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Preventive Maintenance 1 Hydraulic Cylinder1
Preventive Maintenance 1 Hydraulic Cylinder1
Maintenance
Vol. 1
HYDRAULIC CYLINDER
Save cylinder rods from corrosion
Most of mobile cranes have hydraulic cylinders, and they are used for each corresponding
functions such as Boom Hoist, Telescopic, Gantry Hoist, Crawler Extension/Retraction and
etc. As you know, rods of these cylinders are exposed to rain and wind at most of the time, so
the cylinder rods can get rust even if the rods are plated with Hard Chrome. In other words,
maintenance of cylinder rod is mandatory.
1. Rust on Cylinder Rod
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2
3
4
Corrosion in white
Chrome Plating
Base Metal
Melted Chrome
Melting of Coat
Chrome Plating
Base Metal
Melted Chrome
Chrome Plating
Base Metal
Invasion of Rust
Extrusion of coat
Chrome Plating
Base Metal
Where
Each Hydraulic Cylinder
What
How
When
Every 1 month or every 100 hour
Sample
PMV01_2013-R1