Re: 1997 Hardinge Conquest 42 Hydraulic Unit
Generally the only ways pressure is lost in the hydraulics system is heating up of the pump that causes it to have more clearance and loose pressure or getting air in the oil. I would check to see that you are not aerating the fluid after it runs for a while. You need to look at the fluid and see if there are tiny bubbles or it looks cloudy, (when it is not holding pressure). Air would make the oil spongy.
Over nite, the oil would loose the air and work okay again.
Mike
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