The price of oil sure is defying gravity at the moment. But unless you’re the owner of a lot of poorly maintained (read: leaky) hydraulic equipment, the price of gas and diesel is likely hurting your wallet more than the price of hydraulic oil. Regardless, you sure don’t want to be shelling out for any more of it than you … Read more
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Use This Simple Trick To Remove Water From Hydraulic Oil
Ed Bailey, Bison Steel Inc., got and read The Hydraulic Maintenance Handbook and used the know-how within to deal with water contamination in a hydraulic shear. The oil capacity of the hydraulic tank was 300 gallons (1136 litres).
Initially the oil was circulated through water removal filters. Six filters were used but this only took out some of the water. … Read more
3 Lessons Learned from Switching Hydraulic Oils
One of our members recounted a story about a switch in hydraulic oils which had a less than ideal outcome. The machines involved are mining-size hydraulic excavators.
These diggers were delivered to the end-user filled with the machine OEM’s own branded ISO VG46 hydraulic oil. This oil features a zinc-free, anti-wear additive package and has a viscosity index (VI) of … Read more