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Don't Forget the Gear Oil

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

Jul 3rd 2020

You've got a major investment in your Bobcat T190, and that includes your final drive motors. In this Shop Talk Blog post, we

May 3rd 2020

Some people believe that grease can serve as a quick, short-term solution to a leaking seal, including for a final drive p