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1. Ryan Sears

   

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   7/1/2012 2:07 PM

   Curious which 1" hoses you like best. We are looking for a hose that are light yet does not kink or blister easily.
   thanks

   
   
   
   
2. Andy Jorgensen

   

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   7/1/2012 3:07 PM

   Once you buy one of these, this is all you will use.
   
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   http://www.kochek.com/products/productL ... 82-384-389[/url]

   
   
   
   
3. Pippin Todd

   
   7/1/2012 3:07 PM

   I'll second Andy's response.....using Kochek hoses for a few seasons now and thoroughly impressed with the product line.

   
   
   
   
4. Brett Klahr

   

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   7/1/2012 4:07 PM

   I also agree with kocheck. Only issue I've have seen is this hoes creates more Friction on the turf than others I have dealt with. If a green is wilting quite severely caution should be taken on where the hose Is drug around.
   
   
   BK

   
   
   
   
5. Curtis Nickerson

   

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   7/2/2012 7:07 PM

   I have to disagree with Andy (sorry Andy) but we bought 3 of these a year ago and they have all failed. They have collapsed internally not allowing water out of the ends? Now I will say that the company replaced them no questions....but they are again failing the same way.
   
   We use pellets and no on off valves and run around 110psi at pumps...
   They have no idea what is causing the issue so we have had to switch to the super heavy, super bulky, red high pressure hose.
   
   I loved these hoses and so did they guys, but we can't get more then a few months out of them.

   
   
   
   
6. Andy Jorgensen

   

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   7/2/2012 7:07 PM

   Curtis Nickerson said: I have to disagree with Andy (sorry Andy) but we bought 3 of these a year ago and they have all failed. They have collapsed internally not allowing water out of the ends? Now I will say that the company replaced them no questions....but they are again failing the same way.
   
   We use pellets and no on off valves and run around 110psi at pumps...
   They have no idea what is causing the issue so we have had to switch to the super heavy, super bulky, red high pressure hose.
   
   I loved these hoses and so did they guys, but we can't get more then a few months out of them.

   
   
   Interesting. We run at 120 PSI, pellets with nozzles that shut off. Never had a problem and our hoses are about 18 months old, used daily when needed. I guess i'll keep an eye on ours!

   
   
   
   
7. Melvin Waldron

   

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   7/2/2012 8:07 PM

   Andy Jorgensen said:

   Curtis Nickerson said: I have to disagree with Andy (sorry Andy) but we bought 3 of these a year ago and they have all failed. They have collapsed internally not allowing water out of the ends? Now I will say that the company replaced them no questions....but they are again failing the same way.
   
   We use pellets and no on off valves and run around 110psi at pumps...
   They have no idea what is causing the issue so we have had to switch to the super heavy, super bulky, red high pressure hose.
   
   I loved these hoses and so did they guys, but we can't get more then a few months out of them.

   
   
   Interesting. We run at 120 PSI, pellets with nozzles that shut off. Never had a problem and our hoses are about 18 months old, used daily when needed. I guess i'll keep an eye on ours!

   
   
   How are you guys transporting your hoses? Are you both doing the same thing? I know it drives me nuts when I see my guys dragging ours behind their carts.
   
   Mel

   
   Melvin H. Waldron III, CGCS, Horton Smith Golf Course, City of Springfield/Greene County MO
   
   
8. Peter Bowman

   

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   7/3/2012 7:07 AM

   Hoses should not be dragged behind a cart when transporting. Although, it is ok to drag hoses behind two carts when dew-wiping fairways.

   
   
   
   
9. James Smith

   

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   7/3/2012 11:07 AM

   Curtis Nickerson said: I have to disagree with Andy (sorry Andy) but we bought 3 of these a year ago and they have all failed. They have collapsed internally not allowing water out of the ends? Now I will say that the company replaced them no questions....but they are again failing the same way.
   
   We use pellets and no on off valves and run around 110psi at pumps...
   They have no idea what is causing the issue so we have had to switch to the super heavy, super bulky, red high pressure hose.
   
   I loved these hoses and so did they guys, but we can't get more then a few months out of them.

   
   
   I had the same issue with the green hoses we buy! I too had to go with the heavy Red hoses but I have been contemplating purchasing one of these new style hoses for myself. My back just cannot seem to hold up with trying to drag and roll up the red hoses.

   
   
   
   
10. Wallace Jeffrey V

    
    7/3/2012 1:07 PM

    Peter Bowman, CGCS said: Hoses should not be dragged behind a cart when transporting. Although, it is ok to drag hoses behind two carts when dew-wiping fairways.
    Pete Bowman
    Stockton, CA
    Always Change Pete's Punctuation

    
    
    That is excellent advice. Especially if your maintenance facility is located 15 miles away from your golf course, and your access involves an interstate highway. Asphalt and turf have different degrees of wear factor. Once on-site, you may either "wipe" or "whip" your fairways.
    
    Rule 17-B: Once a thread has already been hijacked, you cannot be accused of doing the same.

    
    
    
    
11. Curtis Nickerson

    

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    7/3/2012 2:07 PM

    We coil them in the back of club cars carryall II... However we are buying hose reels this week! Dang the red hoses are heavy!!!!

    
    
    
    
12. Kyle Fick

    

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    7/3/2012 5:07 PM

    I'll add my 2 cents. For syringing and hand watering greens only, we've gone to the clear field hoses and I've purchased them a few places. These guys are fairly sturdy when taken care of, and seem to hold up well. When drained, they are extremely light weight. We use the 3/4 inchers for syringing only, and have a few inchers for pellets, etc. When we are gonna drag out roller bases or something like that, I've got some horrendously heavy black radiator type hoses that stick to your skin, pull on the grass, but are tough.
    
    Now, if only our dudes could not get the coupler key to break off the connection all the time, I'd be in heaven.

    
    
    
    
13. Alan Frantik

    

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    7/3/2012 9:07 PM

    Has anyone considered trying one of these? I'm thinking about purchasing one of these this week.
    
    
    http://firehosedirect.com/1-Rubber-Fire-Hose.html

    
    
    
    
14. Green Robert B

    
    7/4/2012 7:07 AM

    A couple years ago in an identical thread, I picked up on the 1" vs 3/4" conversation. I went ahead with the 3/4" red hose and won't go back to 1". It is a world of difference syringing and loading into carts. We still have the one inchers for soaking in areas, but the majority of work is with the smaller hoses.

    
    
    
    
15. Douglas Eggert

    

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    7/4/2012 9:07 AM

    I have 3/4" hoses on trailers with reels that pull behind carts...We'll NEVER pull 1" again.....quick connect , water, roll up and gone.
    
    Best thing I ever did.

    
    
    
    
16. Calder Norley S

    
    7/4/2012 11:07 PM

    I have a crew with 50% female and had this issue about 2 yrs ago. I now have a lot of 1" yellow hose as scrap. They simply said it was to heavy and akward. So I actaully listened to what they said and got 1 1/2 rubber fire hose with 1" reducing bushing to fit attachments and QC. The girls on the crew love them as they just throw them in the back of the cart until the end of the day when they roll them up. One note do not get the fabric fire hose as I found out they are actaully ment to be disposal when fighting forest fires.