PRODUCT PROFILE
The new Alaska Rubber Group (ARG) Piledriver
Series Hose SAE 100R15 20-inch Max WP,
6,090 psi from Pacific Rubber Corporation was
developed specifically for the pile driving industry
to meet the requirements of hydraulic systems with
high dynamic pressure that work under the toughest
operating conditions.
Pacific Rubber, Inc., operating out of Seattle, Wash.,
has been supplying industry with hydraulic and industrial
hoses and fittings for more than 30 years. As part
of ARG, this employee-owned company is proud of its
reputation for great customer service and high quality
products and goes the extra distance to ensure its customers
get what they need, when they need it.
“We’ve sold a number of different products to the
industry for a long time,” said Mike Merritt, general
manager, Pacific Rubber, Inc. “We’ve been using the
5,000 psi-rated hose for the pile driving industry, but
had customers requiring higher pressure ratings and
higher requirements for circuit pressures. So, we set
out to design and produce our own product that would
better fit our customers’ needs.”
With this goal in mind, Pacific Rubber turned to Eaton,
the innovative worldwide supplier of hydraulics solutions
to design and manufacture a hose that would meet
the changing requirements of the pile driving industry.
Merritt said, “A lot of pile driving companies’ power
units are starting to use piston pumps, which can develop
6,000 psi, so we wanted a full line of 6,000 psi hoses
for performance even in the highest impulse systems.
Working with Eaton, we were able to pick and choose
features we knew the pile driving industry wanted in a
hose product. It took a lot of back and forth, and a lot
of testing to come up with a product that would be our
hose exclusively. Being able to have it then built and
imported directly allows us to have all the high-end features,
but still be well-priced against our competition.”
High tensile spiral steel reinforcement delivers the
pressure rating of 6,000 psi, while the Warthog cover
is 500 times more resistant to abrasion than a standard
cover hose.
“That extra durability is very important in pile driving
due to hoses being driven over sheet piles, dragged
on the ground and shipped long distances,” said Jeff
Allison, pile driver sales/service, Pacific Rubber, Inc.
“Without the high abrasion cover, many hoses on the
market just don’t hold up as well. A lot of companies talk
about the flexibility of their hoses, but the downside
is that means giving up strength. Our hose may not be
the most flexible in the world, but it is a good balance of
flexibility and durability.”
Designed for
Pile Driving
Pacific Rubber developed
a new high-pressure
hydraulic hose line
By Deb Draper
COURTESY OF MIKE MERRITT
COURTESY OF JEFF ALLISON
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