Top Tip – Lubricating your machine behind-the-scenes 4

In top-tip 4 we continue the series!

Hydraulic oil. Where hydraulics is used on a machine tool, the oil that is used over time will degrade and lose its properties, both compressive and lubricating. If you work with hydraulic oil good condition oil is clear, should this become cloudy it indicates that moisture is in the oil and this will breakdown the chemical properties of the hydraulic fluid. This will eventually manifest itself with pump cavitation leading to pump and hydraulic equipment failure. A good measure to have in place is to send a sample of your fluid to a laboratory for testing. These checks are relatively inexpensive and could save you £1000’s. It may be that your sample is OK, and the fluid is good. On the other hand, it may be a recommendation to change the fluid to prevent early equipment failure. And always address hydraulic leaks as soon as possible as if you are constantly ‘topping up’ the tank you are wasting money.

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