The best time to determine the maintenance and reliability objectives for a piece of hydraulic equipment, and by extension, its life of ownership cost, is before it is purchased. And there are a couple of different ways this objective can be achieved.
Hydraulic equipment users who are sophisticated in their maintenance practices can dictate specific requirements for those variables known … Read more
One of our members described the hydraulic layout of a rear-mounted knuckle crane on a truck, which was giving trouble, as follows:
“The pump is a bent axis Muncie pump 20 GPM, 4300 PSI. The pressure line is 3/4″ hose and steel tube. The pump intake line is a 2″ suction hose from the tank located on the crane base … Read more
One of our members sent me this story from the coal face:
“I have a question about some trouble a hydraulic machine has been giving me at work. The pump set is designed with vane pumps located on top of the reservoir with suction strainers. The trouble is that at odd times a pump (any one of the three) will … Read more