Aeration occurs when air contaminates the hydraulic fluid. Symptoms include foaming of the fluid, erratic actuator movements, and a banging or knocking noise when it compresses and decompresses as it ...

Hidden between a house and a cornfield sits Jimmy Bullard's shop, in rural Walkertown, North Carolina. Like many in the area, Jimmy grew up engulfed in NASCAR racing. He started building race cars ...

It’s no secret that today’s iron is running at wider operating temperature ranges than ever for lubricants, and Tier 4 engines are heating up overall operation even more. As a result, more hydraulic ...

Hydraulic oil ranks high among fluids with multi-function capability. True, for sheer utility, it can’t match olive oil, which through the centuries has been used as food, lubricant, fuel, medicine, ...