Hydraulics & Pneumatics January/February 2022

HYDRAULICS 20 HYDRAULICS & PNEUMATICS January/February 2022 www.hpmag.co.uk connection and flushing of the connector pipe. So, does my hydraulic fluid need to be that clean? The answer has to be a resounding ‘yes’ – because of the benefits that result from improved cleanliness. These include less wear to components, leading to improved reliability and longer system life, increased fluid life and, and longer filter life because the filter has less particles to remove! Overall, operational costs can be greatly reduced and hence profitability is increased. However just making the fluid clean is only part of the solution as the management infrastructure has to be such that it supports a cleanliness programme. References 1 M. J. Day: Cleanliness Management in Hydraulic Systems – Why it is Necessary and How to Implement it, presented at the BFPA Conference on Managing Fluid and Lubricant Contamination, University of Bath, 10 & 11 September 2019, BFPA, UK. 2 ISO 4406 Hydraulic fluid power – Fluids – Method for coding the level of contamination by solid particles. International Standards Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland, 2017. 3 J. R Rinkinen. &, T. Kiiso. Using portable particle counter in oil system contamination control, presented at the Third Scandinavian Conf, Univ. Lindkoping, Lindkoping, Sweden, May 1993. LEFT Figure 2: Errors generated by using sample bottles. Below Figure 3: Processes involved with bottle sampling. The first of Bobcat’s new R-Series telehandlers have been delivered in the UK. The three T41.140SLP 14 m Stage V telehandlers form part of an order for five T41.140SLPs purchased by Truelove Property and Construction Ltd, based in Lincoln in England. With standard tyres fitted, the T41.140SLP offers a maximum lift capacity of 4.1 tonne, a maximum lift height of 13.65 m and a maximum forward reach of 9.8 m. Established in 1968, Truelove Property and Construction is a family-run business based in the heart of Lincolnshire with over 50 years’ experience and the completion of nearly 1000 new homes to its name. Truelove also has a subsidiary farming business called Happy Days Farming Company. The new T41.140SLP telehandlers were supplied by AMS Bobcat Ltd, the local Authorised Bobcat Dealer based in Scunthorpe. Barrie Truelove, owner and director of Truelove Property and Construction Ltd, comments on the move to Bobcat telehandlers: “We were not satisfied with the performance of our previous brand of telehandlers. We chose to replace them with the Bobcat telehandlers for a number of reasons including their suitability for our applications, the price, the lead time and the quality and locality of service offered by AMS Bobcat. It has been a very successful transition as all of our operators are very happy with the new Bobcat telehandlers.” The new telehandlers are in use on current Truelove property developments at Kirton Lindsey and Nettleham in Lincolnshire, where the company is building individual two-storey family homes designed and built for modern open plan living with bespoke kitchens and bathrooms. Truelove builds all its houses to the LABC standard, one of the three main providers of structural or ‘new home’ warranties in the UK and the company abides by the Consumer Code for Home Builders 2020. Presiding over some of the new Bobcat telehandlers on his project is Site Manager, Henry Truelove, Barrie’s son. Henry recently completed his first Ironman challenge in Mallorca in Spain, where he performed well, narrowly missing the podium in his class. He also dedicated his race to raising well over £2000 towards the treatment costs for the mother of a good friend. She was seriously injured during a horse-riding accident and was put into an induced coma for several weeks and is only now learning to walk and talk again. www.bobcat.com First new Bobcat R-Series telehandlers arrive in the UK