Best Air Hose?
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I have air hose I paid $1 per foot 40 years ago that is still in great shape. I think it was a bargain! I doubt my 50 foot Flexilla will last any where near that long.
cvairwerks
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My original red Goodyear hoses lasted almost 40 years. We've bought nothing but the Goodyear or now Contitech, red hose in bulk at work. Over the years, we've probably bought at least 50 miles of that stuff. When one gets a hole in it, we simply shorten it as necessary, until they get below about 25' in length, then we send them to the company salvage yard.
Stick-man
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I absolutely agree! I have disposed of every pvc plastic piece of **** I came across. I miss HF selling the GY rubber hoses.
RegeSullivan
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First you need to decide what is important to you. Longevity flexibility kink-free lightweight or disposable.
Like ImportTuner I'm partial to the Goodyear hoses. I've one 40ish years and it still has the original brass on it and the others are all pushing 20 years. I also have a couple pvc hoses when I need to drag them out of the garage or using nailers. It's worth a little less durability to me in exchange for light weight.
Like ImportTuner I'm partial to the Goodyear hoses. I've one 40ish years and it still has the original brass on it and the others are all pushing 20 years. I also have a couple pvc hoses when I need to drag them out of the garage or using nailers. It's worth a little less durability to me in exchange for light weight.
Yep. Me too! Replaced the reel air hose with flexilla. Liked it so well when I needed new water hose, I replaced it with flexzilla, too. You have to work at it to get it tangled enough to shut off the water.
johnre
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Goodyear for the 33' hose reel, for maximum durability when it gets pulled out, slammed back in during an accidental recoil, twisted around tires, turning sharp corners, stepped on, run over, etc.
And this 25' polyurethane coiled hose for air at my two benches, where I want maximum flexibility without the weight or having the hose continually wanting to wrestle me. I initially went too lightweight on the ones I had before these - clear poly of some kind without reinforced ends - and they were quickly destroyed. This one has some protection on the outside and seems to take wear and tear much better:
And this 25' polyurethane coiled hose for air at my two benches, where I want maximum flexibility without the weight or having the hose continually wanting to wrestle me. I initially went too lightweight on the ones I had before these - clear poly of some kind without reinforced ends - and they were quickly destroyed. This one has some protection on the outside and seems to take wear and tear much better:
A few years later, all my air reels are Flexzilla, garden hoses are Flexzilla, I bought Flexzilla for the power washer and the two sections in the car trailer are Flexzilla.
trashauler
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3/8 Rubber Air Brake Hose. Buy a spool of it and cut to whatever length you want. Ends are reusable other than the ferrule.
toyotadriver
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Another vote for Smart Flex.
I have Flexilla hoses and they expand too much for my tastes once you pressurize them. The Smart Flex are slightly stiffer and don't expand much if any once you pressurize them. I now have 3 Smart Flex hoses on my shop hose reels. Side but unimportant benefit, I prefer the blue Smart Flex color over the bright Flexilla hoses.
I do have some of the Goodyear hoses that Harbor Freight used to sell and some of them I've had for more than 10 years and they are all still going strong. I prefer the Smart Flex hoses though.
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Metal-Marc
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Yeah, that was two years ago, and James-W hasn't been here for more than six months.
I use something like this...
Mine is from AIH and is 3/8". I think 100ft. Bought it 15 years ago, have held up to -30*, 80*, rain, ice, snow, getting ran over by equipment, pulling on it probably too hard, oil, grease, paint, brake clean, diesel, etc, etc.
Husky 1/4 in. x 50 ft. Poly Air Hose AB-12-1 - The Home Depot
Polyurethane construction, lightweight. Good in various weather conditions. Maximum working pressure: 300 psi.
www.homedepot.com
Mine is from AIH and is 3/8". I think 100ft. Bought it 15 years ago, have held up to -30*, 80*, rain, ice, snow, getting ran over by equipment, pulling on it probably too hard, oil, grease, paint, brake clean, diesel, etc, etc.
