Hose Burst Valves are designed to protect people and equipment in the event of a failure of an hydraulic hose. Australian Standards AS1418.8 require earth moving equipment such as excavators, backhoes and front-end loaders, used to lift and transport freely suspended loads, be fitted with such a device to protection in the event of an hydraulic hose burst. Hose burst protection valves To reduce the risk of a boom or dipper arm collapse on earth moving equipment with a rated capacity greater than one tonne, hose burst protection valves should be fitted on critical hydraulic cylinders....