Can I jury-rig hose

J_J · Aug 5, 2011

I think he needed some hoses right then, and really did not know what the final price would be. It sometimes comes as a shock. They could have given an estimate, for 39 ft of hose, plus fittings.

Soundguy · Aug 5, 2011

yep.. napa would. they'd tell you the hose cost.. the fitting cost.. the per crimp and per cut cost and that would get you 99.99437% of the way there. can guestimate tax from that and have a darn close total before anyone ever walks near the hose bench...

soundguy

tcreeley · Aug 5, 2011

re hose:
They were set up for loggers and industrial size equipment. I think the hose was stocked with that in mind. It was all they did for a business. I find these places are not set up to deal with individuals. Their customers all have accounts and tax numbers. 20 years ago they would only have sold wholesale.
TSC didn't have the right fittings and the manager didn't have much experience. NHBraggs- always good, knew what I needed after looking it up, but out of stock on the fittings. Braggs sent me here- didn't want to- their competition. This place, Parkers- no problem, didn't blink. -came back with a just made hose 10 minutes after I gave him the junk one. He was missing some fittings which he had UPS send up from out of state.
After 2 hoses bursting and some culvert work waiting for me at home, and 6 loads of gravel on the way, I went with these. I knew it would be expensive- always is- especially when you need it.

I bought the backhoe 20 years ago for 2700 new. Have put about 1000 in repairs, motor upgrade, pump upgrade. Dug drainage ditches (wet clay/hardpan area), installed culverts, sauna columns 5' below grade for barn, miscellaneous sheds, fence posts 4' below, horse graves. Very useful tool. Rugged and simple to fix.

SPYDERLK · Aug 5, 2011

At my NAPA, 1/4 hose is $4.69/ft and fittings for 3/8 hose average above $10. So 39' and 14 fittings would be above $300. Those hoses - 4800 psi rated from Surplus Center with JIC6 or 8 fittings would have been about $110. For hoses with specialty ends you cant beat Discount HH.
larry

Brad_Blazer · Aug 8, 2011

I think $300 was a very fair price for the only place in town that could custom make the hoses. I'm sure they would have given an estimate if pressed. Sure you can shop around and find cheaper, especially online. There are also plenty of places that would charge double. When men and equipmemt are waiting around on a job site those parts are worth their weight in gold.

tcreeley, good job getting your digger back online with a quality fix and getting the job done. When multiple hoses are bursting that is a sign that they are all due for replacement. Those 2-stage pumps typically max out at 3000psi which is probably 700psi more than the OEM pump. More significantly, the higher flow rate will increase the stopping forces. When a valve shuts to stop motion there is no relief path.

J_J · Aug 9, 2011

tcreeley,

I retract what I said about the cost of those hose.

I went to my local hyd place and got a big shock, for the same hoses as stated. 4000 psi, JIC fittings. Only $414.00 WOW

So at $300, I would day you did better than the retail stores.

$145.00 plus shipping, from Surplus HYD. 5 -1/2 in hoses 39 ft with JIC fittings.

Surplus, Northern, TSC, etc will always beat the retail prices, if you can afford to wait.

The 6000 psi hose estimate was $782.00 Double WOW.

http://www.discounthydraulichose.com/ShoppingCart.asp

7 hoses, and no idea the charge to crimp 7 hoses.