Final drives have to endure quite a bit – like high-impact loads, extreme torque, sudden direction changes, and frequent gear changes. You know that when your final drive stops, your machine stops. That means one of your goals should be to keep that final drive running. In this Shop Talk Blog post, we are going to discuss some of the considerations in keeping your final drive running.
Skid-steers are going to need a different type of maintenance when faced with extreme weather, whether its extreme heat or extreme cold. In this blog post, we are going to give you some tips on how to keep your skid-steer loader running well even in aggressive weather.
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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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