The Hydraulic Shop

09/09/2026

Honing is a vital piece of the repair and rebuild of any cylinder and our fully automatic Sunnen honing machine makes our job just that little bit easier.
Once set up for your cylinder the hone then does it routine and brings most damaged and worn cylinders back to life and back into tolerance and ready for the next step int he process.
It give all cylinders the perfect finish to allow smooth operation and longevity to seals and wear bands.
This machine is a vital part of the rebuild process and it gives our clients confidence the cylinder is perfect on the inside and will perform as expected.

01/09/2026

As much as The Hydraulic Shop is about pumps, motors, and cylinder repair we also have a fully serviced machine shop with a couple of the most highly skilled machinists around, we can do something as small as a banjo bolt up to some of the biggest repairs needed.

These below are some of the bigger repairs we have been doing, from a re-collar of a 3600 excavator boom cylinder to the diff of a moxy, the boys can do just about anything they put their minds to.

The Hydraulic Shop, your one stop shop for all Hydraulic and machining needs in CQ.

28/08/2026

12 months ago The Hydraulic Shop started down a road to install the latest hydraulic testing module available, with the help of the Queensland Government The Hydraulics Shop purchased a Tidal Testing Module.
THS is renowned for investing in its Apprentices with 4 apprentices in varies stages of their trade including one school based apprentice and 2 of our tradesman doing further studies to increase their knowledge we now have invested heavily in the latest technology to bring our workshop to the fore front of hydraulic repairs.
The Module will test all Pumps, Motors and Valving and upon completion will issue a certificate that will not only be issued to our client but also engraved on a QR code which will be attached to the pump for the site guys to see the settings and results in real time.
With further training of our staff this machine will stand our workshop in great steed moving into the future and meet the needs of the ever changing Mining Industry.

28/08/2026

Our final set to the order for our NSW client finished and ready to ship, we have filled our 4 set order and the feed back has been all positive for the THS NITRO Struts.

Great job again by the boys in the workshop meeting budget and delivery date perfectly.

THS NITRO STRUTS have been designed and manufactured right here in Rockhampton, with special mention to local company's, AOK Upholstery and Norm Graff engraving and Sargent signs for their contributions to the finished product.

15/07/2026

The Hydraulic Shop has become a truly National Supplier with our 4th set of Nitro Struts heading south of the border into the NSW underground mining scene, our quality and ability to meet clients deadlines has led THS to be now being used throughout the mining industry right across Australia.

This set is the second last set to go to this new client on this order and was delivered on time and are now on the car and under ground bring coal to the surface, the feed back we are getting is that the drivers fight for the seat in the car running THS nitro Struts, this to us is the best endorsement of our product.

Well done to the boys in the shed for another quality set and with a new THS Blue fleck and clear coat they look and perform awesome.

Look forward to the next set leaving in 4 weeks.

22/06/2026

Team THS just returned for this years 2026 Barra Nats on the Daly river NT, we arrived a couple days early and got into helping out setting up and do what we could to help the hard working volunteers and coordinator in their frenzy to get everything set for the start. Big shout out to Bec and the Banyan Farm crew for some long days and hard work to make this comp so successful.
Day 1** Our team hit water on day one and hit our five fish bag but most were midsize 50 to 60cm fish, with Jess loosing her skirt on the first morning so she was pretty happy with that.
Day 2 ** We waited to first light to leave base due to busted props and sunk boats and blown gear boxes so we headed up with few other boats and found the fish had moved from yesterday but managed four fish bag and with one in the 70s we had great day.
Day 3 ** a repeat of day 2 leaving at false light with total white out fog on river and things were crazy, great day on water with 7 fish but 2 under size we held our bag with a 74 and 71 making it our best day.
Day 4 ** started like all others but the fish had gone into hiding and we only managed one 60 cm which dropped us down the field some, beautiful day but just no fish and everything we tried didn’t work or dropped fish or hit and spit lures.
Day 5 ** with the last day here we tried a new approach went way down the river looking for clean water and found all the fish in the clean water in amongst the fallen trees just chilling in the warm water, this is where we managed our full bag and some with two over 80 hitting the tape and giving us a great finish to the comp.

What an amazing week on the water with record fish and hundreds of crocs each day and buffalo and pigs all over the place, some against fisherman and woman and once again Banyan Farm put it on for us all, big thanks to all the crew and special thanks to John who at 74 work his arse of to help anyone needing a hand, especially our team from Queensland.

On the last night we cleaned up on raffles and won elusive chain saw, and Jess winning the best photo group for the comp for our team and an amazing Transducer Pole golden stand which will be an awesome addition to our boat.

Thanks to my team VIk and Jess for making it an amazing comp, until next year.

Bring on 2027 Nats .

28/04/2026

The shop has been flat out the last two weeks with our next set of struts heading South of the border, this set is destined for Newcastle and onto a shuttle car and back under ground by next week.
THS Nitro Struts are the best struts on the market at this time and have proven again and again to be the industry leader in Shuttle car suspension, not only giving the operator a smooth ride but also reducing cracking and damaged caused by limited suspension.

This is set 2 of 4 heading into Cockroach territory with enquiries coming from more mines down south i doubt these will be the last to head that way.

Thanks to the boys out back Nathan , Caelan and Damon for the extra effort to get these out for our client in record time.

15/04/2026

Our NSW struts get fitted onto the shuttle car during its mid life service and it disappears back under ground with the THS Nitro struts doing their part. Proud to be able to provide Australian Made struts to all parts of the Australian Mining Industry.

These struts ended up on a all night mercy dash from Rocky to Rutherford to get them fitted and the car back under ground by weekend, long way and long 16hrs drive but well worth it when you see them siting there fitted and ready to roll.

Next set already in production ready for next car coming of line.

17/03/2026