Zoombah
Bronze Member
When purchasing used hydraulic equipment (a Gannon 4x2 boxblade with two cylinders) do I just connect it up and get busy or is there anything I can or should do about the hydraulic fluids in the used equipment?
Purchasing used hydraulic attachments
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BarryinMN
Platinum Member
If it's been sitting outside might contain water. If it's been used regularly, stored inside take a chance & plug & play.
Flushing a couple of cyls and lines won't take much if it looks questionable.
Flushing a couple of cyls and lines won't take much if it looks questionable.
kennyd
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I would flush the old fluid out unless you know who owned the implements. Just remove the hoses from the cylinders and manually cycle them.
MJPetersen
Veteran Member
I believe that I would flush them out. But I would just remove the QD and flush it that way. You can control where the oil goes more easily. If the oil looks good then I would not worry about what is left in the lines and in the cylinders. 
If it does not look good then pull the lines and clean them out too. In that case you would want to do a more thorough cleaning anyway.
Mike
If it does not look good then pull the lines and clean them out too. In that case you would want to do a more thorough cleaning anyway. Mike