Which hydraulice repair tool?

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wasted years

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Location

Cumbrian born and bread

• Aug 22, 2017

• #1

I would like to fix my own pipes, looking at 2 Spaldins options, the crimping tool at £300 or the hydraulics crimping machine at £1700.
Put simply is the £300 one worth having?

 

joe soapy

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Location

devon

• Aug 22, 2017

• #2

look for a gates 1001 SH. Not cheap but worth every penny on the day you need it

 

Sharpy

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Livestock Farmer

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Ardrossan Ayrshire

• Aug 22, 2017

• #3

Just use reusable ends. End of problem.

 

Strawgalore

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Location

South Cumbria

• Aug 22, 2017

• #4

Sharpy said:

Just use reusable ends. End of problem.

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As above ,

 

Dman2

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Location

Durham, UK

• Aug 23, 2017

• #5

Have the spaldings £300 one
Its ok for the odd job, a bit slow but still quicker than driving to town to get it repaired
Never had one fail

 

Av Gorritt

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Location

NE Ches / SE Lancs

• Aug 25, 2017

• #6

Dman2 said:

Have the spaldings £300 one
Its ok for the odd job, a bit slow but still quicker than driving to town to get it repaired
Never had one fail

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Vapormatic have quite a selection of hydraulic stuff in their Summer 2017 catalogue. Have no info. on price , reliability or usefulness etc - only just seem their e mail . Worth a look perhaps?

 

Bury the Trash

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Mixed Farmer

• Aug 25, 2017

• #7

joe soapy said:

look for a gates 1001 SH. Not cheap but worth every penny on the day you need it

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http://www.hydra-star.co.uk/Products/Gates_Hydraulic_MC1001_Hose_Crimping_Machine

 

joe soapy

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Location

devon

• Aug 28, 2017

• #8

Mines not portable, its in a proper stand with electric oil pump and various dies up to big hedge trimmer pipe size

 

TripleSix

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Location

Helmsley, North Yorkshire

• Aug 29, 2017

• #9

@ARW was looking at hydraulic repair kit a while back.

Did you get sorted?

 

Andrew

Never Forgotten

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Location

Huntingdon, UK

• Aug 29, 2017

• #10

Bury the Trash said:

http://www.hydra-star.co.uk/Products/Gates_Hydraulic_MC1001_Hose_Crimping_Machine

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Agreed, I've got one and its very good, portable and easy to use.