Hydraulic hose crimper recommendations

[samsquanch]

Hello all, I’m wondering if anyone has any recommendations of a hydraulic hose crimper to buy? Not something to use everyday but a few times a year forsure. I’ve seen some on Vevor and similar but they all look kind of janky. I’ve only ever had hoses made at princess auto, but they won’t put new end on used hoses for liability reasons, would sure be convenient to just slap a new end on an existing known good hose, and I believe cheaper to just get fittings and hose online and make new ones when needed at home, TIA

 

[4570Man]

Putting ends back on old hoses is generally a bad idea. The local hose shop will do it but no warranty on the work. I’ve done it and it didn’t take long to blow off again. And hose crimpers take serious force. There’s really no way to make one cheap enough for diy purchase.

 

[mikester]

You are so cheap you want to spend $10,000 on a hydraulic hose crimper so you can save a few dollars and try and re-crimp used hoses?

Go to Regional Hose or Parker they charge twice as much as Princess Auto. It will be cheaper in the long run.

 

[alexpops]

Why not use field fittings? The fittings themselves cost more than crimp fittings, but cheaper than buying a good crimper and cheaper fittings.

 

[samsquanch]

You are so cheap you want to spend $10,000 on a hydraulic hose crimper so you can save a few dollars and try and re-crimp used hoses?

Go to Regional Hose or Parker they charge twice as much as Princess Auto. It will be cheaper in the long run.

All the crimpers I’m seeing online are sub 300$…would take that long to recoup something in that ball park, especially if it means I can make a hose at midnight, because we all know that’s when **** breaks

 

[samsquanch]

Putting ends back on old hoses is generally a bad idea. The local hose shop will do it but no warranty on the work. I’ve done it and it didn’t take long to blow off again. And hose crimpers take serious force. There’s really no way to make one cheap enough for diy purchase.

I wouldn’t put a new end on a failed hose unless in an absolute bind, I’m talking good hoses I’ve saved from other projects

 

[mikester]

All the crimpers I’m seeing online are sub 300$…would take that long to recoup something in that ball park, especially if it means I can make a hose at midnight, because we all know that’s when **** breaks

Dollar store tools are try and use once, break it, then go buy the better tool to finish the job. In general "You get what you pay for".

Read my post here

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/learned-something-new-ce-certification.483681

 

[ptsg]

All the crimpers I’m seeing online are sub 300$…would take that long to recoup something in that ball park, especially if it means I can make a hose at midnight, because we all know that’s when **** breaks

Just keep in mind a lot of those cheap crimpers are actually for AC lines and not for hydraulic lines. Yes, they put the "hydraulic" word in the title of the tool but only because it's a crimper that works via hydraulic pressure.

 

[4570Man]

All the crimpers I’m seeing online are sub 300$…would take that long to recoup something in that ball park, especially if it means I can make a hose at midnight, because we all know that’s when **** breaks

Anything I’ve seen that’s actually capable of crimping a hose is at least $1,000 and goes up rapidly from there plus the dies that aren’t cheap either. I’m not sure what $300 is getting you.

 

[Harry in Ky]

I have an old Weatherhead T 450 crimper I've had for many years. I never got the (optional) hand pump they came with, but instead I have an air over hydraulic pump that operates it just fine, and plenty fast enough for me. I doubt I would part with it as long as I'm still "in the game" and need to make a hose now and then for whatever reason. If I were in the market to replace it, (or start over looking to) I would seriously consider the option of just making the bulk of the parts considering the prices listed for them and using a shop press for the power. Other than the dies, there's nothing to it that any half qualified machinist can't turn out. I also have the bowl (T 400-8) for using the shop press, and use it for crimping 3/4" hose ends since the T 450 struggles with that size. The dies would be the major expense I think. The rest could be made at a reasonable cost.

New Weatherhead T400-8 Die Bowl

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