Coupler connecting / disconnecting Tool

[powerscol]

Has anyone got one or know where to get one? My hands are getting iffy sometimes pushing back the big collar to connect or particularly disconnect hydraulic lines. And before folks ask, Yes I have relieved all the pressure

Years ago I saw one at a farm show that looked like a set of oversized pliers with ends configured to push the collar back while hooked to the back of the fitting,

Thanks for any help
Keith

 

[RustyA]

Found this image on Bing...is that the type of tool you are looking for?

 

[powerscol]

Found this image on Bing...is that the type of tool you are looking for?

I saw that too in trying a search That works fro removal, but not attaching where you need to quickly slide the collar back to lock. The one I remember did not require a ratchet wrench.

Maybe I need to invent one :thumbsup:

Thanks

On edit, they sorta looked like this 373 Fuel and AC Disconnect Pliers | Lisle Corporation But could be used both ways.

 

[ericm979]

Try the Pioneer/Parker 4200 series "breakaway" quick connects. The sleeve on the female connector moves both ways. To insert you hold the sleeve and push in with the male end. To remove you hold the sleeve and pull back. None of this trying to slide the sleeve back while trying to push the male connector in. The sleeve springs are lighter than most other quick connects I've used.

TSC carries them for a reasonable price... about $5 more for a set than the cheapest connectors.

If you really want to get slick you can make your mount in the breakaway style, with a clamp that holds the sleeve rather than a bulkhead fitting. Then connecting/disconnecting is just push and pull. Pioneer sells the clamps too.

 

[powerscol]

I am not sure I understand. I would replace my existing female couplers with the 4200 ones and connect and disconnect just by holding the collar and push and or pull tto get he fitting connected or taken apart?

 

[ericm979]

Yep, that's how they work.

If you connect them using a bulkhead fitting (that screws into the internal threads) then you have to pull or push on the sleeve while pulling/pushing the male end. It's still easier than the regular female connectors where the sleeve only slides one way because you can pull the sleeve out while pushing the male end in.

But if the female end is loose they work much easier than standard QCs. Or if you connect them as breakaway connectors where the female is held by the sleeve instead of the body.

The brackets that hold the females by the sleeve: https://ph.parker.com/us/17559/en/pioneer-breakaway-clamps-for-agricultural-quick-couplings

 

[wassup8687]

You might try pushing the ball on the inside of the fitting. It'll let a little fluid out and make it easier to get the hydraulic line connected.

 

[powerscol]

That's not the problem. Its that my fingers are getting week and griping and pushing back on the locking collar in the tight space while inserting the male end is getting difficult. I am looking for a tool or method to depress (pull back) the locking collar. Some of mine are very stiff and I have cleaned and lubed, but no luck on easing the effort needed. Its looking like I may need to go with the new ends.

Thanks for the help

 

[MtnViewRanch]

If you can push the mail end in and or simply pull it out without ever pulling on the collars, does that work for you?

These female couplers have a 2 way sleeve as earlier described. With the sleeve held in a mount, all you do is push or pull the male end in or out.

Very very easy for coupling or uncoupling. :thumbsup:

 

[Thunder chicken]

i'd second the 'break away' clamp idea if it fits the space you have. Or a 'Pioneer 9500-4' basically the same idea as the breakaway clamp but has shut off valves and would not use your female ends.

I have a breakaway on my dump trailer and it's as easy as pushing and pulling to make connections (if there's no pressure)

 

[powerscol]

If you can push the mail end in and or simply pull it out without ever pulling on the collars, does that work for you?

These female couplers have a 2 way sleeve as earlier described. With the sleeve held in a mount, all you do is push or pull the male end in or out.

Very very easy for coupling or uncoupling. :thumbsup:

That might work. I had to fight to get my hay grapple off. Fittings are in the center and I just cold not get a grip on one of them. Pushing in on the coupler while pulling the mail out was a bit rough. Question - the hoses on my hay grapple do sometimes get a slight strain on them when gathering hay. I have a big spring holding the hoses out of the way, but at full tilt down it gets compressed. The breakaway couplings would not pull loose would they? Ill get some pictures of my set up.

Thanks - Keith

 

[MtnViewRanch]

That might work. I had to fight to get my hay grapple off. Fittings are in the center and I just cold not get a grip on one of them. Pushing in on the coupler while pulling the mail out was a bit rough. Question - the hoses on my hay grapple do sometimes get a slight strain on them when gathering hay. I have a big spring holding the hoses out of the way, but at full tilt down it gets compressed. The breakaway couplings would not pull loose would they? Ill get some pictures of my set up.

Thanks - Keith

You say that the hoses have a strain put on them. It all depends on how much of a strain. That is one of the reasons for having breakaway couplers, so there is not ever an excess amount of strain put on the hoses for the hoses to fail. You very well may need need longer hoses, or maybe routed in some other way? :confused3:

 

[powerscol]

You say that the hoses have a strain put on them. It all depends on how much of a strain. That is one of the reasons for having breakaway couplers, so there is not ever an excess amount of strain put on the hoses for the hoses to fail. You very well may need need longer hoses, or maybe routed in some other way? :confused3:

The spring in the photo keeps tension on the hoses so thee don't drop into the grapple. Its not much, but they do bounce around a lot. Just wondering

 

[ericm979]

The tension from that spring itself isn't anything close to enough.

But the couplers only work as breakaway couplers when they are mounted in a fitting that holds the female couplers by the sleeves. It looks like you have a male and female coupler on the grapple. The female since it's not mounted by the sleeve will not work as a breakaway.

But these style couplers are easier to connect when the female is not mounted, just on a hose. Because you can hold the female coupler by the sleeve and just push the male into it.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

The tension from that spring itself isn't anything close to enough.

But the couplers only work as breakaway couplers when they are mounted in a fitting that holds the female couplers by the sleeves. It looks like you have a male and female coupler on the grapple. The female since it's not mounted by the sleeve will not work as a breakaway.

But these style couplers are easier to connect when the female is not mounted, just on a hose. Because you can hold the female coupler by the sleeve and just push the male into it.

Eric, if you look at the picture that I had posted, both couplers are female couplers in a rigid mount allowing the couplers to be used as breakaway couplers. In this case, a person simply uses colored caps and plugs to know which hose goes where.

Kieth, as far as the hoses self disconnecting, the bouncing is not going to do it, but depending on how tight the hoses get pulled when at a full dump may be a problem. That is where rerouting and or possibly new hoses may be required. :confused3:

This type coupler is definitely the way to go IMO. :thumbsup:

 

[ericm979]

Eric, if you look at the picture that I had posted, both couplers are female couplers in a rigid mount allowing the couplers to be used as breakaway couplers. In this case, a person simply uses colored caps and plugs to know which hose goes where.

Yea I know, I was replying to Keith's pic and post. Yours looks like a nicer breakaway mount than the one I posted.

 

[Xfaxman]

Has anyone got one or know where to get one? My hands are getting iffy sometimes pushing back the big collar to connect or particularly disconnect hydraulic lines. And before folks ask, Yes I have relieved all the pressure

Years ago I saw one at a farm show that looked like a set of oversized pliers with ends configured to push the collar back while hooked to the back of the fitting,

Thanks for any help
Keith

Check some of the previous threads on coupler connecting tools:Search Results - TractorByNet

 

[Fallon]

Ken's Bolt on Grab Hooks <<Hydraulic Tools>>

I've got one for flat face connectors & it works as advertised. 30-60 seconds to depressurize a line then remove it.

 

[FTG-05]

Ken's Bolt on Grab Hooks <<Hydraulic Tools>>

I've got one for flat face connectors & it works as advertised. 30-60 seconds to depressurize a line then remove it.

As soon as I confirm my grapple FF connector size, I'm going to order one of these. Ken is good people, I like doing bidness with him.

 

[lt190b]

Is there a video on the Waite tool? For the flat face couplers?