Carrier assy – what is this? What are the advantages and how to avoid its failure?

Carrier assy – what is it?

In the other words carrier assy is complete travel final drive gearbox set. It is used in the planetary propulsion system to convert the drive. The more satelites are in gear, there is more power.

Depending on the construction of the travel final drive, we can distinhuish carrier assy’es of the first, second and third order. At first glance, the planetary gear machanism may seem complicated. But if we compare it to the solar system it’s really simple. In the centre of the planetary gear there is a sun wheel and the others elements are circling around it like planets.

When gears rotate around their own axis, the energy is divided into individual satellite wheels inside carrier assy. These wheels transmit the energy to the next elements of the system.

How to avoid damage?

The biggest adventage of planetary gears is their endurance. But as our experience shows – they become damaged quite often. The most common reason of the failure is of course the lack of oil in the planetary gear. Therefore, it should be checked regulary, because its deficit leads not only to seizing up the bearings or wiping the rollers, but also to breaking the entire body of the hub.

Carrier assy can also be destroyed if the oil level is normal, but the main bearing have to be replaced due to work out. In this situation the excavator makes a specific crack. If you ignored that, the bearing will crumble, fall between the satellites and damage them. As a result travel final drive need to be regenerate.

The damage is also because of the fact that seals have worked out. If you notice leaks, you should immediately deal with regeneration.

Advantages

First of all, planetary gears are very popular because they allow you to freely chenge speed and rotation force. They are used especially in those machines that operate at high turns and are small overall dimensions. Their adventage is the mulitpoint drive transport. Thanks to this individual teeth in the toothed wheels are exposed to lower load. This affects the life of the planetary gear.

Therefor, for years the use of planetary gearbox is the best method of drive transfer in tracked machines.