Hydraulic Fluids

Jackson Offshore Operators, Harvey, La., is a marine services company supporting the offshore oil and gas industry. Officials recently announced that Jackson Offshore will be outfitting its Jet Drive Fast Crew/Supply boats with EnviroLogic 3046 hydraulic fluid from Terresolve Technology, Mentor, Ohio....More

BLC 710 bio-hydraulic fluid is the first hydraulic oil to earn Carbon-free certification from Carbonfund.org and NSF Sustainability. Vegetable-based oil has a viscosity index of 200 and a pour point of –35°C. Its viscosity is 44 cSt at 40°C and 10 cSt at 100°C. Ashless ISO 46 fluid is greater than 60% biodegradable in 28 days. It is available in 20, 205, and 1000 L....More

When operators at a John Deere equipment facility in Iowa were experiencing difficulties with the hydrostatic transmission on an excavator, they determined the problem came from the excavator’s hydraulics system. Dirt and debris within the hydraulic system were getting into fluids traveling to the hydrostatic transmission, causing failure and costly down time. The solution seemed simple: clean the hydraulic system’s hose and tube assemblies using a traditional fluid flushing method. After the procedure was completed, the excavator was up and running again....More

To avoid severe vibration and premature failures, rail and truck shipping containers are subjected to vibration testing. However, failures often occurred because testing was originally only done on the X, Y and Z axes. Studies indicated that the pitch, roll and yaw axes simultaneously exert significant forces that can cause premature product efficiencies, normally attributed to design deficiencies....More