Hydraulic hoses are literally the lifelines of most construction equipment. Nothing can grind productivity to a halt faster than a ruptured hose. A little time invested up front to monitor the ...

Editor's note: This article has been updated. It was originally published in 2014. “The Lethal Strike.” So named is a video enactment about a shop technician who incurs an injection of hydraulic fluid ...

Converting mechanical energy to fluid form provides the "muscle" in a fluid-power system. The power source is the key element in a fluid-power system. In a pneumatic system the power source is an air ...