So this was a new one today. One of my hose reels started leaking at the handle manifold. Anyone have ideas on a reason this happened and/or fix to the issue? I know you run Hannay @Innocentbystander and have lots of experience with them… Any ideas?
The manifod looks like this, so I be inclined to think you could fix it, or replace, like $175 iirc.
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What was leaking and how did you fix it?
It was the riser, like pictured above. Hannay warranteed it for me and I then spent way too long trying to get the drum apart to replace before just deciding to order a new reel in the end. Everything was super seized together and even after days of soaking in penetrating oil and beating the hell out of it with a mallet, I could never get the thing apart
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You still like the Hannays?
I’ve never tried anything else personally, but the reels are definitely durable, and aside from that issue, they haven’t caused me any problems.
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Those manifolds are only $60 I usually get less than 1 year out of mine
Any tips to get the old one out? I could not get the threads to loosen! Tried bull and jamming with wrenches, mallets, and pry bars, as well as soaking with penetrating oil.
Are you talking about the 4 long bolts that’s goes through the drum . If so best to just cut them off . You can pick up some all threat from any hardware store for a few bucks and cut it to size .
You still use them? I have Steel Eagle reels and haven’t even changed the swivel in the 4 years I’ve had them. They are in an enclosed trailer though.
I’ve got some hannay and some Titan roof cleaning kills all of them pretty quickly
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