The Hydraulic Boot Camp

Keep Your Hydraulics Running Longer and Troubleshoot Problems Faster

Want to learn more about hydraulics so you can keep your equipment running?

Want to learn to read a hydraulic schematic so you can more quickly troubleshoot hydraulic problems?

If you answered "yes" to either of those questions, the one-day Hydraulic Boot Camp is for you.

Here's what one mechanic wrote on a course evaluation form: "I don't need to design systems or do a bunch of calculations. I just wanted to know how hydraulics work so I could keep my machines running and troubleshoot problems. The Hydraulic Boot Camp is exactly what I needed."

Fewer Breakdowns + Better Troubleshooting = Downsized Downtime

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Course Demo

The course material is presented in an interesting, easy to understand manner.

Here's a short demo showing the kind of graphics and animation used during the one-day Boot Camp:

Who should attend the one-day Hydraulic Boot Camp?

In today's economy, it is more important than ever for your equipment to run as long as possible without breaking down. And, if your equipment does break down, you have to get up and running as quickly as possible.

Maintenance personnel, equipment operators, engineers, and supervisors all benefit from attending the Hydraulic Boot Camp.

After attending the Hydraulic Boot Camp, maintenance personnel will understand how to keep your systems operating longer and be able to do a better job of troubleshooting.

Equipment operators will understand how they can help keep hydraulic systems operating, and better understand how to tell when it is time to contact maintenance to correct minor problems before those minor problems turn into major problems and cause a catastrophic failure.

Engineers will gain a non-technical, "real life" understanding of what causes hydraulic failures, and learn some common sense practices that can reduce downtime.

Some of the common-sense steps needed to keep hydraulic systems operating at peak levels and reduce downtime involve changes in equipment and procedures. Supervisors should attend the Hydraulic Boot Camp to see for themselves how relatively minor changes can dramatically reduce hydraulic related downtime.

We know of a hydraulic system that operated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for over 20 years without any hydraulic-related downtime. While we can't guarantee you will get the same results, we can guarantee that everyone attending the Hydraulic Boot Camp will clearly understand how it was done.

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The Hydraulic Boot Camp Qualification Quiz

Still not sure if the Hydraulic Boot Camp is for you? Here's a six question quiz to help you decide.

On this quiz, the only question you really need to get right is number 6.

1) What is the #1 cause of hydraulic component failure?

2) Identify the nine components shown in this circuit and describe the function of each one:

3) With the maximum system pressure set at 1,000 psi and a gauge reading of 700 PSI, the cylinder in this circuit extends in 4 seconds. If you increase the maximum system pressure setting to 1,400 psi, how long will it take for the cylinder to extend?

4) If the system shown above is overheating, what is the most likely cause and how do you fix it?

5) The manufacturer of your hydraulic pump wants your fluid filtered to 10 micron. Your hydraulic fluid has six pieces of contamination in it. Which pieces of contamination are bigger then 10 micron?

     Piece "1" is the same size as a grain of salt.
     Piece "2" is the same size as the diameter of human hair.
     Piece "3" is so small that you can just barely see it.
     Piece "4" is the same size as a white blood cell.
     Piece "5" is the same size as a red blood cell.
     Piece "6" is the same size as typical bacteria

6) Can your maintenance personnel and machine operators correctly answer question one through five?

If you can not answer "yes" to question number 6, the Hydraulic Boot Camp is for you and your personnel.

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