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There is no doubt that the key to keeping your hydraulics equipment running is a regular routine maintenance schedule. But it is also a known fact that hydraulic fluid can be nasty stuff, a potential source of burns, poisoning, and irritation, even when not taking...

Any time loads are being moved under weight, the stability of the pieces moving the load are of paramount importance. Used in everything from trucks, to masts, to cranes, hydraulic outriggers are secondary systems that act as additional points in the load bearing...

Towering over construction sites and dockyards across the world, the hammerhead crane is a common sight to most of us. It is a distinctive design, with the supporting tower emerging above the elongated boom, offset with the stack of counterweights to offset the boom,...

There are dozens of systems that can be attached to your heavy equipment. The mind boggles. They can do everything from general tasks, to simple ones. The one most commonly found, from farms to construction sites, is the scraper blade – maybe the most common...

The wonder of hydraulic systems is the amount of work that can be performed through the force of liquid pressure in an enclosed system. These system dynamics benefit from being well-understood and widely adopted. Less well-understood is that the fluid pressure must be...

Used in everything from mobile truck cranes to enormous multi-story tower cranes, counterweight systems are integral to the operation of crane operations. Put simply, a counterweight offsets the weight of the load being lifted and prevents the entire crane from...

Moving freight has created some very specialized niches in heavy equipment. One of the most specialized is the side lift crane—a unique vehicle used in docks and freight yards across the world to streamline the operation of moving cargo containers from one cargo...

Trenchers are used for digging ditches across the work site, and support various projects from creating small landscaping projects to burying water mains, data cables, and electrical conduits. They reduce hours of formerly back-breaking pick-and-shovel work into...

We’ve talked about the necessity of good maintenance to keep your hydraulics in great condition. And anyone who has ever owned a car knows that one of the cornerstones of mechanical maintenance is lubrication. But what, exactly, does lubrication do for our hydraulics...