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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 430 and 435 ZHS compact excavators feature zero house swing (ZHS) and FastTrack—the industry's first all-hydrostatic drive system, according to Bobcat. FastTrack works like the drive system on a ...

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 ...

I recently purchased a pricy zero-steer riding lawnmower from Troy-Bilt, a Mustang with a 50-inch deck. The design is such that there are two independent hydrostatic drives to each of the rear wheels, ...