From our wealth of experience in building and designing machines for the underground Coal and Hard Rock market, we concluded that a hydrostatic drive is by far superior to the conventional drive system (Axles, transmissions, prop shafts etc). The main advantages of the hydrostatic drive train is as follows;
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Infinitely variable speed control.
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Seamless transition between forward and reverse.
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No over speeding.
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Hydrostatic deceleration.
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Precise Traction control.
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High Efficiency (approx 91%) in comparison to a conventional drive train (approx 65%).
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High efficiency translates to less KW required which has a direct impact on fuel consumption.
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The configuration of the drive train is very straight forward (Hydraulic pump to wheel motors). This makes our machines very easy to do fault finding and to work on components. Another huge benefit is that less components means less stock holding which is a huge cost saving for the customer.
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The hydrostatic drive train enables us to design our machines in a modular concept. At NO time does any maintenance person need to work under the machine and all components can be accessed easily, which makes our machine artisan friendly.
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Common components can be utilized throughout product range (wheel motors, pumps, center sections, engines etc).
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Numerous critical SAFETY benefits due to the component configuration.
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Ergonomically designed operator’s cabins and component layout.
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Low skill requirement to drive and operate vehicles.
