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central mich |
We have two crimpers, a large Imperial that will crimp up to 2in, 6 wire.
And a Flextral FX-21 which will crimp up to 1 1 /4 inch , 6 wire.
The Imperial is an adjustable which enables us to reuse fittings esp very large fittings as we have all sizes of ferrules.
The Flextral is a forced stop stroke machine and will crimp up to 1 1/4", 6 wire.
We have also owned Finn Power equipment.
We prob have about $30,000 invested and perhaps much more but we have a lot of fittings , hose and adapters.
We use nearly all all NRP/Jones hose and fittings. But have crimped many different brands.
Someone mentioned A&I hose, etc. We did look at the PIX imported hose from A & I as they claimed it was more flexible. And it was but it was also slightly undersized from SAE specs as I recall which was several years ago.
Finished up the reels we had and no more.
I guess I would buy a used adjustable machine and then buy some standard fittings where ever cost less. I would only buy "bite to the wire" fittings. Check the crimp dimensions and write them down for the particular fitting and that is it. I don't like to tied to one manufacturer.
On the deals with the stop stoke machines you are somewhat limited to that particular brand name unless you custom make some different plate dimensions.
I guess it is all up to the skill and motivation of the owner of the machines. | |
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What brand of hydraulic hose crimper and hose should we buy?
