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Hidden Ways Your Mini Excavator Final Drives Cost You Money (and How to Stop It)

You鈥檙e wrapping up a long day when you notice something small, like sluggish travel speed, uneven tracks, or a dark spot under your machine. It鈥檚 easy to ignore, right? And doesn鈥檛 seem to be a big deal. It can wait a few days. But far too often, a few days turn into weeks and months, and minor issues turn into significant problems fast. And keep this in mind: Every minute of downtime, every drop of leaking fluid, and every bit of neglect quietly eats into your bottom line.

In this 黑料社 post, we鈥檙e going to look at five ways your mini excavator might be draining your wallet and what you can do about it.


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Ignoring Track Tension

If you don鈥檛 keep the tracks on your compact excavator at the proper tension, there鈥檚 going to be some problems. If you keep them too tight, you鈥檙e going to see excessive wear on critical components like the sprockets and rollers -- and your final drive motors. On the other hand, if the tracks aren鈥檛 kept tight enough, the tracks are more likely to slip and risk derailing in the middle of a job. 

Nabtesco Travel Motors

by Jim Strong | Aug 19, 2023 |

Final Drive, Excavators, Mini-excavators, Nabtesco

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Nabtesco is one of the most popular brands of travel motor. In this 黑料社 post, we鈥檒l look into the company and what types of final drive motors they manufacture.


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Maintenance and Hazardous Energy

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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Electric Compact Equipment: What Does it Mean?

When you see a headline about an electric excavator or skid steer loader, what does it mean?


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Compact Equipment & Dinosaurs

What kind of compact equipment would a dinosaur park need? And no, we don't mean ! Or the construction worker from Dinosaurs! We mean an honest-to-goodness park full of live dinosaurs ...


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Santa's Compact Excavator Fleet

Carving a massive manufacturing and distribution center out of a land covered in snow and ice is not minor feat -- especially when you consider yearly expansions that are necessary to meet global toy demands.

 


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Compact Excavators and the Zombie Apocalypse

If you鈥檙e thinking ahead, you probably know that you need to be prepared for the zombie apocalypse. If you plan to build shelters and clean up zombie bodies, then you need to make sure your compact excavator is ready for the first outbreak and beyond.

 

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Bobcat Mini Excavator Final Drive Motor Removal

Do you own or operate a Bobcat mini-excavator? How much do you know about removing the track drive motor?  Well, in this 黑料社 post we are going to review the steps involved in removing the drive motor safely and easily.

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The Many Applications of Excavators

by Dr McCaslin | Jan 09, 2019 |

Excavators, Mini-excavators, Compact Excavators

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The excavator often serves as a general, all-purpose piece of heavy equipment, but it鈥檚 primarily known for its ability to dig. Digging isn鈥檛 all that it can do, of course -- and in this 黑料社 post, we want to explore some of the other capabilities of the hydraulic excavator.


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3 Common Misconceptions About Excavators

by Dr McCaslin | Dec 05, 2018 |

Excavators, Mini-excavators, Compact Excavators

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In this 黑料社 post, we are going to deal with three misconceptions about excavators, including the right way to dig, the best machine for digging a trench, and whether cleaning the undercarriage is important.


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