Are Your Slew Drives Failing Prematurely?
Geographe's Modified Carrier Can Help
Here, at Geographe, we had been asked by clients to investigate the cause of premature failure of slew systems on excavators. We identified that the original carrier contributed to significant wear of the drive spline, and in some cases, causing bearing failure.
Our Product Development team set about designing an Enhanced Performance Carrier whereby a replaceable, hardened insert replaces the original soft spline.
Key Benefits of Modified Carrier:
- Replaceable - eliminates need to purchase a new carrier for future rebuilds
- Dramatic cost savings in short and long term - cost of an overhaul v new replacement and reduction in total cost of ownership (TCO)
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Cost savings shown above in $AUD for a Geographe Modified Planet Carrier v OEM
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Geographe manufacture and fit all parts for slew/swing planetary drives. If you feel you could benefit from a Geographe overhaul of your slew drives, then drop us a line. Service Exchange slew drive units are also stocked ex-Perth and Townsville for convenience.