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Preparing Your Compact Equipment for Winter

Posted by Dr. Sara McCaslin on Nov 22nd 2025

The temps are dropping, but deadlines don’t stop. The last thing you need is sluggish hydraulics, dead batteries, and c

Posted by Jim Strong on Jan 10th 2025

Maintenance is frequently neglected in both heavy and compact machinery until issues emerge. At Texas Final Drive, we view ma

Posted by Jim Strong on Mar 28th 2023

Your planetary drive takes a beating on every job, and if it stops working, then everything comes to a grinding halt (literal

Posted by Jim Strong on Aug 24th 2021

Here are six ways to keep your final drive motor running! Here are a few other Shop Talk Blog posts you mig

Posted by Dr. Sara McCaslin on May 23rd 2021

Gear oil is vital to your final drive. And whether it's a track motor on a compact excavator or a wheel motor on a hard-worki

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