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Originally Posted by frankh
Go down to your local hydraulics shoppe...If your town has a farm within 50 miles there will be one. They can get you any hose your heart desires at a fraction of the cost of anything with "Aeroquip" printed on it and its good quality stuff.
Frank
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Good quality you say.....well maybe...but how do you
know that if there's no manufacturing specification you can validate and the source of the product is unknown. It might just be el cheapo hose and cast fittings from China (and probably is). And if you get lucky and it works OK this time how do you know that you're still buying the same quality next time. At that stage your local hydraulic shop might not be getting their hoses from China...they might be sourcing a better price from Somalia.
When builders buy milspec they're buying QA. After all...it's an aeroplane, not a farm tractor, despite what some people may say about Lycoming engines.
