Before You Buy, Know What To Look For In A Hydraulic Reservoir Tank

Metal Tank Manufacturers Can Cut Corners
In Ways That Are Undetectable – Learn How

The manufacturing cost of a hydraulic reservoir tank can be significantly reduced if you leave out important components and skip some steps in the quality process.  Unfortunately, you won’t know until that hydraulic pump reservoir is in operation.  Whether you’re building or repairing a system for yourself or a customer there are a few things you must know before you buy a hydraulic oil reservoir.

Hydraulic oil reservoirs all look very similar from the outside. What counts is what’s inside and how they’re built.  (Actually what may be missing inside is what matters.)  Here what you need to ask:

Do Your Hydraulic Pump Reservoirs Include Vortex Suppression?

Suction at the pump inlet of every hydraulic reservoir tank creates an intense swirling action similar to water draining in a bath tub.   This vortex draws unwanted air into the hydraulic fluid.  You know that’s a big problem.  Never assume anti-vortex comes standard with all hydraulic pump reservoirs.  If it doesn’t include it, don’t buy it, regardless of price.

Do Your Hydraulic Reservoir Tanks Include Diffusers?

Some metal tank manufacturers leave them out if they think they can get away with it.  Diffusers provide three important benefits:

• By distributing the heat that builds up in the hydraulic reservoir tank they improve cooling
• They help to separate entrained air from the fluid
• They help to prevent contaminating particles from reentering the system

Diffusers should be included in every hydraulic oil reservoir – no exceptions.

How Do You Guarantee Your Tanks Don’t Leak?

We’ve heard terrible reports about metal tank manufacturers shipping out new tanks that leaked at the weld on the first day.  It only takes a pinhole to create huge cost and frustration.  Skipping the leak test may get the tank built faster and cheaper but at the expense of customer satisfaction.  They value profit over reputation and customer relationships.  We want you as a repeat customer so we pressure test each hydraulic reservoir tank before it leaves the factory.