Customer Reviews

Hitachi 19412F 50-Foot-by-1/4-Inch Polyurethane Air Hose

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I bought two of these hoses mostly due to the favorable reviews and the really low sale price.

What I have found though, is that the hose fittings aren't up to serious use. So far I've had the fittings on both ends of one hose pull loose, once with wild thrashing of the hose until I could get to the compressor to disconnect it. The other hose I had the gun-end fitting break off when I dropped my gun. In both cases, it was the result of shoddy materials or construction. The hose with the loose ends was clearly not swaged tight enough at the factory. I could push the fittings completely back into the end of the hose and pull them off again by hand. In the case of the broken fitting, upon examination of the fitting I found that the fitting wall was very thin. I don't know whether this was an anomaly or indicative of all the fittings, but they clearly aren't meant for serious work.

On the other hand, the hose material itself is great. It is light weight and stands up to daily use on a construction site. While it will kink more easily than heavy duty hoses, the kinks don't appear to damage the hose itself. Just straighten out the kink and keep working.

So you can view this product in one of two ways. The first is that it is good, as is, for light weight occasional use around the shop. The second is that you've purchased a couple lengths of really good hose, but expect to replace the ends and fittings if your plan to use it for serious work.

When I purchased them they were on sale for $15.13 each. Had I paid the current price of $41.61 I would be livid. At $15.13 they were a good purchase for the hose material. At $41.61 I would not recommend them for any reason at all.

The hoses are pretty nice, pretty much the same as all the other poly hoses though. These hoses come with the connectors which is a plus, as long as you use this style. (this style is by far the most common) and you can't beat the price ($15 for a 50' 1/4" when I ordered)

Polyurethane hoses are lighter in weight and more flexible than a regular rubber hose, but not quite as durable.

Flexable and is of good quality. Liked the fact it had the correct air fittings already installed. It doesn't kink or get stiff, flows around corners nicely. We use in it our cabinet shop, better than the one we bought at Harbor Freight. I would highly recommend this product. Would like to find a longer one of the same manufacture'. All the Hitachi products we have in our shop are of high quality. Will be looking for more items from this manufacture'r/.

Lightweight and strong hose. Purchased to extend my existing Goodyear rubber air hose for use with my Hitachi nailer. Connects/disconnects with great ease from my nailer and rubber hose. Coils/uncoils with no problem. Very easy to work with. An excellent quality product.

This hose is excellent for use in my confined workspace. It is light and flexible, and doesn't kink and it is easy to coil while under pressure. It came with fittings that matched my tools and compressor, and it is very well made.

I use it mostly with brad nailers, staplers and finishing guns and it works great.

I haven't tried this hose with framing nailers or other high air use tools, but a 1/4" dia hose may not have enough reserve air capacity to run at a desired speed, especially on long hose runs.

I would buy this hose again. I am no longer tripping over, fighting kinks and trying to coil the larger hoses I have been using.

Longevity will be the real factor but for now these hoses seem durable. The price was GREAT and included fittings already installed. These smaller hoses take a lot less space in my truck than 3/4 inch hoses.

A light, managable air hose. Get it, and you'll thank yourself the next time you're on a ladder and you don't feel 20' of goodyear rubber dragging your tool down. It keeps a slight memory, so to avoid frustration one should stretch it all the way out at the beginning of use and don't turn in circles during use.

The only downside is use while roofing. The smooth outer surface makes it slide off the roof deck. It's not so heavy that you can't whip the hose back up, but it gets annoying. I'll break this hose out for steep roofs where the hose will hang anyway, but for the most part, I use the Goodyear on the roof and the hitachi on the ground.

You just cant beat these hoses. I have drug and beat on them and they just keep on ticking. Even come with the fittings, Bonous!