Hydraulic Equipment

When sourcing a piece of hydraulic equipment, there are five things about the environment the machine will operate in, that you should always disclose to the equipment supplier or designer–even if they don’t ask. Especially if they don’t ask:
1. Minimum and maximum ambient temperature. This information is necessary to determine the correct hydraulic fluid type, viscosity grade and viscosity index. Together with hydraulic fluid selection, it also determines whether tank heating is necessary at minimum ambient temperature (cold start). At the other end of the scale, maximum ambient temperature influences required cooling capacity.

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