Savings

The return on investment for installing the PFS units depends greatly on the size of the fleet, operating costs, environment, location, installation specifics, labor rates among various other factors.

The PFS units were designed and are marketed to allow the typical customer to be able to install the units and get a return on increment within a 12 month period.  This allows the customer to use their operational budget for oil, filters, labor and downtime and re-distribute those funds already in this years maintenance budget to installing the PFS units and regaining costs within the same fiscal year.  The second year of operating the PFS units will show a dramatic savings now that the systems have been paid for.

For engines it depends on the frequency of oil change and what you are paying for your servicing.  For hydraulics, many customers can receive an immediate ROI.

Hydraulics – immediate ROI

Hydraulic oil does not play the same role as engine oil in it’s application.  While engine oil has approx. 15 % additives, you might expect most hydraulic oil to contain about 1.5% additives.  So therefore, hydraulic oil is mainly base stock.  While the additives play an important role, they do not have to fight soot and other contaminants that you would find in a diesel engine.  Hydraulic oil additives comprise mostly of anti-rust, anti-foaming and anti-wear agents and the main function of the base stock is to cool the system.  These additives are not as sacrificial or used as much as an engine application so the oil can be ‘refreshed’ back to life in a majority of cases.

The 3 biggest enemies to a hydraulic system are: (all of which are combated by installing PFS)

  1. Contaminants – which cause 80% of all hydraulic issues.  (PFS will de-contaminate quickly)
  2. Water – (removed by PFS cartridges)
  3. Heat – (PFS reduces heat by reducing contaminants circulating through pumps)

The great news is that you can install the PFS units on DIRTY HYDRAULIC FLUID that is ready to be changed.  Instead of spending the already budgeted money on new hydraulic oil, install a PFS unit and within 80 hours of operation your oil will be CLEANER THAN THE NEW BULK TANK OIL YOU WERE ABOUT TO PUT IN!!