One of our readers wrote me about the following problem:

“I tried one afternoon and evening to determine what was wrong with a hydrostatic transmission by monitoring case drain flow. I was confused by the readings I was seeing. There was a flow meter in the transmission pump outlet and another in its case drain that always showed charge pump … Read more

I get all sorts of question from our members. And there’s a very valuable lesson contained in this one:

“We have some problems with a Parker-Denison hydrostatic transmission pump P24S 2R1C 9A2. Oil temperature rises from 20 to 50 Celsius within 15-20 minutes of only light operation (65 bar working pressure). The pump was sent to a local workshop for … Read more

Hydraulic oil leaks are often considered to be an inherent characteristic of hydraulic machines. While this may have been true 30 years ago, advances in sealing technology and the development of reliable connection systems means that today, leak-free hydraulic plumbing is readily achievable.

Reliable Connections

Leak-free reliability begins at the design stage, when the type of hydraulic fitting is selected … Read more