Here are some final drive motor horrors from our own shop -- with some explanations of what caused them and how you can prevent them.
And while you're here, check out these terrifying Shop Talk Blog posts from the past ...
Recent Posts
Mechanical stress is behind any of the failures we encounter when inspecting a final drive motor. Sheared fasteners, bent gear teeth, dented roller bearings, and broken races are examples of where stresses have gotten high enough to do permanent damage. To help you learn more about the mechanisms behind this and other types of failure, we'd like to introduce you to a new blog series entitled Dr. Mac's Notebook.
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Simple Forces
There are three basic types of forces:
- Compressive, which pushes things together
- Tensile, which pulls things apart
- Shear, which causes things to slide apart
Crushing accidents don鈥檛 just happen when someone gets run over by equipment -- they can also occur when you鈥檙e working on your equipment and don鈥檛 take hazardous energy into account.
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Hydraulic filters are a critical component of any hydraulic system, including your compact equipment. And when they fail, it can be catastrophic for your final drive motor. In this blog post, you will learn about the engineering that goes behind the design and selection of these filters.
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When we hear the word 鈥渓eak鈥� or 鈥渓eakage鈥� in reference to a final drive motor, our knee-jerk reaction is to assume it's something bad. In a hydraulic system, though, internal leakage is good -- up to a certain point.
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In this Shop Talk Blog, we're going to look at some of the techniques we use for rebuilding and repairing final drive motors, including welding and machining.
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When you see a headline about an electric excavator or skid steer loader, what does it mean?
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Diesel prices have been rising, and while they may seem to be going down a bit, it鈥檚 doubtful they鈥檒l drop back down to what they were a year ago. As a result, these prices are impacting your bottom line. And while you don鈥檛 control the cost of fuel, you can make some changes that will improve the efficiency of your equipment.
In our last blog post, we talked about the three different categories of hydraulic fluid: petroleum-based, synthetic, and water-based. Our focus for this post will be an overview of synthetic hydraulic fluid.
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How dangerous are excavators on the worksite? When used by skilled, alert operators, excavators are safe -- and indispensable. However, accidents do happen and some are a bit more common than others. Oh, and all the data you're about to see came from OSHA.
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