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Hydraulic Test Capacity at 63% hydraulic test stand availability: a worked example

Suppose hydraulic test stand availability falls to 63%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate good hydraulic-test output capacity for lift trucks, masts, cylinders, pumps, valve blocks, or hydraulic assemblies.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Hydraulic assemblies per test cycle: 1 assemblies / cycle (held at the documented default)
  • Available hydraulic test cycles: 42 cycles (held at the documented default)
  • Hydraulic test stand availability: 63 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 88)
  • First-pass hydraulic test yield: 96 % (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross hydraulic test capacity = hydraulic assemblies per test cycle × available hydraulic test cycles.
  • Good hydraulic test capacity works out to 25.4 units at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gross hydraulic test capacity works out to 42 units at these inputs.
  • Hydraulic Test Capacity downtime loss works out to 15.54 units at these inputs.
  • Hydraulic Test Capacity reject or rework loss works out to 1.06 units at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where hydraulic test stand availability sits at 88% and the headline result is 35.48 units, this scenario comes in 28.41% below the baseline at 25.4 units.
  • It computes good test capacity by taking gross capacity (assemblies per cycle times available cycles) and multiplying by stand availability and first-pass yield. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Good hydraulic test capacity: 25.4 units (headline result)
  • Gross hydraulic test capacity: 42 units
  • Hydraulic Test Capacity downtime loss: 15.54 units
  • Hydraulic Test Capacity reject or rework loss: 1.06 units

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Hydraulic Test Capacity calculator, set hydraulic test stand availability to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.