Birdseye
Well-Known Member
A hose on my loader circuit recently blew out and I replaced it. Before throwing out the old hose I cut off the two crimped ferrule ends with a side grinder and recovered the fittings. I then closed and welded the open end to make end plugs for future use. But my question is are these hose end fittings re-usable with a new ferrule sleeve ? Or is that sleeve a part of the new fitting. Any cost savings with this approach or is it wasted effort? I could see buying a crimper and reel of hose and sleeves for the main hose size and diy because I have more hose replacements in my future !