Through the years, tractor manufacturers kept expanding the number of forward speeds for farm tractors to enable the farmer to select a more optimum speed for the operation being performed. By the mid ...

A trencher's job is obviously to dig a trench. How the machine gets that job done can happen in two ways: with a mechanical or a hydrostatic drive. In order to figure out which type of drive system is ...

PITTSBURG, Kan. — Training in mobile hydraulic systems and hydrostatic drives, ideal for a wide range of technicians, industry representatives and instructors, is planned for May 16-19 at Pittsburg ...

Gearmatic has added a new line of hydrostatic track drives to the company’s product mix, with maximum torque output ratings from 12,539 to 162,264 lb-ft. (17,000 to 220,000 Nm). The TD Series offers a ...

The dozer PR 764 on display at MINExpo is the largest of the current Liebherr product line. The machine is powered by a Liebherr D 9508 V-8 engine developing 422 HP (310 kW). The engine is ...

The 3600 and 3650 compact utility vehicles feature a hydrostatic transmission system that can be adjusted to match load requirements, Bobcat says. Powered by a 24-horsepower Kohler diesel, the units ...

It's still cheaper to trench long runs where there's not a lot of finished surface to repair, and the economy is forcing utilities to make that call rather than over-using directional boring. Ditch ...

Hybrid drive systems deliver value by reducing engine load, replacing or supplementing engine output through alternate means of powering the vehicle, or recovering energy normally turned into heat ...

These drives are three-stage planetary gears with pre-arranged spur gear specifically designed for mining excavators and track-laying cranes. With output torques between 600 and 1300 kNm and a dual ...

An inventor by the name of Tom Kasmer is claiming that his Hydristor (a contraction of “hydraulic transistor”) will revolutionize the auto industry. What? OK, let’s take a step back. Basically, Kasmer ...

A stepless gearbox lets a machine run from a standstill to maximum speed with no distinct ratio changes or ladder-rung gears. Two sorts of CVT have been around long enough to grow whiskers. The ...