Toro 31051 - Testing the Wheel Motors Efficiency

TestingtheWheelMotorsEfciency
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Thewheelmotorefciencytestevaluatesthetractioncircuitperformance.
Hydraulicuidowof2.8LPM(0.74GPM)ormorethroughastationaryrear
wheelmotorunderloadindicatesaninternalleakinthewheelmotor.Fluid
owof3.4LPM(0.9GPM)ormorethroughastationaryfrontwheelmotor
underloadindicatesaninternalleakinthewheelmotor.Awornwheelmotor
islessefcient.Toomuchinternaluidbypasswillcausethewheelmotorto
stallunderheavyloadconditions.Continueduseofawornwheelmotorwill
generateexcessiveheat,causingdamagetosealsandothercomponentswithin
thehydraulicsystem.
Duringthenormalprocessofwheelmotoroperation,therateofuidowthrough
themotorvariesbasedontherotatingpositionofthewheel.Forthisreason,the
testprocedureincludescheckinghydraulicowthroughthemotorafterrotating
thewheelto3differentpositionstogetmultiplereadings.
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