Posted 9/16/2013 00:32 (#3330699 - in reply to #3330340) Subject: Re: Best Method for Cutting Hydraulic Hose
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plowboy - 9/15/2013 20:09
Yeah, 'cause the 'competent outfits' always use foam plugs.************************
I'll stick with my 'incompetent' axe and just never put anything in the hose, thank you.
The competent ones do. Dedicated hydraulic shops and Cat dealers do. Most tractor dealers and auto parts stores do not.
In general farmers seem to love cobbling hydraulic hoses to save a dollar at the time. It always baffles me. I make hoses for anybody who asks if I can but its only to my specs. They always just want an end crimped on. I send them on their way. They complain that the tractor dealer will do it for them, I say thats great go there then. Ag implements also seem to be stuck on NPT leading farmers to be stuck on it as well because its cheap. I cant believe the amount of adapters people will go through to use their beloved NPT. I go the opposite way and convert it to either JIC or ORFS. ORFS is another topic, I think 90% of the farmers I talk to refer it it as the stupid flat face o ring fittings. They're superior to anything else, but for whatever reason they hate them.
As for the axe, its a decent alternative and works for enough applications. Most farm equipment only uses 2 wire hose. The 4 wire stuff I think an axe would struggle with.
Best Method for Cutting Hydraulic Hose
