Maintain a Clean Final Drive and Undercarriage  At its most basic, keeping your final drive and your undercarriage clean is about keeping your final drive in view since leaks and other issues can hide behind layers of dirt and grease. Routinely taking time to blast off dirt and debris is the best way to unmask troubles and make sure if they do show up, you’ll spot them right away. Cleanliness...

What is the final drive of an excavator? As a complete unit, an excavator final drive motor provides the power to turn the tracks and move the excavator. Simply stated, it is composed of two primary components that are sealed and joined together – the first is the hydraulic “motor” that receives energy from the main hydraulic pump. How does an excavator drive work? The pinion gear shaft extends fr...

What is a travel motor? The travel motor is essentially the hydraulic motor interfaces with the final drive, providing the power that the final drive transforms into torque. That torque is transferred to the sprocket, which then turns the wheel and track. What is the function of a travel motor on excavator? Travel motors are hydraulic motors that increase driving power properly for the travel cond...