Greetings,
We have many boom/bucket trucks and a number of them call for different type hydraulic fluid for the booms. Transmission fluid, areal fluid, T22 ISO32, etc., etc. There are 3 issues that come to mind about type of fluid (probably more, please help with list) and they would be:
1 - does not transfer electrical current or minimizes it
2 - stays stable and does not bog down truck at cold temps as well as keep viscous enough at high temps so boom operates properly. We work in temps from 10 -100
3 - does not hurt gaskets, seals, cylinders, etc. over time
Any other issues that come to mind please add.
Manufacturer of booms all say use this or that specific fluid - my question is - can I use one type of fluid (or 2, say trans fluid for 1 type of truck and T22 for all others) so I don't have to have 5 different 5 gallon containers, keep inventory up on 5, and make sure trucks all have the right hydraulic fluid for each truck.
Life would be simpler with 1. I constantly see guys (farmers, forklifts, etc.) just using ANY hydraulic fluid for their equipment and they say no difference. For our work, 3 issues above are important (as well as other you may add). Any 1 fluid do the trick for all hydraulic systems?
Thanks for any input.