Hydraulic leak

One unavoidable "disaster" that occurs any time you use a piece of equipment operated with hydraulics is the possibility of a line failure.  At every golf course in world, at some point, at some location on the golf course, the dreaded hydraulic leak just happens.  Because we have a mechanic that routinely checks hoses and fittings and because we are able to keep new equipment (through our lease program) we rarely see these problems.  However, even with everything done correctly they still happen.  Here are few photos from this past Monday of the after of major seal failure around the bunker on #12.  Everything you can see that is black will more than likely die.  The temperature of the oil when it hits the grass blade cause the most damage.  We have washed it off in the past but the damage has already been done as soon as the hot fluid touches the plant.  We will determine whether to replace the turf or let it heal in after the damage can be seen.