You may be wondering about the relationship between the term “hydraulics” and your earth-moving equipment. It isn’t just a catch-phrase to make it easier for your dealer to sell you a piece of job site equipment. Here’s why. In simplest terms, hydraulics are a force multiplier. Hydraulics are based on the principle that fluid can’t be compressed, and expands equally in all directions when force is applied to it. By directing the flow of the expansion using a piston, the force of the liquid …
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