rebuilt final drive

While comprised of few parts, the final drive is one of the most important pieces of any tracked machine. Without it, your machine isn't going to make it very far. But what parts go into a final drive and what do they do?

Parts of a Final Drive

1. Hydraulic motor
2. Gear reduction assembly
3. Hydraulic lines (feed and return)
4. Shaft
5. Sun gear
6. Planetary gears
7. Ring gear
8. Sprocket...

An Indiana based wrecking company called ConEquip Parts in need of a final drive for their Hitachi EX200LC-5 excavator.  Parts specialist Adam Bailey took the call.

"Josh (the company owner) said their final drive went down on their backup machine and needed to replace the entire unit," Bailey said.  He added that the company had a used option available at...