Torque, traction, and horsepower all play a role in propel motors. In this Shop Talk Blog post, we are going to review these subjects and how they are all related to each other in the context of final drive motors.
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Final drive motors, travel motors, and wheel motors are costly and vital to your equipment. When you run into problems with them, you might want to do what the professionals do. Here is some professional advice on how to handle problems with the hydraulic motors on your equipment.
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In this Shop Talk Blog post, we are going to deal with three misconceptions about excavators, including the right way to dig, the best machine for digging a trench, and whether cleaning the undercarriage is important.
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Travel motor, drive motor, wheel motor, propel motor, track drive, final drive motor -- all these terms refer to different types of hydraulic motors used to propel mobile equipment. In this Shop Talk Blog post, we are going to review some terms related to hydraulic motors that it would be a good idea for you to know. You may know them already, but a good review is always in order.
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Hans and Franz are the names given to NASA’s massive crawler-transporters. Their directive is simple: transport massive rockets, space shuttles, and now (at least for one of them) the Space Launch System to their respective launchpads at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. And they've been working for fifty years ...
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Every hydraulic motor, final drive, and travel motor is going to have bearings. Those bearings are a key component in its design and vital to its efficient operation. When bearings fail, quickly take out other parts and can render a hydraulic motor irreparably damaged. In this Shop Talk Blog post, you will learn key facts that you need to know about bearings and final drive motors.
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At one time, Ingersoll Rand manufactured a wide variety of construction equipment. Their product line up included asphalt pavers, compactors, excavators, hoists, loader backhoes, motor graders, rollers and skid steer loaders. Times have changed but their history remains fascinating -- and their impact on tunneling, mining, and highway construction is undeniable.
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Not all the damage that we see come into our shop here a Texas Final Drive is dramatic -- sometimes it takes a trained eye to spot the problem. A good example of that is scoring of key components, like the cam ring out of a radial piston hydraulic motor. In this Shop Talk Blog post, we are going to talk about scoring, its causes, why it’s serious, and how to prevent it.
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There are quite a few health risks for a crew that is working in extremely cold temperatures. We know there can be problems with hypothermia and frostbite, but there are a few issues that may not immediately come to mind. Those are the topic of this Texas Final Drive blog post.
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Even though it means less money for us, we want to encourage our readers and customers to make sure they take good care of their final drive motors. In this Shop Talk Blog post, our topic deals with the various reasons why you shouldn’t ignore your hydraulic final drive motors.
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