r/Firefighting hose toucher Feb 24 '25

Ask A Firefighter So I did a thing

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Anyone ever seen this before?

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u/Teejay91b Feb 24 '25

I’ve talked to Hurst. They advised us not to try to cut the hinges. They recommended using the spreaders to tear the hinges off the body. This was after we’d snapped the blades on our cutters.

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u/rawkguitar Feb 24 '25

We have TNT. We cut hinges all the time. Never broke blades.

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u/Teejay91b Feb 25 '25

I can only speak for the Hurst brand. Our Hurst cutter had the exact same failure as the one pictured.