Choosing hydraulic hose crimper

Hello all, I am fixing to buy a hydraulic hose crimping machine and wanted input, for excavators from a Cat 304 mini to Cat 375 Komatsu 220, D6 D8 and D10 dozers and several bobat tract loaders what size brand do y'all recommend, the next thing is I am in remote Alaska so if they take electric its gonna be generator power only. TIA

street view ​ eodnut said: Hello all, I am fixing to buy a hydraulic hose crimping machine and wanted input, for excavators from a Cat 304 mini to Cat 375 Komatsu 220, D6 D8 and D10 dozers and several bobat tract loaders what size brand do y'all recommend, the next thing is I am in remote Alaska so if they take electric its gonna be generator power only. TIA Click to expand... I'd recommend looking at a Finn-Power or Uniflex machine if your budget allows—they're built for heavy use and will handle everything from mini excavators to larger equipment as long as you have the correct die sets. Since you'll be running off a generator, check the startup amperage and make sure your generator has plenty of capacity.

cerfrazzled said: street view ​ I'd recommend looking at a Finn-Power or Uniflex machine if your budget allows—they're built for heavy use and will handle everything from mini excavators to larger equipment as long as you have the correct die sets. Since you'll be running off a generator, check the startup amperage and make sure your generator has plenty of capacity. Click to expand... Ok thank you I will check them

cerfrazzled said: street view ​ I'd recommend looking at a Finn-Power or Uniflex machine if your budget allows—they're built for heavy use and will handle everything from mini excavators to larger equipment as long as you have the correct die sets. Since you'll be running off a generator, check the startup amperage and make sure your generator has plenty of capacity. Click to expand... Is this the style your were referring to?

Check out Parker hydraulics. They typically give you the crimper for free with a stock order.

its very dependent on where you plan on getting fittings from, whats available locally and how much you want to spend. the crimper is the cheap part, its all the fittings, hose and dies that add up fast, especially if your going to be doing large hoses(i only stock 1/4 - 1/2 hose and fittings on my truck, theirs hose shops around every corner in my area). eaton/wheatherhead z series are pretty slick, they're almost impossible to mess up the crimp the way the fitting sits on the shoulder of the die.

MFM Truck&Equipment said: Check out Parker hydraulics. They typically give you the crimper for free with a stock order. Click to expand... I will do that

pumkinhead said: its very dependent on where you plan on getting fittings from, whats available locally and how much you want to spend. the crimper is the cheap part, its all the fittings, hose and dies that add up fast, especially if your going to be doing large hoses(i only stock 1/4 - 1/2 hose and fittings on my truck, theirs hose shops around every corner in my area). eaton/wheatherhead z series are pretty slick, they're almost impossible to mess up the crimp the way the fitting sits on the shoulder of the die. Click to expand... There is no one out here, have to order from Anchorage or online and hope for the best. I want to keep 1/4 - 3/4 but dies and supplies for up to 2ish because out here we are a geographical oddity 2-3 weeks from anything

generally the crimpers are specific to the brand of hose. Eaton, Gates and Parker are the most common hoses around here. I'd try and find a supplier in anchorage you want to work with and then either try to get a machine from them or find a used machine for their hose. There's usually one or two on Ritchies and any given time

Eodnut, After a couple decades of working in the bush up here, the best two options are:

1. Go with Cat, since you already have a good sized Cat fleet. You Probably have a steady stream of Caterpillar parts arriving on a regular basis.
2. Go with Parker since MFCP has a good inventory of stuff in ANC. Especially the weird Komatsu and Bobcat stuff. That’s what I do. The Parker KarryKrimp is a nice tool. I can get most Parker stuff from MFCP in 48 hrs.

eodnut said: There is no one out here, have to order from Anchorage or online and hope for the best. I want to keep 1/4 - 3/4 but dies and supplies for up to 2ish because out here we are a geographical oddity 2-3 weeks from anything Click to expand... Is it a secret where you are located? Perhaps the alien base under Mt. Hayes? The HAARP facility in GaKona? The various ARCTEC long-range radar sites? The secret SEFAC submarine base on Back Island? A secret gold mine? Did you find the glory hole? Come on, you can tell me. I’ve been to all of them.

Coaldust said: Eodnut, After a couple decades of working in the bush up here, the best two options are:

1. Go with Cat, since you already have a good sized Cat fleet. You Probably have a steady stream of Caterpillar parts arriving on a regular basis.
2. Go with Parker since MFCP has a good inventory of stuff in ANC. Especially the weird Komatsu and Bobcat stuff. That’s what I do. The Parker KarryKrimp is a nice tool. I can get most Parker stuff from MFCP in 48 hrs. Click to expand... Ok thanks for the info, that's awesome to know!

Coaldust said: Is it a secret where you are located? Perhaps the alien base under Mt. Hayes? The HAARP facility in GaKona? The various ARCTEC long-range radar sites? The secret SEFAC submarine base on Back Island? A secret gold mine? Did you find the glory hole? Come on, you can tell me. I’ve been to all of them. Click to expand... Takotna ne Coaldust said: Is it a secret where you are located? Perhaps the alien base under Mt. Hayes? The HAARP facility in GaKona? The various ARCTEC long-range radar sites? The secret SEFAC submarine base on Back Island? A secret gold mine? Did you find the glory hole? Come on, you can tell me. I’ve been to all of them. Click to expand... Takotna near the secret Air Force Base long range Radar @ Tatalina

eodnut said: Ok thanks for the info, that's awesome to know! Click to expand... I found a 82C-061L KarryKrimp on Fleabay but it says it will only make hoses up to 1 1/4 on these machines that's not big enough is it? It is 1750.00 NIB is that decent price

Most of the smaller bench-top units top out at 1 1/4", have to step up to something like a Parker 83c-081 to do 2", usually 3 phase HPUs on those size machines too standard.

JLarson said: Most of the smaller bench-top units top out at 1 1/4", have to step up to something like a Parker 83c-081 to do 2", usually 3 phase HPUs on those size machines too standard. Click to expand... Well we definitely don't have 3 phase so that's out, but to be honest comingbfrom Class 8 trucks I have no idea what size hoses these machines have, was just scared that 1 1/4 wasn't large enough

The KarryKrimp is nice if you are on the move and it doesn’t need power or take up much space. But, you might be better off with a full size bench unit if you have to assemble larger hoses. I guess if you have the budget, it’s not an issue. That’s not a bad price, but if you are purchasing inventory, talk with the Parker rep, first.

Coaldust said: The KarryKrimp is nice if you are on the move and it doesn’t need power or take up much space. But, you might be better off with a full size bench unit if you have to assemble larger hoses. I guess if you have the budget, it’s not an issue. That’s not a bad price, but if you are purchasing inventory, talk with the Parker rep, first. Click to expand... I have email into MFCP and will talk to rep about this

eodnut said: Takotna ne Takotna near the secret Air Force Base long range Radar @ Tatalina Click to expand... My son worked for Artec at the Tatalina LRRS. I’ve delivered fuel to that tank farm along the Kusk. I just went along for the ride. I’ve never been past the radar station. I hear there has been some activity at the Ophir Project this summer. Magellan from Idaho just purchased it. It’s a fascinating area with lots of history.

Coaldust said: My son worked for Artec at the Tatalina LRRS. I’ve delivered fuel to that tank farm along the Kusk. I just went along for the ride. I’ve never been past the radar station. I hear there has been some activity at the Ophir Project this summer. Magellan from Idaho just purchased it. It’s a fascinating area with lots of history. Click to expand... I love it, it is so beautiful up here. I was out at Anvil creek at Ophir past 4 days tearing down a tromel and walking equipment out. Yes I went to the Landing to pick up propane, the radar station is way cool. Brice is working on the bridge and road between Takotna and Sterling landing like 3 year project