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Crimp your own hydraulic hoses with the Parkrimp hose crimper

Just as important as choosing the right hose for your application, it is just as important to crimp the hose correctly. Choosing the right hose for the right temperature and pressure does not help much if the hose is crimped and installed incorrectly.

There are many benefits to crimping your own hoses.

  • Do you lose time and money during downtime?
  • Is the nearest workshop where you can get a new hose far away?
  • Is there a long wait time for a replacement hose?
  • Do you need to replace your hydraulic hoses often? E.g. weekly or daily?
  • Do you need to have your hydraulic hose replaced outside normal open hours e.g. in the evenings, weekends or during national/public holidays?

If you can recognise your situation in one or more of these questions, it might be a great advantage for you to be able to crimp a new hose correctly yourself. With Parker's system: Parkimp No-skive, it's easy and fast!

With portable and user-friendly hose crimpers (read more about portable hose crimpers), and a large selection of No-Skive hoses and fittings from Parker, it is easy to crimp a new hose (read more about No-skive). 

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Guide to crimping a new hydraulic hose

  1. Find the right No-Skive hose and associated fittings. If you are in doubt about which hose to use, you can read about 5 parameters, it is important to be aware of when choosing the right hose. 

  2. The next thing you need to do is measure the hose to the length you need and cut it. Make sure to take cutoff factor into account when calculating the correct length. Use a good cutting tool that makes a clean cut without damaging the reinforcement. After cutting the hose to the desired length, make sure you have a clean edge where the hose is cut off. If this is not the case, you can use a file to clean the edge. Also make sure that the ends of the hose are clean so that you reduce contamination and defects during installation.

  3. Select the appropriate DIE set. Parkrimp has made an easy system based on different colors depending on the inner diameter of the hose. For example, if DN is 6, the DIE set is red. From the same system, you can also see which matrix you need - black or silver. Now pull the pin out of the cylinder and lower the DIE set with hinge into place.

  4. Now insert the hose with the fitting into the die. Release the hose and the fitting will move into place by itself.

  5. Place the die on top of the DIE set.

  6. Replace the cylinder and reinsert the pin. Now you are ready to squeeze the hose. Pump until the die touches the base plate.

  7. Take the pressure off and then you can remove the finished hose. Remember to check the press diameter.