I went through all the pictures. The part I like is that the finished Kawasaki almost makes the job look easy. It definitely wasn’t.

by adminHydro | Aug 17, 2026

This one came in looking like it had earned its keep. Once it was apart, the real work started. Everything gets broken down, cleaned up, the control surfaces get polished, and all those little internal pieces get laid out where you can actually see what you’re working...

Busy week at Texas Fluid Power – Hydraulic Repair Services

by adminHydro | Aug 17, 2026

Busy week at Texas Fluid Power – Hydraulic Repair Services, so here’s a quick one. A full pallet of hydraulic pumps.Are they coming in for repair… or heading back out ready to work? Take your best guess.

You can usually tell a lot about a unit before you ever pull the first bolt.

by adminHydro | Aug 17, 2026

This little guy came in with enough warning signs that I was not expecting it to be clean inside. I figured we were going to find some wear, contamination and a few parts that had seen better days.Sure enough, once we opened it up, there was plenty of evidence...

I have heard these words more times than I can count: “It was working yesterday.”

by adminHydro | Aug 17, 2026

Hydraulic equipment usually does not go from running perfectly to completely dead without giving you some kind of warning.It starts making a little more noise. Running a little hotter. Moving a little slower. Maybe a cylinder starts drifting or a hose begins to...

This right here is the kind of work I love.

by adminHydro | Aug 17, 2026

It is dirty, heavy, frustrating and sometimes takes a whole lot longer than you planned. You chase one problem, find another, pull it apart, clean it up and keep digging until it finally makes sense.There is no shortcut to this kind of work. It takes busted knuckles,...