Category: Hydraulics

I was over at my neighbor's house watching him split wood. His father and uncle had built this log splitter nearly 20 years ago. Being that this was some redneck engineering going on, it worked,...

When looking at a hydraulic schematic, it is easy to confuse a blocked port in a directional control valve with a positive load holding device like a check valve. Directional Control Valves should...

I'm often asked why pneumatic systems operate at much lower pressures than hydraulic systems. There are many benefits to using pneumatic systems especially in the food and medical industries. But...

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In the midst of my first time specifying and installing a closed center hydraulic system with piston pump for a client, there arose 2 issues that I had not come across before, excessive heat...

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