Anyone Crimp Their Own Fittings?

[J_J]

There's a phrase that matters to me.

Now I have to decide if it's worth it. I actually think I can get most of the hoses stock from Surplus Center or someplace similar. There are just a few of the longer ones that they don't have in stock.

For longer hoses, just couple hoses together. I have a portable set of hydraulic hose crimper's, but I did not realize that you have to have the correct hose to use it. I believe the cost was about $42.00. It is used primarily to repair hoses far away from a hydraulic shop.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

For longer hoses, just couple hoses together. I have a portable set of hydraulic hose crimper's, but I did not realize that you have to have the correct hose to use it. I believe the cost was about $42.00. It is used primarily to repair hoses far away from a hydraulic shop.

You mean there's a portable hose crimper that only costs $42!!?? Please tell me more. I could justify $42 on a single hose.

 

[Wis Bang]

I worked for a Motor Carrrier who used the Aero-Quip hose and fittings. We had tractors w/ 'stack' turbos to pressurize cement hopper trailers. When we traded in tractors the oil feed and return lines were removed along with the turbo that was mounted in the exhaust stack at the rear of the cab.

As the 'college kid' I was given the task of disassembling & cleaning all the ends which were re-used.

Basically a small diameter line was run from a pressurized point on the engine oil cooler to feed the turbo and a larger diameter line returned the oil directly to the side of the engine oil pan. Failure of either line on the highway would lead to the failure of the engine in short order. I never saw this happen.

When the unit arrived at the distination the driver hooked a blower hose to the stack turbo outlet w/ the engine at idle and opened the gate valve directing the exhaust thru the turbo & then pulled the throttle to max RPM and the turbo made 15 PSIG with sufficient CFM to pressurize the load of cement out and into the silo. This took 35 min to 1.5 hours depending on the hight and distance to the silo.

Of course the engine oil pressure was under 100 PSIG but this setup was always full of engine oil and was constantly under circulation anytime the engine was running. Back then they traded every three years at 275,000 to 400,000 miles plus the unloading time once or twice a day.

We only used their brand fittings and hose and assembly lube and each person in the shop was taught how to assemble the fittings onto the hoses.

This setup saved the weight and maintenance of a PTO driven blower mounted on the frame but was only good for flowables that were not affected by the heat like cement and powdered lime and was no good for plastics, etc.

Converting a hydraulic system to this type of setup would be costly though i would consider this for a project like a home made log splitter.

 

[J_J]

You mean there's a portable hose crimper that only costs $42!!?? Please tell me more. I could justify $42 on a single hose.

I purchased this set about 4 years ago off Ebay. Don't know what they originally sold for. I will have to find the case, and I will take a picture of the case and contents.

Now, in my opinion, If you make up hoses often, and are building things using hydraulic hose, then the screw on connectors is a better way to get things started, if they don't leave them on. But for a permanent fix, I would crimp them on. You can always use them on another project.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

I purchased this set about 4 years ago off Ebay. Don't know what they originally sold for. I will have to find the case, and I will take a picture of the case and contents.

Now, in my opinion, If you make up hoses often, and are building things using hydraulic hose, then the screw on connectors is a better way to get things started, if they don't leave them on. But for a permanent fix, I would crimp them on. You can always use them on another project.

Pictures and a brand or model would be great.

 

[J_J]

This is all I could find i the Internet.

Hosecomatic
The Field Kit pictured contains :



The patented roto-crimper tool
Field vice with hose clamp
Crimpin' caliper
How to video and detailed manual
Box wrench
Hydraulic hose saw
Crimpin' oil
Carrying case
Large assortment of roto-crimper fittings




Hose repair kit

Repair air or water hoses, up to 300 psi, at the breakdown site with the portable HFC crip tool kit from Hosecomatic.

Each kit weighs only 6 lbs. and comes with a hose repair tool and a large assortment of fittings and collars. Three kits are available: #2000 is for 1/4- and 3/8-in. hoses; #1000 is for 1/2- through 3/4-in. repairs; and #3000 comes with both tools, 23 fittings and 52 collars. Kits start at $86.56 plus shipping. Contact Hosecomatic, Dept. FIN, 6000 S. Oak Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60638, 800/292-4673.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

This is all I could find i the Internet.

Hosecomatic
The Field Kit pictured contains :



The patented roto-crimper tool
Field vice with hose clamp
Crimpin' caliper
How to video and detailed manual
Box wrench
Hydraulic hose saw
Crimpin' oil
Carrying case
Large assortment of roto-crimper fittings




Hose repair kit

Repair air or water hoses, up to 300 psi, at the breakdown site with the portable HFC crip tool kit from Hosecomatic.

Each kit weighs only 6 lbs. and comes with a hose repair tool and a large assortment of fittings and collars. Three kits are available: #2000 is for 1/4- and 3/8-in. hoses; #1000 is for 1/2- through 3/4-in. repairs; and #3000 comes with both tools, 23 fittings and 52 collars. Kits start at $86.56 plus shipping. Contact Hosecomatic, Dept. FIN, 6000 S. Oak Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60638, 800/292-4673.

I hope you actually meant 3000 psi.

That's a nifty litte unit. have you been satisfied with the results from yours?

 

[J_J]

I just copied the data off the web site as is, but you are probably right, typo I think.

I haven't used it yet, you have to use specific hose. I read the manual years ago. In theory it should work. There will be some that say that they would not trust it, but it is like everything else, if you do it right it should work right. What that pipe roller does, is to roll some crimping beads around the sleeve with the hose in the right position.

 

[Discount Hydraulic Hose]

We sell hose crimpers, as well as the hose and fittings you'll use to make your own assemblies at Discount Hydraulic Hose.com

Based on what customers have told me they were paying for hose assemblies at their local suppliers, I determined that a portable machine such as our D100H (about $2K with three sets of dies) would pay for itself in as little as 100 hoses. I calculated this this using ONLY the cost of materials. If you add in savings for reduced downtime (especially if your local supplier is a two hour drive from your farm), then the crimper will pay for itself a lot faster.

 

[Eric_Phillips]

I just copied the data off the web site as is, but you are probably right, typo I think.

I haven't used it yet, you have to use specific hose. I read the manual years ago. In theory it should work. There will be some that say that they would not trust it, but it is like everything else, if you do it right it should work right. What that pipe roller does, is to roll some crimping beads around the sleeve with the hose in the right position.

For $150 plus shipping this sounds great. I wish I would have seen this a week ago I might have jumped on it. I have some short hoses going from my new valve to a bulkhead and I am hoping I got the measurements right for my local shop to make some hoses. For the cost of making 11 hoses I bet I could have paid for this.

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