I have the economy option, a Weatherhead shop press kit with dies from 1/4" to 1". It uses my manual 30 ton shop press with a pusher, die ring and die. It uses standard two wire SAE hydraulic hose and U-Series ends. The selection of ends is fairly vast, both Wearherhead and clone. When I need ends I get the from Discount Hydraulic Hose (clone) or Ebay (often surplus genuine Weatherhead).How many of you make your own hydraulic hoses ?
What type of press tool do you use
Where do you buy your fittings and hose ?
Pacific Northwest Hillbilly (Youtube) does a good job of reviewing an inexpensive unit he bought if you search his videos.How many of you make your own hydraulic hoses ?
What type of press tool do you use
Where do you buy your fittings and hose ?
That is the issue, to have all the ends you may need means you have to stock a big supply of hose ends. If you aren't going to have the ends you may need, what good is the hose machine?We have considered going there and the cost of equipment is only half the issue. The cost of hose and fittings is enormous and then if you need it now you are probably out of those fittings or at least one of them so you still can't make the hose up. So ordering them is a few days away .
That's a great idea I haven't even thought of, as long as your fitting is brand compatible with the hose and thimble you use.I get the hose online and re-use many of my fittings. Often can cut the old thimble off and use a new one, and cut way down on inventory. Which is important when metric JIC cost 3x the U.S. counterpart.
I repaired many hydraulic hose that had the no-skive fitting on the Prentice Log Loader that I operated. All you need is two adjustable wrenches and a axe. You to make sure that you gave the hose a darn good swing to cut thru in one hit.My father was a farmer and logger all his life, with hydraulic equipment as soon as it was available, and we used a lot of no-skive fittings. I know people make fun of them, but they worked fine for us, the highest-pressure system we had was probably the JD 350 crawler-dozer, that had 2250psi. I remember repairing hoses out in the woods, I would hold the hose end on a stump and he would cut it off with one swing of an axe, and then we would put the hose back together again.
I get the hose online and re-use many of my fittings. Often can cut the old thimble off and use a new one, and cut way down on inventory. Which is important when metric JIC cost 3x the U.S. counterpart.
I get mine from Discount Hydraulic Hose, they call them crimp collars (I think that's what you're looking for anyway).Fritz Maurer says that he cuts off the thimbles on some of his fittings and uses new ones to save money.
Do any of you know a good source for the Thimbles ( Hydraulic Ferrules )
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