Benefits of Having Hydraulic Equipment on Service Vehicles

Once you need several forms of energy, such as electricity, high-pressure water, and compressed air, on worksites, hydraulic equipment offers a number of advantages, especially on service vehicles. The excellent power-to-size ratio is one of the main reasons to have hydraulic driven equipment onboard. You will save a lot of loadspace in your service vehicle. You are able to load more tools, and equipment into your vehicle and work more efficiently at worksites. Let’s dive a little bit deeper into these forms of energy and how we can enable them to your service vehicle.

Electricity Always Onboard

Having electricity onboard is a big advantage. You are able to use electric tools and equipment at worksites. Since the hydraulic generator is always ready to use, it is easy for you to start working immediately as you arrive to the worksite. There is no need for dragging large diesel generators to worksites anymore. You don’t have to worry about the maintenance of a diesel generator either thanks to the maintenance-free technology of hydraulic generators. All you have to do is to connect the hydraulic generator onto the hydraulics of your vehicle. When you are using quick couplings, connecting the pressure hose and tank hose, it takes only a few seconds.

Hydraulic generators produce single-phase and three-phase electricity allowing you to use lights, electric tools, and charge batteries. You don’t have to compromise anymore. Have a hydraulic generator onboard and make your working easy.

Effective Washing with High-Pressure Water

High-pressure water solutions will help you to work efficiently for example with washing and cleaning tasks. One of the reasons is the high-pressure water applications’ very low water consumption. The compact hydraulic equipment is easy to install on any vehicle. Everyday pressure washing is easy to do when the equipment is onboard and ready to use. The hydraulic power washers are compact and light-weight but can provide plenty of washing power.

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High-pressure water brings great advantages also when used in more specific applications such as pipe cleaning units. Dynaset High Pressure Pipe Cleaning Units make working life easier thanks to their simple and robust design. The user has been in mind when engineering these units. The compact size of these pipe cleaning units allows to install an additional water reservoir on a van or truck. The small hydraulic equipment size leaves room for other hydraulic equipment such as a hydraulic generator or tools.

Powering Pneumatic Tools

Compressed air is another source of power which is commonly used at worksites and on service vehicles. When you need to do air flushing, use pneumatic tools, or inflate a tire on the road or in several worksites, having a hydraulic compressor onboard is a great asset. It can make a life of a worker easier thanks to its compact size and light-weight. You can easily install it to a van and there is still a lot of room left for other goods. You don’t have to worry about dragging along those big towed compressors anymore.

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PTO Enables the Usage of the Hydraulic Power

When you are purchasing a van or truck to be used as a service vehicle, the best option is to equip it with factory-installed PTO also known as power take-off. By installing a hydraulic pump, you have boosted your vehicle to be able to use hydraulic equipment and therefore, work more efficiently.

Quite often though, you have a van or truck which doesn’t include a factory-installed PTO. That is not a problem anymore. You still can install a PTO afterward to be able to use hydraulic equipment. It is beneficial especially when you are adding multiple pieces of hydraulic equipment to your repertoire.

We have created a PTO guide which will help you get more information about the subject. You can download the guide for free from our website by following the link below.

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How to Equip Service Vehicles

We will give an insight into how you will benefit from equipping a service vehicle with hydraulic equipment. Watch the video and leave questions to the comment section of the YouTube video.