Oil hose?

This is kind of a Mopar question because it's about my AMC Eagle 4wd Wagon & some people consider them Mopars...........sorta. :-D

I have an auxiliary oil cooler on my car. It is currently hooked up with a thermostatic "sandwich" style adapter between the filter & the block & is plumbed with high temp oil hose & hose barbs. Is there any reason I can't plumb it with regular pre-terminated hydraulic hoses like they use for farm equipment, etc? It would eliminate the barbed hose fittings that are always filthy & then maybe the connections might not seep. I would probably have to use swivel ends on at least one end of each hose to be able to connect everything. Does anybody see any problems with this idea?