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Choosing Hydraulic Motor Specifications for Optimal Performance

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Testing Brush Mowers & Land clearing Equipment in Extreme Conditions

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The video moves on to a detailed comparison of hydraulic motors, revealing why certain, often more expensive, motors are used in high-performance brush mowers. Shane lays out various Eaton hydraulic motors: 2000 series, 4000 series, and 6000 series, explaining that as the series number increases, the motor's capacity for horsepower, pressure, and flow rate also increases. He then introduces a 'radial piston motor', which, like an old WWII radial engine, has high startup torque and superior efficiency compared to roller-type motors. While these are more efficient, they are also significantly more expensive, leading manufacturers to balance performance with cost. The selection of the right motor is crucial; you must plan for the desired tip speed and match the motor size to the required flow rate. The narrator asks about the largest motor, to which Shane presents a 'radial piston motor', which is robust and designed for demanding tasks. Ultimately, the choice is about matching hydraulic motor specifications to the desired performance and cost-effectiveness for different mower models.

Goal: Understand the impact of hydraulic motor types and sizes on mower performance.

Tools and materials

  • Eaton 2000 Series Hydraulic Motor Eaton — Illustrating a smaller capacity hydraulic motor
  • Eaton 4000 Series Hydraulic Motor Eaton — Illustrating a medium capacity hydraulic motor
  • Eaton 6000 Series Hydraulic Motor Eaton — Illustrating a high capacity hydraulic motor
  • Radial Piston Motor N/A — Illustrating a high-efficiency, high-torque hydraulic motor type

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larger material or if you have more horsepower okay that's why we have the top end these are both direct drive but we're start using larger and larger motors so on the lower end of the spectrum we're using Eaton for this one okay that's the motor for that one this is the motor for this one yep and where's and that's this is the motor for this one [Music] okay okay so you can definitely see the difference between the input the utility in the brush Buster oh okay so we only use the motors on our duro ler state mowers so this is a 2000 series 4000 series 6000 series as you go up the spectrum the motors can handle more more horsepower so they can handle higher pressures and higher flow rates okay and you have to plan on what speed you want the thing to turn it and try to match the motor size to the flow rate so where is the motor on your biggest one is that it right there yes okay wow that is a definite size difference reasoner right so not only is it larger but it's a different style of motor this is a radial piston motor so it's got five Pistons in here yeah working like a radial engine on an old World War 2 plane is kind of same orientation yeah so they have really high startup torque yeah and piston motors are really efficient yeah they are yeah oh there have a higher efficiency than Jareau lor type motors they're really expensive okay you have to be mindful of the cost there's a lot of mowers out there that are using cheaper motors from you know international sources but these are american-made I mean the motor Chinese motors and wasn't gonna say that but yeah okay and these are these are even Oklahoma all right Shane let's go underneath and see what's going on here if you don't mind sure so a couple of points that we want to bring up here one the first of all is the deck itself the structure yeah on our new brush buster we've got a ring here that runs the full diameter underneath and that's for a couple reasons but the main reason is the stiff in the deck it's another stiffening agent but it also helps kind of keep the material from wanting to climb on top of the blades it keeps it down when you're talking about components that you want to last a long time so there's when you hit something like a rock you're not going to see these rocks you're gonna hit them these blades have a certain amount of flexibility to them which I they're hard to show here but they'll actually deflect and go over some obstacles and then come back street so the reason we want…

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