joea99
Platinum Member
While i ponder getting custom hoses made JIC flare at each end, for a rather tight space, I wonder making them out of steel or copper-nickle would be feasible. I'd have to by a 37 degree flare kit, which could be handy for other purposes, but wonder about the working pressure.
Seems the copper nickle I can afford has a working pressure of about 2200 PSI, if I translate MPa correctly. That is just over the specs for my tractor.
I am going with 1/4 lines, flex or hard which will only be maybe 1 ft overall length, going from spool valve to bulkhead fittings, from there to top and tilt cylinders. I'd prefer the flow to be a bit restricted, hoping to avoid adding restrictors if they "slam" easily.
So far I've not no definitive answer from the suppliers on working, deformation or burst pressure.
Seems the copper nickle I can afford has a working pressure of about 2200 PSI, if I translate MPa correctly. That is just over the specs for my tractor.
I am going with 1/4 lines, flex or hard which will only be maybe 1 ft overall length, going from spool valve to bulkhead fittings, from there to top and tilt cylinders. I'd prefer the flow to be a bit restricted, hoping to avoid adding restrictors if they "slam" easily.
So far I've not no definitive answer from the suppliers on working, deformation or burst pressure.