Which has the best traction for excavation equipment: tires or tracks? The answer to that question is not as easy as it might seem. In this Shop Talk blog post, we are going to take a look the subject of traction, tracks, and tires, beginning with a discussion about the coefficient of traction.
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The Eaton HP50 Track Drive Motor has quite a bit to brag about: high torque density, excellent starting torque, extended life, and providing an economic alternative to traditional radial piston hydraulic motors. What you might now know is how well adapted it is to the needs of compact track loaders.
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Hydraulic motors are a main component of final drives and are key to any industry that requires a great deal of torque, including construction, forestry, and mining. In this blog post, we are going to explain the difference between radial piston hydraulic motors and axial piston hydraulic motors.
When someone says the word “mechanic” we usually conjure up an image of a hard-working laborer with stained, rough hands holding a wrench and wearing a dark uniform while working on an automobile or other large piece of machinery.
A "technician," on the other hand, often makes us think of an individual in a clean uniform using electronic equipment to diagnose some complex pieces of machinery.
One of the key features of quality assurance is thorough testing of the final drives and hydraulic motors that we both repair and re-manufacture. In this blog post we are going to outline certain aspects of our pneumatic and hydraulic testing program.
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You have seen final drives, travel motors, and hydraulic motors advertised as “rebuilt” or “re-manufactured.” You might have assumed that this refers to the same thing, but, in reality, they are very different. In this blog post, we are going to look at the difference between a rebuilt final drive and a re-manufactured final drive.
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There are certain items on a final drive that are more likely to fail than others. They will cause damage to the motor, if left unchecked. Routine maintenance of these items will not only prevent damage but greatly extend the life of the components of the final drive motor.
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No technician with any love for machinery wants to open up a final drive for evaluation and find it caked in dried mud, debris, and rust. In this article, we are going to go over our procedure for cleaning a final drive before its disassembly.
The final drives that we receive for evaluation, repair, or re-manufacturing are definitely not in like-new condition. In fact, most of them look like this Rexroth final drive from a Bobcat T140/T180/T190.
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Lack of power is a common complaint when a final drive or travel motor is in need of service. It reveals itself when your machine is unable to climb a steep grade or it keeps steering to one side. There are six potential causes behind a lack of power, and not all of them are the fault of the final drive.
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