Watch those quick couplers!

[Highridge]

Today I was taking the Grapple bucket off and I found this on one of the attachment cylinder hoses. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[Highridge]

Now I always let the couplers hang down and I cover the couplers with chair ends (see pics). I looks the the garden hose after someone drove over it! The only thing I could think of is that it got caught somewhere while I was working in the woods with it. Any ideas?

P.S. I'm using a coupler from the mini-hoe for now.

 

[J_J]

I had a similar situation. One of the hose ends just burst open, and fluid went every where. It also could be caused by fatique.

 

[menchhofer]

I have had the same thing happen to me.....more than once. They are pricey too ordering them from PT>

Have not got around to it yet, but I plan on replacing all of my quick connects with connectors more common around here. Probably from NAPA.

 

[J_J]

Check out these folks for Quick Couplers.

www.hydraulichosefittings.com