MaxJax Hydraulic Hose Routing Improvement
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ratdoggy
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Re: MaxJax Hydraulic Hose RoutingIimprovement
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ratdoggy
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I have a bendpak midrise. I bought a couple of hydraulic quick connects like for a farm tractor and just disconnect the pump from the lift after I get the car up in the air. Just takes a couple seconds to do and undo. I did put them on the lift not the pump so they're out of the way
I thought about doing this with my MaxJax. But do the hoses have to be equal length? Guess I could simply coil the hoses as they are long enough but with the hoses pointing upwards would that cause the fluid to drain and then overflow the catch container?
I can do the same thing with the maxjax the hose connections are similar to an air line connection you just slide back to sleeve and remove it from the male fitting and they have O-rings and check valves to seal the fluid when they are disconnected from the motor and pump assembly can be moved once you put the safety bars in once the car is lifted and release the pressure from the lines
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Mr onetwo
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I hope that you didn't use regular galvanized pipe fittings and *******.You must use fittings rated for the pressure of the system....sch.80 seamless ******* and 2000lb forged pipe fittings.https://www.discounthydraulichose.com/category_s/928.htmThe regular fittings will surely burst....very dangerous!!!!! Hydraulic pressure is nothing to fool around with.
dfiler2
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I've used lots of regular galvanized fitiings on farm equipment hydraulics and have never seen a problem, the failure point is always the flexible hose.
Siegel1719
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Dig Dig Dig we have a winner. Never use Malleable fittings in high pressure applications. Always Forged. If those fittings are from the hardware store they likely are only rated for 150psi fyi.
