977h main hyd hose blew from pump to filter, prolbem is cat has quit making fitting for one end of line. a 1 and 1/16 button fitting with made on two bolt hold down. had to get 1 1/8 end cut hold down off make fit. working so far.
Not many CAT parts guys think outside the box these days. Pretty sure I've finagled a hose for an old 53A 977 using CAT XT-3 hose & fittings a number of years ago.