What is a Thermaflow used for?

What is a Thermaflow used for?

By adding a light weight THERMAFLOW unit to your wet kit, you save considerable amount of weight on your vehicle, allowing you to haul more product. Not only does this unit cool hydraulic oil, it also stores and filters the oil as well, eliminating the need for huge tanks housing large quantities of oil.

How do you keep hydraulic oil cool?

There are several methods used for cooling of hydraulic oil in a system: oversizing of the reservoir to use the volume for cooling (the least expensive and also the least efficient option), fan and water cooled heat exchangers are also very common.

What is a truck wet line kit?

Wet kits (also known as wetline kits) are installed on trucks to operate dump trailers, lowboys, live bottom trailers or other specialty applications. A wet kit consists of hydraulic hoses and fittings, reservoirs/tanks, filters, control valves, pumps and PTOs.

How hot is too hot for hydraulic oil?

180°F
Hydraulic fluid temperatures above 180°F (82°C) damage most seal compounds and accelerate degradation of the oil. While the operation of any hydraulic system at temperatures above 180°F should be avoided, fluid temperature is too high when viscosity falls below the optimum value for the hydraulic system’s components.

What temp should hydraulics run at?

At what temperature does hydraulic oil burn? A typical petroleum based hydraulic fluid has flash point that range from 300 to 600 degrees fahrenheit and an auto ignition temperature of 500 to 750 degrees fahrenheit.

Is PTO and wet kit the same thing?

Wet Kits (or wetline kits) are kits put into trucks or semi-trucks that have PTO (Power Take Off). Many different accessories are installed on trucks, like booms or cranes, and the kits’ hydraulic pump is activated by the truck’s Power Take Off. The accessories need the hydraulic pump to operate.

What trailers require a wet kit?

Does hydraulic oil go bad?

Hydraulic fluid may not expire like milk, but it will degrade over time even when your machine’s not running. That’s why some experts recommend you only buy as much hydraulic fluid as you need rather than stockpiling it.

How cold is too cold for hydraulics?

-10° F
Hydraulic fluid freezing point is -10° F, below which renders the fluid unusable. Even when temperatures are above the freezing point, the viscosity of the oil can increase in thickness, making it harder to use.

How hot is too hot for hydraulics?

Hydraulic fluid temperatures above 180°F (82°C) damage most seal compounds and accelerate degradation of the oil. While the operation of any hydraulic system at temperatures above 180°F should be avoided, fluid temperature is too high when viscosity falls below the optimum value for the hydraulic system’s components.

How much weight does a wet kit add?

Subject: Re: How much weight does a wet kit add to a semi? the actual pump and lines I would agree at the 150-200 lbs. the big thing is if you need to lift a dump trailer you might need 100 gal of oil(100X10=1000lbs.)

Do hydraulics need to warm up?

Like the human body, hydraulics also need time to warm up before being put through heavy paces. If you run the equipment cold without any warm up time, you can damage the system. This can lead to costly repairs. Instead, warm up the hydraulic system before operating any of the equipment attachments.

Can you use engine oil for hydraulic oil?

It is therefore very common practice for multigrade engine oil to be used as hydraulic fluid in skid-steer loaders. Modern multigrade engine oils also use detergent additives to help ‘clean’ the engines that they are designed for. The general consensus is that this is also a benefit for most hydraulic systems.

What happens if hydraulic oil is too thin?

If you use oil that is too thick, then the pump may not be able to draw it efficiently from the reservoir and cavitation may occur. If the oil is too thin then internal slippage may occur within the system’s components making it operate less efficiently.

What causes foamy hydraulic oil?

It usually forms when hydraulic fluid is mixed with air from a free surface. As the air becomes trapped in the fluid it forms bubbles of air. As those bubbles begin to rise to the surface of the hydraulic fluid they group together to form foam.

What is a Wetline kit?