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04 July, 2021

After talking so much about post-compensation and whatnot, it's only logical that in today's post I am addressing the flow sharing in its "pre-compensated flavor" - Pre-Compensated Flow Control With Flow Sharing?!!


27 June, 2021

Doing my best explaining flow sharing in Post-Compensation for Dummies - Part Two


20 June, 2021

Did you know that there are various types of Multi-Function Valves for Danfoss Series 90 Closed Loop Pumps?


13 June, 2021

Copying Load Sensing Pressure While Thinking About Self-Education


06 June, 2021

Fighting Hydraulic Oscillations With Controlled Leakage.


30 May, 2021

Adjusting Relief Valves in Hydraulic Systems - The Easy Way or The Hard Way?


23 May, 2021

The Part That Took an Impossible Path.


16 May, 2021

The featured video is ten years old, yet the idea is perfectly valid - Sometimes Not Enough Power in a Hydraulic System is... Simply Not Enough Power.


09 May, 2021

Recovering an Old Parker Flow-Meter, Part Three - The New MCU, Wet Tests and Calibration


02 May, 2021

Recovering an Old Parker Flow-Meter, Part Two - The Signal Converter Design


25 April, 2021

Recovering an Old Parker Flow-Meter, Part One - The Turbine


18 April, 2021

Just a few thoughts about how can one develop an Excessive Case Pressure in Pumps With Internal Drain-to-Suction Line Connection.


11 April, 2021

Never, but Never Trust a New Hydraulic Pump or Motor.


04 April, 2021

Continuing the "perfect pump test bench saga" with Part Two.


28 March, 2021

Today I am taking another stroll down memory lane to the early days of my industrial hydraulics venture, when I would do nothing but overhaul hydraulic pumps and motors and dream about the perfect test bench.


21 March, 2021

To Dither or Not to Dither - That is the Question!


14 March, 2021

Can you imagine a hydrostatic transmission malfunction that would cause the wheels of the same axis to turn in opposite directions (burning rubber and all)? It's a lot simpler than it sounds. A story from the "pre-COVID era" - Hydrostatic Drive, Sudden Stops, and Wheels Turning The Other Way Around.


7 March, 2021

I was not sure where to put this article, and in the end, decided to place it in the section containing tips. It's an experiment I did, but it seems like a workshop tip as well. Lots and lots of pictures in Electrolytic rust removal - I am sold!


28 February, 2021

The add-on to the last week's article - My Very Disappointing Experience With A Series of Reverse Flow Capable Pressure Filters.


21 February, 2021

My take on the Use of Pressure Filters in Closed-Loop Transmissions


14 February, 2021

The Importance of Always Checking the Condition of a Servo Pressure Shuttle Valve in a Hydraulic Pump


7 February, 2021

I love tools. The best present I could ever get is a tool. New or used, it doesn't matter, as long as it serves a purpose and makes my life easier I am happy. And so, in today's post I talk about a handy tool that I have been using for a long time - a (relatively) low-cost oval gear flow meter, which I believe to be The Perfect Instrument for Measurement of Low and Extremely Low Flow Rates.


31 January, 2021

This week is about safety and industrial tales. One Dangerous Trait of Diesel Engine Driven Hydraulic Systems and an add-on called A Hydraulic System That Would Not Stop.

24 January, 2021

Completing the picture with 14 Bad Things About Being a Hydraulic Technician.

17 January, 2021

17 Good Things About Being a Hydraulic Technician.