replace Hydraulic Hose, in this case it was a 5000lb forklift, but the process is the same for any equipment with hydraulics.

The big lesson is that the process is simple and the hoses are readily available at any hydraulic supplier. The hoses are nothing more than a standard high pressure hose, cut to length and fittings are crimped on each end.

There are endless types of fittings and they are very specific to each application, so you may have to order some if they are not in stock at your local distributor.

Most places that sell equipment, skid steers, tractors and such will have the ability to make hoses.

If we called a mobile forklift service it would have been $300 for a service call, $150 for the hose, fluid and they would likely try to sell you more hoses telling you that they are old and will break soon. While that is true, it is still much cheaper to do it yourself.

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