I am trying to understand / interpret one recommendation I read on a Caterpillar website for maximizing excavator life:
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Never dig over final drive.
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Can anyone explain what this means? What's the "final drive" and what does digging over it mean?
The final drive is the planetary gear set and hydraulic motor that move the track. Not digging over it means not operating the arm over that area as it stresses the components unnecessarily - so to avoid this it means positioning the machine correctly before starting work or changing its position during work.
