Tig welder saves the day

My JD 2755 developed a big hydraulic leak yesterday. On inspection one of the steel high pressure lines under the floor board was the culprit.
I had a tough time getting the fittings off as that line has never been removed before now. Rust may have been a factor. With a pipe extension on the spanner and most of my body weight hanging/yanking on the end, the compression nuts let go with a bang.
I was definitely missing the use of those two torn off rotator cuff muscles, but managed without.

The section of line that was leaking was very corroded right where it was clamped to the frame. The clamp provided a great trap for dirt, moisture or things like chicken manure or granular fertilizer, which this machine has spread many times. In future I will pay attention to that area and clean it thoroughly with the pressure washer.

The new part is available from John Deere at $530 Canadian. It would take a week or so to get here.
I decided to try fixing the existing line as other than in the corroded clamp area the line and fittings look like new.
Here is the tractor
It's the larger of the two- Here is the pressure line in question-

I purchased a section of SS tubing that has an ID matching the OD of the steel tubing.
After slitting the tubing it was clamped onto the line-

Then tig weld everything up and reinstall. On test everything stayed dry so now there's just the Debris Field to clean up!

That is a good farmer's fixit. It frees up $530 for motorcycle tidbits now eh

My thoughts too!

Glen