DEWALT Retractable Air Hose Reel 50ft, Wall or Truck Bed Mounted Usable for Pnuematic Air Tools for Mechanics, Garage, At Home and More: Double Arm Construction, 3/8in x 50ft Hose

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I use it to hang air hose up high in my garage

I like the quality of this reel the locking system is great and the hose is not of cheap quality 300 psi. Exactly what you would want from a DeWalt product. A 50’ hose is more than enough to reach all areas of my shop. Mounting was easy enough although this is a little heave, but it is highly quality steel.

Well made. Takes a bit to adjust the recoil wheel. Should come with double air hose fittings. All in all a well made product.

I spent hours reading reviews on 5 different hose reels in this price range and finally settled on this one. I haven't been disappointed, it's a good value for the money. The frame and dual arms are pretty stout. The ratchet mechanism parts are all steel and seem appropriately sized to last a long time. The sides of the hose reel are a little flimsy, but they don't need to be super thick. I mounted mine on the ceiling and re-clocked the roller fairlead at a 45 degree angle. One of my pics shows the fairlead mounting hardware. The fairlead has pre-drilled holes that allow it to be adjusted to perpendicular (from the factory), parallel, or 45 degree angle - relative to the mounting base. My only complaint is my lead-in hose arrived damaged, but I never intended to use it, so no real loss for me. For some reason at the factory they route the lead-in hose between the arm and reel side for shipping (see last pic). One of the four tabs on the side of the reel (for the spring mechanism) dug into the lead-in hose during shipping. It pierced the outer layers of the hose, compromising the integrity of the hose. This could easily have been avoided if they had just thrown the lead-in hose over the 50' hose on the reel for shipping. There's plenty of room for it and it seems like it'd be faster and easier than taking the time to snake it between the arm and the reel.

I sometimes buy the cheaper stuff on Amazon but this time i decided to spend a bit more and get a known brand. I could envision a cheap one lasting until the warranty ran out and i was stuck with something that worked sometimes. this works better than i hoped for. Just listen for the clicks and stop, it will lock in place every time.

I had this same model several years ago and it worked OK. It did what it was supposed to, but I could never get the spring adjusted to where it would retract the hose without some manual help. The internal rewind mechanism finally broke and it became a manual hose reel so I took a chance and bought another one.This one appears to be a much better design. It has a swivel connection on the reel for the whip that connects to the compressor. The pawl mechanism that controls the hose release and retraction is on the outside of the hose wheel, which makes it much easier to fix it if it breaks. The retraction mechanism has been beefed up to where you need to hold onto the hose when it's rewinding.....which is a huge improvement.The only con is the hose does have a rubbery odor, but it's not a big deal. As I recall, my old one had the same issue and within a couple of weeks the odor was gone.Overall, I would highly recommend it.

After a few months of use, the hose has developed multiple leaks. The reel does not lock most of the time.