It's a 4-Wire World
(We credit the Gates Hydraulics Catalogue for this information.)
For many years, hydraulic fabricating shops needed to carry inventories of only two-wire braid hose. Then, four-wire spiral became necessary for larger, off-road, specialty equipment. Today, it's a four-wire world.
As hydraulic systems have evolved, even smaller light-duty equipment is designed with four-wire spiral hose. Hydrostatic drives using four and six-wire hoses are now being used on equipment ranging from lawn tractors to heavy-duty dirt movers and everything in between.
The demands of today's working schedules require faster, more powerful equipment. Original equipment manufacturers (OEM) are delivering just that by increasing working pressures within their hydrauylic systems. Twenty years ago, a backhoe operated on a working pressure of 2,000 p.s.i. Now, a backhoe will operate at twice that.
The most popular Gates Hose types carried by Plaza are EFG4K and EFG5K which are 4-wire spiral and M2T which is a 2-wire braid.
For many years, hydraulic fabricating shops needed to carry inventories of only two-wire braid hose. Then, four-wire spiral became necessary for larger, off-road, specialty equipment. Today, it's a four-wire world.
As hydraulic systems have evolved, even smaller light-duty equipment is designed with four-wire spiral hose. Hydrostatic drives using four and six-wire hoses are now being used on equipment ranging from lawn tractors to heavy-duty dirt movers and everything in between.
The demands of today's working schedules require faster, more powerful equipment. Original equipment manufacturers (OEM) are delivering just that by increasing working pressures within their hydrauylic systems. Twenty years ago, a backhoe operated on a working pressure of 2,000 p.s.i. Now, a backhoe will operate at twice that.
The most popular Gates Hose types carried by Plaza are EFG4K and EFG5K which are 4-wire spiral and M2T which is a 2-wire braid.
