Hydraulic Fitting Wrench Sizes

[Sumboodie]

Typical sizes are inch, but newer stuff seems to be going to metric size wrenches on SAE fittings.

traditional inch JIC sizes for hose ends are:
-4 9/16
-6 11/16
-8 7/8
-10 1"
-12 1-1/4
-14 1-3/8
-16 1-1/2

It is worth having between sizes for jump size fittings or oddball stuff, more likely to see oddball stuff in tight places where some engineer used something goofy to make it fit.

For O-ring face, even with SAE threads many of the hex sizes have gone metric. These wrench sizes are from Gates

-4 17mm
-6 22mm
-8 24mm
-10 30mm
-12 36mm
-16 41mm

Or 2 adjustables cause I'm not carrying 45lbs of wrenches out to the equipment unless I have to.

 

[Farmall450]

Been working on various equipment for many years, I normally just use an adjustable wrench on hydraulic lines.

You won't be able to get on every skid fitting with an adjustable. Or even angle wrenches. Crowsfeet FTW.

 

[Sumboodie]

You won't be able to get on every skid fitting with an adjustable. Or even angle wrenches. Crowsfeet FTW.

I'll take other stuff off before walking out to the truck or shop for more tools

 

[Wamsutta]

Been working on various equipment for many years, I normally just use an adjustable wrench on hydraulic lines.

Yeah that'll work just fine.

 

[Sumboodie]

Yeah that'll work just fine.

I'd love working on clean stuff like that!

More like I think the VB is here, under 4" of goop and black **** that'll take 3 months to wash off my arms.

All while standing on my head and course the fittings are stupid tight, just because.

 

[Farmall450]

I'd love working on clean stuff like that!

More like I think the VB is here, under 4" of goop and black **** that'll take 3 months to wash off my arms.

All while standing on my head and course the fittings are stupid tight, just because.

Fittings are tight so that they don't vibrate loose and leak