Fluid Power Forum Episode 81: Only Fluid Power Can Powerwash Streets in Record Time

Chuck Tuggle is a Systems Application Engineer at Hydra-Power Systems, a manufacturer of intergrated circuit hydraulic manifolds and custom hydraulic power units. We recently saw a video of their Dynaset KPL attachment on a Bobcat Toolcat that uses hydraulics to powerwash streets in a record time. Today, we invited him into our forum to learn more about this application and the fluid power system design that makes it possible.

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