ever since I got my bucket truck I've always been puzzled by this. The last owner installed a reuseable splice on the broken upper supply line (1/2 inch hose?) and it blown on me the second day I got it. I replace it with a brand new 500 dollar hose. a few days ago, I managed to "barely, just barely" touched the smaller (3/8 or 5/16 not sure) hose with my chainsaw for the upper joint and it started leaking soon after. I brought a small piece to an local industrial hydraulic shop (John Henry Foster). The guy sold me a reuseable coupling. I'm sure that I installed it correctly. It start to leak just a few hours into it. then I cut out some length and re-installed it, same thing!
my question here: are there any fittings you guys found that work well with the bucket truck hoses (Dura-Flex?). I assume that the reason for my failure is that the fittings I bought are for rubber hoses which are a little bit bigger in diameter and less sclik and bond to the fitting better. Is there such thing specificly made for bucket truck use? can't find anything online. Would really appreciate any input. Thx. Erwin
my question here: are there any fittings you guys found that work well with the bucket truck hoses (Dura-Flex?). I assume that the reason for my failure is that the fittings I bought are for rubber hoses which are a little bit bigger in diameter and less sclik and bond to the fitting better. Is there such thing specificly made for bucket truck use? can't find anything online. Would really appreciate any input. Thx. Erwin