The Service Yard

Hydraulic systems power a huge range of equipment, from backhoes and bulldozers to presses and conveyors. The hoses that carry high-pressure fluid are often the most vulnerable part of the circuit. When one bursts, leaks or rubs through, work stops. Understanding why these failures happen is the first step toward longer hose life and fewer breakdowns. A hydraulic hose is not a simple rubber tube. It is a layered assembly: an inner tube that carries the fluid, a reinforcemen