Operating heavy equipment of any kind often comes with a lot of warnings. For those experienced with heavy machinery, the prospect of working with heavy equipment is not very intimidating. But anyone can get hurt on the job, and the prospect of injuries or simply a failed project — resulting in time and money wasted — goes up if the equipment being used is not in the best shape. Unfortunately, certain pieces of heavy equipment are often overused without being replaced due to concerns like money — or a simple lack of knowledge or foresight on someone’s part. You can be smart about how you spend your money, and you can make the right choices regarding equipment safety. It’s simply a matter of choosing the right parts from reasonable vendors. Certainly, keeping everyone safe and doing a job well should be prioritized over saving some cash here and there. Below, we’ll identify a few things that need to be kept in mind when working with heavy equipment. If you have up to date heavy equipment components — and keep them regularly inspected — you shouldn’t have to worry about anything going wrong.
Heavy Equipment Oil Coolers
Heavy equipment cooling systems should be a constant concern for anyone who wants to operate heavy machinery responsibly. Overheating can cause any system to collapse, and unfortunately it can happen all too quickly. This can happen for a number of reasons — the oil can be too low, there can be warped parts at play. If the machinery being used has need of coolant, the coolant levels could be too low as well. But one way that this problem can be combatted is through heavy equipment oil coolers. Heavy equipment oil coolers not only keep the equipment’s oil from overheated, but in turn the entire piece of equipment itself. What can happen if this cooling process doesn’t take place? Well, for one thing the piece of equipment can fail entirely. Not only does this mean that the piece of heavy equipment in use may need to be replaced — an expensive prospect, to be sure — but if it fails while it’s in use, people can be seriously hurt. Heavy equipment oil coolers therefore need to be priorities, and not only put in place but regularly checked.
Different Types Of Engines For Different Needs
Of course, we often hear about engines becoming overheated. Engines are vital to many different types of heavy machinery, and in turn there are many different types of engines to suit different needs. For example, there is the two-stroke engine, also known as the two-cycle engine. This engine is a type of internal combustion engine, operating a complete power cycle with two strokes of the piston during one crankshaft revolution. If an engine is a simple two-stroke engine running on petrol, it will probably be found operating high-powered, handheld machines like chainsaws or string-trimmers. Then there are diesel engines. Diesel engines come in two types used in commercial vehicles, generators and more. These are known as two-stroke and four-stroke diesel engines.
Hydraulic Systems
There are multiple types of hydraulic systems throughout the world. Some of these include heavy equipment hydraulic cylinders. However, there are also hydraulic valves to consider. Hydraulic valves are also known as cartridge valves or hydraulic logic elements. They’re used for directional, pressure, check, and flow control. They can handle flows from five to over 5,000 gpm, at pressures of 6,000 psi or more. In most hydraulic systems, a gear pump is in use. It has only a few moving parts, runs smoothly, and operates well at pressures of up to 250 bar. These are just a few of the reasons why they’re so preferred in the industry.
No matter what kind of system you’re using, the priority is that it’s being used safely and effectively. As long as equipment is regularly checked, repaired, and replaced when necessary, operations should run smoothly.