Flat face coupler

[TheRealWorld]

Where do I send the check for all the great free accurate advice and knowledge? I had to hike out to where I broke the connector, as I had to shut them machine down right away as it was shooting oil out. I took some tools, and ended up cracking loose the hose fitting on the grapple and oil eased out and that solved the problem. I was convinced that this could not be the problem, bit it was. Thanks a bunch for being there and willing to help! You guys are great members of society!

 

[Smokeydog]

Made this tool to make flat face connections.
Connecting the grapple ends when storing and cycling the valves works 80-90% of the time by hand. The other times a little help is needed.

 

[TheRealWorld]

Very interesting and clever. Great concept, I might duplicate your tool, have you considered a patent?

 

[Smokeydog]

Thanks for the kind words. Have several patents and patent pendings. This tool is not a good candidate for patent. If someone made the tool at reasonable cost I would have had probably bought one. Room for improvement and you might make a better mousetrap.

Doesn’t take much force to connect just more than I can do by hand. Thought about using modified visegrip, R11?, pliers to relive pressure or connect.

 

[Discount Hydraulic Hose]

I think something already exists, the Waite Decompression Tool, unless I'm missing what is going on..Ken has it on his site, he's a member here.

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

 

[Smokeydog]

Thanks for the link for the Waite tool. It was featured in Farm Show magazine some time ago and tired to get one but no response. Guess they have that part figured out now. Pretty easy to make something similar. Most folks don’t appreciate the danger of high pressure fluid.

Made my connector clamp to connect a Kubota B20 backhoe connection in an awkward place. The other side is for another tractors’ flat face grapple connections.

 

[Industrial Toys]

If I were going to make something, I think I might start with C clamp style vicegrips.

 

[TheRealWorld]

Very interesting also, thanks for the tip. I also will look at the link DiscountHydraulicHose.com

 

[jmc]

I am told by a guy that deals in hydraulic fittings that there ARE ones that connect under pressure. Of course they cost more. I don't quite understand, as the oil has to be relieved somewhere. The real problem comes when you have a machine where you can't operate the circuit with it switched off. It bugs me, that although I can do this on my loader, I have stopped and restarted it hundreds of times, just to fiddle with these stupid connectors.

I can vouch for the premium flat faced connectors that easily connect under circumstances that were almost impossible with my Gehl tracked loader's original connectors. Pretty sure I bought them from Discount Hydraulic Hose, the advertiser who is participating on this very thread. Maybe he will elaborate on what is different about them.

 

[TheRealWorld]

I can vouch for the premium flat faced connectors that easily connect under circumstances that were almost impossible with my Gehl tracked loader's original connectors. Pretty sure I bought them from Discount Hydraulic Hose, the advertiser who is participating on this very thread. Maybe he will elaborate on what is different about them.

Just reminding all of you that my problem was on a Gehl Track loader, might be they are extra hard to connect.