[AT] Hose Reccomendations

[Dallas and Kathy]

  I have purchased several hoses from Sam's Club. They are black with a 
yellow stripe. They are a commercial hose. They have heavy brass fittings on 
each end, and a brass external spring on the female end for additional 
support at the at the hydrant end. We ran a couple through the cattle yard 
this summer to get to the garden. They remained there all summer. Even drove 
the tractor over them hauling round bales. One coupling was by the fountain, 
so you can imagine the number of times it was tramped on. The hose is as 
good as new. The hoses may be a seasonal item, you may have to wait until 
spring. But these are the best that we have found.  Dallas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas O. Mehrkam" <tomehrkam at houston.rr.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 8:54 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Hose Reccomendations


> The rubber ones will do the trick. I have three I purchased form Sears 
> about 25 years ago that I am still using.
>
> Home Depot and Wally world have them if you know what to look for. They 
> need to be reinforced with some kind of fabric like a tire. The heavier 
> the better. Most of the time they are advertised as commercial grade. Not 
> cheap but worth the money.
>
> PS. The light ones will last forever but will kink. The heavy ones are 
> just that very heavy to move around.
>
> rasmith4 at juno.com wrote:
>>
>> I'm looking for some recommendations for garden hose.  I use quite a bit 
>> of it here on the farm and am tired of having to replace the ones now in 
>> use.  I'm looking for a hose that will not develop permanent kinks, will 
>> remain pliable in cold weather, will not succumb to sunlight or pressure.
>>
>> If you know of something that might fill the bill, let me know and where 
>> it might be available.  I'm tired of buying the plastic ones locally that 
>> just don't seem to last.
>>
>> Richard
>> In Central NY 
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