Hydraulic excavator training

Experiment on virtual hydraulic test skid-steer excavator to learn how it works

This virtual hydraulic excavator lets your drive, operate, explore the systems, maintain, and diagnose faults. It will help you to learn about fluid power safely and effectively. The program lets you operate drive, boom, and slew controls then explore the components that make them work. The best way to learn is by experimentation. It includes an example hydrostatic drive circuit with information and exercises that show you how to maintain and diagnose common faults.

The full list of training routines includes:

Operate the skid steer loader controls

Explore how the electro-hydraulic control systems work

Closed-circuit hydrostatic steering drive system

Open circuit direction slew motor control

Open circuit proportional lift cylinder control

Contamination entry points review

Drag icons to show contamination entry points

Components sensitive to contamination review

Identify potential contamination failure points

Leakage or flow loss points review

Identify potential leakage points

Heat source, high-pressure drop review

Identify potential heat source points

Dangerous risk points review

Identify dangerous risk points

Air ingress points review

Identify potential air ingress points

Learn, Build, Maintain, Test, Diagnose a hydrostatic circuit

Learn the main parts in a typical closed-circuit drive

Identify all pressure control valves

Identify all flow control valves

Identify all air and fluid filters

Build a hydrostatic closed circuit system

Learn how to check and maintain components

Drag icons to identify regular maintenance checks

Drag icons to identify planned maintenance checks

Learn how to set up and commission equipment

Diagnose 1 Noisy and inconsistent direction changes

Diagnose 2 Slow drive performance and burning smell

Diagnose 3 Poor drive performance and cracking noise