Which hydraulic coupler do I need

[Tx Jim]

Yep. You likely put a JIC female on that ORB hose.

Not saying they don't make one, but I have never seen a swivel female ORB fitting.

Yes there are swivel ORB fittings.

 

[LD1]

Yes there are swivel ORB fittings.

Not saying there isnt, but I have never seen one. Got any examples? Cause they make JIC, and Pipe in swivel fittings. So whenever you need a swivel adapter, its always the JIC or NPT/NPSM fitting that is the swivel end.

DHH dont show any that swivel on the ORB side SAE Straight Thread O-Ring (ORB) Hydraulic Fittings

To ken....I believe this is the fitting you need 6404 | Female Straight Thread x Male Pipe

 

[UniversalHosman]

Not saying there isnt, but I have never seen one. Got any examples? Cause they make JIC, and Pipe in swivel fittings. So whenever you need a swivel adapter, its always the JIC or NPT/NPSM fitting that is the swivel end.

DHH dont show any that swivel on the ORB side SAE Straight Thread O-Ring (ORB) Hydraulic Fittings

To ken....I believe this is the fitting you need 6404 | Female Straight Thread x Male Pipe

Yeah, they do make a Male ORB Swivel. You can see one here:

but you'll have to to down to the bottom of the page to find it.

Either way the 6404 adapter should work.

Andy

 

[LD1]

Yeah, they do make a Male ORB Swivel. You can see one here:

but you'll have to to down to the bottom of the page to find it.

Either way the 6404 adapter should work.

Andy

Only one I saw was a hose end. Yea, makes sense to have one of them swivel.

But what about an adapter? Everything is ridgid on the ORB side. Sure, you can get an ORB x JIC swivel, or ORB by NPT or NPSM swivel. And achieve an adapter that ultimately swivels. But the swivel is on the JIC or pipe thread side

 

[UniversalHosman]

My apologies, I misunderstood your post. Now that I understand you are talking about adapters - you are correct. There are no "swivel" ORB adapters that I know of.

Andy

 

[LD1]

No worries. I ain't a hydraulic expert. They very well could have made an adaptor, I just personally have never ran across one.

 

[KenB2920]

Ok, well I received the right part yesterday and it all works.

First off, I mention NIJ. LMAO, I will have to edit my earlier post advising there is no such thing. I have no idea where I screwed up the letter but I was corrected on here and it is JIC. I apologize if I throw anyone else off who scans through this thread and reads that.

So essentially the hose end is a size 8-ORB....
To translate this. 8 equals 1/2". Every additional 2 is an 1/8" increment.
2 - 1/8"
4 - 1/4"
6 - 3/8"
8 - 1/2"

ORB is: O - ring boss

So I needed a 8-orb female to JIC male which fit into the ag ball fitting. I also learned ball and poppet ends are compatible.

Anyhow, hope this helps someone else down the line. If any of the hydraulic guys out there want to elaborate on this feel free. (Or correct what they see fit). Thanks for all the help.

And I did tape all my threads. I know there is controversy on this as well.

 

[LD1]

Yep, generally not good practice to use tape. Teflon paste is okay, but I prefer loctite 545. Its a purple liquid that looks like loctite threadlocker (in consistency).

As to numbering systems, when dealing with JIC or ORB fittings (sometimes referred to as SAE thread), the dash number is in 1/16ths of an inch.

Cannot just assume for every 2 is 1/8. because what about odd numbers. (They do make a -5 fitting)

 

[KenB2920]

Yep, generally not good practice to use tape. Teflon paste is okay, but I prefer loctite 545. Its a purple liquid that looks like loctite threadlocker (in consistency). As to numbering systems, when dealing with JIC or ORB fittings (sometimes referred to as SAE thread), the dash number is in 1/16ths of an inch. Cannot just assume for every 2 is 1/8. because what about odd numbers. (They do make a -5 fitting)

Lol, good call, I was just regurgitating what was told to me...

As for the paste, I will look into it in the future. I just did what the Parker dealer did. I did notice after taking the fitting apart several times how the tape seems to break down.

 

[LD1]

Lol, good call, I was just regurgitating what was told to me...

As for the paste, I will look into it in the future. I just did what the Parker dealer did. I did notice after taking the fitting apart several times how the tape seems to break down.

If you plan on doing alot of hydraulics, its worth buying a bottle of 545.

If you only occasionally do hydraulics, but also need something for the ocassional air line, plumbing in the house, etc...then a tube/can of teflon paste would be my recommendation.