In the interest of getting a better grounding in hydraulics, I came across a number of publications at the John Deere Publishing group. Amongst a myriad of publications, they have two series of technical books, basically stratified by HP of the equipment.
For machinery under 40 HP, the series is called Fundamentals of Compact Equipment. It includes a number of books covering electrical, power train, etc. There is a book on hydraulics, and there are also Instructor and Student Guides, priced individually.
Compact Equip Hydraulics Cat # FCP-82102B $32.95
JD: Fundamentals of Compact Equipment Series
For machinery over 40 HP, the series is called Fundamentals of Service. In that series, there are 2 books dealing with hydraulics:
Hydraulics (Cat # FOS-1006NC) $38.95 [Companion I/S Guides, also]
Hydraulic Sys Diagnostics (Cat # FOS-6401NC) $18.95
JD: Fundamentals of Service Series
The Deere website (at least in terms of their publications) is somewhat arcane, and I ran into several URLs citing the books, others citing the prices, and finally the ones which had Catalog numbers/prices together, as given above.
Not having a hand on any of these books in either series, I cannot comment on their usefulness. Neither do I know as yet, whether they can be returned to Deere Publishing if they don’t measure up. Have any TBNers used or studied these book or any others in the two series?
Thanks for your help.
