Skid steer loaders are an incredibly versatile piece of equipment, but not everyone that needs one is in the market for a brand new one. In this blog post, we are going to discuss some tips for purchasing a good quality used skid steer.
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Did you know that overlooking a simple maintenance task can result in the cover plate being cracked or blown off your final drive during operation? And did you know that such a dramatic failure isn’t all that unusual? In this blog post, we are going to talk about one of the most neglected aspects of final drive maintenance: case drain filters.
We recently had a Rexroth single speed final drive for a Caterpillar track loader come into the shop for repairs, and thought we would take that opportunity to talk about our rebuilding process for final drives and hydraulic motors.
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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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The US Department of Energy just announced the REMADE Institute — Reducing Embodied-energy And Decreasing Emissions — which possesses the dual goal of increasing US manufacturing competitiveness while driving down the often prohibitive costs of recycling, reusing, and remanufacturing. This exciting initiative can have a very positive impact on both the environment and economy here in the US.
Besides equipment failure, there is one other occurrence that can stop a construction project in its tracks: heavy equipment theft. In average, experts estimate that equipment theft results in $400 million of equipment alone, not including down time, project delays, rental costs, etc. In this blog post, we are going to review what you need to know about equipment theft in the US.
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Have you considered torque density as a measure of the effectiveness of your final drive or hydraulic motor? In this article, we are going to discuss torque density and what it means in terms of power, efficiency, economy, and, of course, torque.
Eaton is a power management company – electrical, mechanical and hydraulic – and is also an international manufacturer of hydraulic motors and final drives. However, Eaton isn’t as well known in the US as in other countries at the moment -- and we are out to change that. As their U.S. supplier of hydraulic motors for heavy equipment, we would like to share with you three things you should know about Eaton.
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.
Many people see lubricants as simply the cost of doing business, but lubricants are far more important than that.
Lubricants are a very valuable investment in your equipment and there is more to proper lubrication than just using the right lubricant. In this blog post, we are going to look at lubricants as an investment in the life and value of your heavy equipment.
