Hydraulic hoses

[martyn williams]

I don't understand that is hard to get 5/8 or its metric size in France shame he was not closer as I have a fair bit of hose knocking around along with fittings and a good local contact for hoses.As I told him it will restrict flow volume but would get him running a least until he obtained the correct pipe for his machine.My mate has the Pirtek franchise in Swindon and Westbury he made up a loader ram hose for an old JCB 3C the other Saturday whilst I was working in Westbury
Any news on Mike Harding Fred ?
Cheers
Martyn

[FOWLER MAN]

Hi Matyn,
Mike is not at all well, but he's in work, I was working with him on Friday. He and Tudor were re-sealing a big Indeco hammer.
I'm down there cracking on with the TD18 now. Got a few problems mounting the hydraulic pump, it is off a different TD 18 and I've got to moddify the pump drive and /or mounting.
Will put some pics. in Projects when I remember to take my camera.
Fred

[Frenchconxion]

Hi there Martyn, I would certainly be interested in getting your mates details, I have shipped in quite a bit of stuff for my old machine including a half shaft and a valve chest for the back actor so I am not averse to paying for a bit of weight to be shipped. I would be interested in getting a price for the straight and swept 90 bend reuseable fittings. I have no idea why the 5/8 hose is harder to find here but on seeing the stock in the workshop I use for getting new hoses they had around half a coil compared to 2-3 coils of other sizes. Could be French way of hiking the prices to a "rich" Englishman

[martyn williams]

Hello Fred
Got some couplings and drive shafts if you are stuck

Carl
Contact for hoses................


Andy Edwards

Director

Pirtek (Swindon)

Unit 20

Bridgemead Close

Westmead Industrial Estate

Swindon

SN5 7YT

TEL - 01793 512 500

FAX - 01793 512 700

andy.edwards@pirtekcentre.co.uk

www.pirtek.co.uk

[Frenchconxion]

Martyn, many thanks for the info I will give him a call next week

[TullyveeryClassicJCB]

Did any Mk2 3C's have 3/4" hose fitting on the backhoe rams? I need a bucket ram for a 3Dmk2 with a 3/4" male thread and all my bucket rams I have found are 5/8.