How To Choose The Right Auger Drive for Your Skid Steer Loader?

In this article, you will find out how to choose the right Hydraulic auger drive for your skid steer loader.

To choose the right hydraulic auger drive, you need to know 2 characteristics of the loader:

1. Skid steer loader weight

The weight of a Skid steer loader  is an important value when choosing a Hydraulic auger drive, because all skid steer loader manufacturers have approximately the same load capacity and digging force. The housings of hydraulic auger drive are designed according to these Skid steer loaders. This way you cannot physically break them during drilling.

The easiest way to find out the weight of a Skid steer loader is to look at the nameplate of the device itself, the PSM, the registration certificate or the manufacturer's website.

 

2. Hydraulic flow (L/min)

The hydraulic flow in the hydraulic line for connecting attachments can be found in the operating instructions or on the manufacturer's website. For example, on a Mustang loader, the hydraulic flow data is displayed directly on the nameplate.

 

It is important to remember that

These are theoretical data and may not correspond to reality at all. For example, the skid steer loader is not new or used. Therefore, the hydraulic pump is undersized and will not produce the required performance.

The most ideal option for diagnosing a hydraulic system is to use a special device called a hydraulic tester (flow meter) to measure the hydraulic flow and pressure. It can diagnose the hydraulic capacity very accurately.

In addition, it is best to check the holding pressure - if it exceeds the permissible value, it is necessary to drain.

Great! Assuming that you know the weight of the loader and the hydraulic flow. What's next?

Each hydraulic auger drive  has requirements for the weight of the skid steer loader and the minimum and maximum values of the required hydraulic flow. This affects the screw speed and torque. Let's take the Chinese hydraulic rotator RAY REA4500 auger drive as an example.

REA4500

Specifications

 

Country of origin: China

 

Basic special equipment weight, 3-5 tons

Oil flow, per minute 38–76 liters

Torque, Nm - 14499

Pressure, bar - 240

What equipment is this hydraulic auger drive suitable for?

The weight of the skid steer loader should be 3 to 5 tons.

The minimum value required for the operation of the hydraulic auger drive is 38 liters per minute and the maximum value is 76 liters.

The parameters of your skid steer loader must fall in the middle of these values. This way you have enough torque and the load on the hydraulic motor is not always at the limit. This ensures that the hydraulic rotator will serve you for a long time.

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