Monday, September 16, 2019

Skid Steer Hydraulic Solutions



Maintaining hydraulic systems on skid steer machines is vital for optimum performance. Leak free hydraulic connections protect workers and prevent environmental contamination. Selecting the right hydraulic quick couplers for skid steer equipment is critical to achieve productivity and optimum equipment performance.

Hydraulic quick couplers deliver hydraulic fluid flow to power attachments such as motors, buckets, drills and many other skid steer accessories. Understanding your hydraulic system your skid steer machine will help to choose the right hydraulic quick couplers. Selecting the right skid steer hydraulic couplings is critical to achieving optimum equipment performance unwanted machinery downtime.

Most skid steer machines such as Bobcat, Caterpillar to Kubota have similar hydraulic systems with hydraulic couplers located on the outside of the machine in a vertical line. The bottom coupler is most often a flat face, female pressurized coupler which powers attachments through power controls inside the cab of the skid steer vehicle. 

The third coupler of from the bottom is often a real coupler but hydraulic fluid returned to take fluid back to the hydraulic system in return to the female pressurized coupler again. The quick coupler located in between these two is the case drain coupling, which is typically a male, flat face, 3/8 inch quick coupler which plays a very important role of relating excess pressure through a return line. 

Many hydraulic quick couplers are compatible with skid steer equipment although they are not only the same. Be sure that your skid steer quick couplers meet the brand name coupler requirements. Consult with a hydraulic quick coupler expert to ensure that your quick couplers will provide optimum equipment performance and a leak free hydraulic system.

Stucchi Offers Skid Steer Quick Coupler Solutions
Stucchi is regarded as an authority a leading global supplier of hydraulic quick couplers for a multitude of applications worldwide.  Our skid steer hydraulic quick couplers include: 

  • Saturn Block 

  • A Premier Series 

  • A-HD 

  • APM Series 

  • VEP Series 

  • VEPHD 

  • VEPHDL 

Stucchi offers these quick couplers which offer high performance and branding compatibility to skid steer equipment such as John Deere tractors, Bobcat, Caterpillar and Kubota skid steer machines. Contact us for more information and to learn more about our vast product line and custom designed hydraulic solutions.

Stucchi offers assistance in choosing the right hydraulic quick connect system for your equipment and application.  Our technical team provides custom designed quick couplers for nonstandard or challenging configurations. Contact us to learn more about our vast product line including skid steer quick couplers.

Friday, September 13, 2019

Maintain Fluid Control in Open and Closed Hydraulic Systems


Hydraulic poppet valves maintain hydraulic fluid control in either open or closed hydraulic systems. Threaded poppet couplers prevent flow checking in provide reliable hydraulic quick coupler solutions to many industries and applications. Safely quick connect and quick release under residual pressure while saving time hydraulic lines maintenance applications with threaded hydraulic poppet valves.

Stucchi Offers Threaded Hydraulic Poppet Valve Solutions

Stucchi is known worldwide for delivering high quality, reliable and durable hydraulic quick couplers for many industries and applications.  We offer a vast product line of hydraulic quick couplers and custom designed quick coupler solutions.  Our threaded hydraulic poppet valve product line includes the following:

  • VD - a European screw coupler featuring mechanical, threaded connection and a hydraulic poppet valve.  Easily quick connect and quick release under residual pressure and in applications which experienced pressure impulses.
  • VLS - the heavy-duty threaded hydraulic poppet valve delivers reliable quick coupling with a threaded sealing mechanism. The rugged engineering features of the VLS are ideal in extreme off-highway conditions and heavy duty applications.
  • VR - the VR series is a German screw coupling which provides low leakage in a rugged design. The threaded mechanical connection is detailed for industrial, mobile and heavy duty hydraulic systems.
  • VOF – the VLS hydraulic poppet valves are designed to reduce turbulence and pressure and provide added resistance to high pressure impulses. This poppet valve features elastomer seals for optimum sealing upon quick disconnect in a compact design.
  • VOFX the VOFX provides added resistance to high pressure impulses in a stainless steel design for protection against corrosion.
  • WING STYLE – quick coupling quick disconnect with minimum air inclusion or spillage with this rugged wing nut series.
Stucchi offers these many hydraulic poppet valves as part of a vast product line which includes:
  • Flat face couplers
  • Threaded flat face
  • Poppet interchange
  • Threaded hydraulic poppet valves
  • High-pressure quick couplers
  • Dust caps and accessories
  • Hydraulic check valves
  • Multi-coupler plates
  • Specialty couplers
  • Custom designed solutions
Stucchi offers these many hydraulic quick coupler products along with custom design solutions to meet specific for challenging requirements. Stucchi is regarded as an authority leading global supplier of hydraulic quick coupler solutions

Stucchi offers a vast product line, exceptional customer service and custom designed solutions. You can have confidence in our 60 years of experience designing and engineering leak-free quick coupler products.  Contact us to speak with an engineer for assistance in selecting the right quick coupler for your application and for more information on our threaded hydraulic poppet valves.