Basics of How Hydraulics Work | How do Hydraulic Machines Work?

Today we're combining heavy equipment with Bill Nye by tackling the basics of how hydraulics work!

I'll answer the question of how do hydraulic machines work in a very high level way.

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[relitzcc]

I loved this, I definitely learned a lot of technical details that explain what I understand from my experience in a machine so far. 👍

[ConstructionMachineryChannel]

Good demonstration of hydraulics. Easy to understand 👍🏻

[toma]

This was the explain easiest to understand how the hydraulic system works.Thank you!

[Maximilian_]

Hi, I've just started working with mobile cranes, and I'm trying to get my head around the basics of how they work, this video was super helpful to understand hydraulics and from my understanding that's mostly what mobile cranes will use for most of their movements. I've had one operator though mention that he needs to wait to get air up to start work once, this was an older crane that had air leaks but I'm wondering where the air comes in if they are mostly hydraulic? It was already set up in position as well so not related to driving it on the road. For added context it's a 10T bubble crane from Kato, roughly 20 years old I believe.

[aceventura]

Wow great channel, just stummbled on it a bit ago and very useful information, much respect to you for taking the time to do these

[billp]

Very easy to understand, very well done video...Thank you

[Big.Ron]

Hydraulics in the real world is the controlled use of a pressurized non-compressable fluid to do work. Like a jet engine hydraulics is a simple concept, it is the components are what makes it complex and hard to understand. I learned hydraulics and pneumatics in the aviation world. Construction equipment and aircraft hydraulics works exactly the same. Watch this as he is 100% correct.

[DIRT-BOSS]

Awesome video 👍🏼 Good to know about the Kobelco electric swing motor 💪🏼

[maxque]

I’m a staff engineer for a geotechnical consultant and these videos are just amazing. I’m glad to learn how this equipment (that I’m seeing in the field) works from a hands-on perspective. This is definitely making me a better engineer.

You learn all of this stuff conceptually in school, but they never teach you what it looks like in real life. You have a new fan… subbed!

[gibsonlandscapeconstructio]

Good demonstration!!
Got my new diesel & iron hat in the mail today.
Really nice quality.
I love it!!
Keep the vids coming brother

[EmpyreanLightASMR]

Amazing video. 6:28 This is the part I was confused about because another video completely omitted to mention this. So pressure on the rod side works because the fluid on the piston side is, in fact, returning to the main reservoir. Was sooo confused up until now haha.

[fiskrond]

I'm doing some research before buying an RC metal/hydraulic self-build excavator kit... thankyou for explaining and demonstrating in a way I can understand!

[kingjenkins]

So easy to understand, thanks alot 👌👍

[dirty.diggers]

Awesome video! I’m a huge fan of the pilot controls myself lol something I don’t like about EH feels like your separate from the machine someway. With pilot it really makes it feel like your in tune with the machine and sense everything you need to adjust to work the best.

[ShootLuckGaming]

13:15, Best comparison to mechanical valve is motor grader, They still have options for levers and you can actually see the linkages and its kind of easy to picture what mechanical is

[egg]

Really, really good video mate. Well done and thank you

[juanvelasquez]

thank you for the video! hydraulics is awesome!

[holulu]

Good explanations, thank you.
What kind of microphone do you use ?

[ghostgate]

The human body is the most complex hydraulic system ever conceived.

[RC-Heli]

On the pilot control systems how much pressure is generally on the controls before moving them?