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
The following story appears as it was sent to me by long-time ‘Planet Brendan’ citizen Rick Sosnowski, Boston Bar, BC Canada:
“Your troubleshooting approach has saved two lives!
Years ago in one of your letters you said ‘check the simple things first and you may find the cause of the problem quickly.’ In my case my life depended on … Read more
Hydraulic cylinders are almost as common as pumps and motors combined. So if you operate any hydraulic equipment, it’s likely that cylinder repair expense is a significant portion of its total operating cost.
According to some studies, up to 25% of mechanical equipment failures are failures of design. If we apply this to hydraulic cylinders, then as many as one … Read more