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Why Bearings Are So Important to Your Final Drive

Posted by Dr. Sara McCaslin on Jan 1st 2021

Your final drive has quite a few bearings in it -- but let one bearing fail and it will start affecting your entire drive mot

Posted by Jim Strong on Dec 18th 2020

Some people might not realize that the Bobcat T200 and Bobcat 864 are actually the same machine, and represent Bobcat's first

Posted by Jim Strong on Dec 11th 2020

The best option for your hydraulic pump isn't always to replace it with a new one -- many times your pump can be rebuilt to t

Posted by Dr. Sara McCaslin on Nov 13th 2020

Hydraulic fluid injection is very dangerous -- know the facts before you take the risk. Here are a few othe

Nov 5th 2020

Hydraulic fluid transmits power and provides lubrication, but when it can't do that anymore it needs to be replaced with fres

Posted by Dr. Sara McCaslin on Oct 8th 2020

Do you ever use Loctite on your final drive hydraulic motors? You might want to consider it! When done correctly, it preve