It’s never good when a final drive motor stalls or gets jammed, especially on the job site. But here’s an outline of typical causes and how we diagnose them.
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Learn how we diagnose a weak final drive motor.
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One of the most important relationships for final drive motors ties together power, torque, and speed -- and understanding this relationship can help you troubleshoot your final drive motor.
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- 5 Reasons a Final Drive Can Lack Power
- Torque, Traction, and Horsepower
- 3 Critical Questions About Single-Speed and Dual-Speed Final Drives
Let’s quickly review how to troubleshoot a hydraulic pump by looking at common symptoms and discussing the causes -- and whether the issue is even related to the pump.
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Good final drive repairs not only fix what went wrong, but they track down why it went wrong in the first place. Is the company that you entrust your final drive to this careful?
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This is a collection of images showing final drive brake systems in various stages of damage, along with a video illustrating what this type of damage can sound like. Don't let this happen to your drive motors!
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Your skid steer loader can't seem to make it up inclines like it used to, or the bucket controls on your mini excavator have suddenly become sluggish. How do you go about finding out what's wrong?
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Here are five notoriously common issues that you can encounter with your final drive! Do you know how to troubleshoot them?
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We make money off final drives that no longer work, but we hate to see an otherwise good final drive fail because it wasn’t maintained properly. Here are five final drive maintenance tips to help you keep your final drive maintained and performing well.
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You may have a final drive motor or track drive that has a Duo-cone seal (aka, floating face seal). If you do, then you probably would like to know what causes premature failure of these seals so you can make sure yours lasts as long as possible -- and that's the topic of this Shop Talk blog post.
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