What would keep your Grapple out of the FIRE?

[EverythingAttachments]

Here's the video as promised.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Oh boy. I think you're going to regret posting that.

 

[murphy1244]

Now I thought I have seen everything. My BS intake for today is full.

 

[Jim Timber]

I was wondering if any JIC fitting were made in America at all?

Parker has a hydraulic valve division about 10 miles from my house. I've met some of their machinists. So they might not make the little stuff here, but they certainly are a US company who offers a quality product.

JIC's can be had in heavy body elbows and T's, not just the flared tube fittings in contention.

I use a lot of NPT because I have the taps and dies to make them and making them is far easier than making a 37 degree fitting, and cheap pre-made hose is available in NPT here. Using NPT requires knowing you'll need dope (or some type of sealant) on the threads or you will have problems. If I was producing product for sale, or having custom assemblies made, I would not use NPT.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Wow, the things I missed taking a day off to shop for mini-excavators.

First, (tinfoil) hats off to the Faraday cage reference!

Second, sheesh, what is wrong with EA posting a blooper video to highlight the robustness of the Parker hydraulic components they use in their product? If anything, the video is amusing. Any company that shares customer videos of their products in use when everything goes pare-snapped has a self-effacing sense of humor that should be appreciated. I took the spirit of the OP as the same spirit when Ted did a Peter Pan over a ledge and belly flopped his New Holland skid steer. Funny! :laughing:

That all said, I'm deeply amused that Ted got out in the rain to make a video to settle an internet argument! :thumbsup:

Tractor barrel racing next.

 

[Jim Timber]

Apples to apples next time on the video.

6500 JIC Steel Fittings | SAE 070221, Parker C6X, Parker 3903| Hydraulics Direct

 

[4570Man]

Hook that thing back up with the JIC and see if the hose or the fittings fail first.

 

[/pine]

I have no dog in this one...
One thing I have noticed is most of the commercial/industrial (i.e., HD) machines I have worked on are all ORFS connections...Another benefit of ORFS is some hose ends can be reused with new crimps/hose...

Personally I like to use the NPSM (swivel) fittings they use a seat and chamfer so it's the best of both worlds for quick and easy plumbing...
I usually buy hoses with straight pipe (has the 30* chamfer) which makes ordering easy...and use the 90*, 45* etc. NPSM fittings to make the turns...as long as there is room as they are a little larger than JIC fittings

 

[sea2summit]

I thought scuba divers were overly opinionated

 

[avc8130]

Here's the video as promised.

You can go ahead and ship that "test subject" grapple right to my house .

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