I wonder if any one replaced just one side of final drive for excavator. If yes, let me know how you've handled in case of speed dispartiy. Would there be a way to adjust the final drive speed by controlling hydraulic system other than adjusting track tension, etc. Cheers.
Just hold levers in different positions. Worked for most excavators I’ve operated.
It's common to replace a faulty final drive on One side, this should not affect speed, the speed is determined by the hydraulic motor that drives the final drive.
Just make sure you put the right ratio final drive in replacement of your old 1.
Question: Was the machine tracking straight (or approximately so) before you replaced the one final drive.?
We bought a Deere 50d a few years ago (fairly high hours- 7800). Previous owner had replaced one final; obvious as has a different cast housing… The machine has a slight but noticeable (and annoying) pull to one side. Made me wonder if the ratio was slightly off…
I have same thing on my Case CX130, one final assy was replaced right before I got the machine, the other I assume is the 5900 hr original.