New Do-It-Yourself Hydraulic Hose Crimp

New Do-It-Yourself Hydraulic Hose Crimp FARM SHOP Tools 12-2-24 "Hydraulic hose always seems to fail on weekends or evenings when you can't get service in town. With our new system you can do it yourself," says Giff Hoback, Signal-Hill Corp., Arvada, Colo. The company's new crimp tool looks like a copper pipe cutter and is used in much the same way, tightening down gradually on specially-made collars to seal hose ends and couplers. "It's a precision instrument with a built-in crimp gauge that shows you exactly how much to tighten," says Hoback, noting that the kit also comes with a separate "crimp gauge" to help monitor the job. The kit also includes a hose-holding block that fits in a vise. To use the crimp tool you have to buy the company's specially designed fittings. Hoback says prices for couplers, flare ends, adaptors, 0-rings, and other fittings are comprable to prices for conventional fittings. The do-it-yourself tool kit, which includes the crimp tool, vise block and crimp gauge, sells for $40. For more information, including a catalog of available fittings, contact FARM SHOW Followup, Signal-Hill Corp., 5820 W. 56th Ave., Arvada, Colo. 80002 (ph 800 292-4673 or 303 421-1548).

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