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Hydraulic Hoses
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Hydraulic Hose Safety
Maintenance If a hydraulic line must be routed close to hot, hazardous components such as exhaust manifolds, it is suggested that it should be protected with a steel tube or channel, a larger ID outer hose or a fire sleeve, or anchored away from the heat source. To avoid hose-to-hose or hose-to-metal abrasion, clamp the ...
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Oil
Filtration: can you have too much of a good thing?
Additive depletion is one of the ways hydraulic oil gets ‘spent’ and in doing so, necessitates an oil change. Other than keeping the oil (relatively) cool and dry, there’s not a lot we can do about additive consumption. But losing additives through over zealous filtration is another matter entirely. Consider this question from one of ...