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Product: EXCAVATOR
Model: 374F EXCAVATOR XWL
Configuration: 374F L Excavator XWL00001-UP (MACHINE) POWERED BY C15 Engine

Systems Operation
374F Excavator Hydraulic System
Media Number -KENR9614-07 Publication Date -01/11/2019 Date Updated -01/11/2019

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Final Drive
SMCS - 4050

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Final Drive
(1) Planetary carrier (first stage)
(2) Ring gear
(3) Planetary carrier (second stage)
(4) Planetary carrier (third stage)
(5) Sun gear (third stage)
(6) Seal
(7) Output shaft (travel motor)
(8) Sun gear (second stage)
(9) Sun gear (first stage)
(10) Planetary gear (first stage)
(11) Planetary gear (second stage)
(12) Planetary gear (third stage)
(13) Drive sprocket housing
(14) Roller bearings
(15) Motor housing
(16) Travel motor

The final drive reduces the rotational speed of travel motor (16). Output shaft (7) of travel motor (16)
is splined to sun gear (first stage) (9).

The final drive consists of two groups. The first group consists of the three stages of the planetary
gear reduction. The second group is the output group.

• The first stage reduction group consists of the following components: sun gear (9), planetary
gear (10), planetary carrier (1) and ring gear (2). The group for second stage reduction consists
of the following components: sun gear (8), planetary gear (11), planetary carrier (3) and ring
gear (2). The third stage reduction group consists of the following components: sun gear (5),
planetary gear (12), planetary carrier (4) and ring gear (2).

• The output group is described in the following manner. The rotation of drive sprocket housing
(13) drives the track. Drive sprocket housing (13) and ring gear (2) are connected by bolts. The
drive sprocket housing and the ring gear are supported by roller bearings (14).

The planetary gears reduce the travel speed. The travel speed is reduced by the ratio of teeth of the
sun gear and the ring gear. The compact final drive offers a greater reduction ratio when the sun gear
is incorporated inside the ring gear.

Operation
Sun gear (9) is splined to the output shaft of travel motor (7). The rotation of the output shaft is
transmitted to the sun gear. When sun gear rotates clockwise, the final drive operates in the following
manner.
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Illustration 2 g03117019
First stage reduction group
(1) Planetary carrier (first stage)
(2) Ring gear
(9) Sun gear (first stage)
(10) Planetary gear (first stage)

In the first stage reduction group, sun gear (9) causes planetary gears (10) to rotate counterclockwise.
Planetary gears (10) mesh with sun gear (9) and ring gear (2). Planetary gears (10) rotate around sun
gear (9) and the internal teeth of ring gear (2). Each planetary gear (10) is mounted to planetary
carrier (1) by shafts, in order to form a planetary assembly. Planetary carrier (1) rotates in a clockwise
direction.
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Illustration 3 g03117020
Engagement of splines
(1) Planetary carrier (first stage)
(3) Planetary carrier (second stage)
(5) Sun gear (third stage)
(8) Sun gear (second stage)
(10) Planetary gear (first stage)
(17) Engagement of splines
(18) Coupling

The splines of first stage planetary carrier (1) mesh with second stage sun gear (8). The rotation of
planetary carrier (1) is transmitted to sun gear (8). Sun gear (8) rotates clockwise.

In the group for second stage reduction, sun gear (8) causes planetary gears (11) to rotate
counterclockwise. Planetary gears (11) mesh with sun gear (8) and ring gear (2). Planetary gears (11)
rotate around sun gear (8) and the internal teeth of ring gear (2). Each planetary gear (11) is mounted
to planetary carrier (3) by shafts and bearings in order to form a planetary assembly. Planetary carrier
(3) rotates clockwise.
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The splines of second stage planetary carrier (3) meshes with third stage sun gear (5). The rotation of
planetary carrier (3) is transmitted to sun gear (5). Sun gear (5) rotates clockwise.

In the third stage reduction group, the spline teeth of planetary carrier (4) mesh with teeth on the
outer circumference of motor housing (15). Since motor housing (15) is fixed to the track frame,
planetary carrier (4) does not rotate.

Since planetary carrier (4) is attached to the track frame and the planetary carrier does not move, ring
gear (2) rotates counterclockwise. Since ring gear (2) and drive sprocket housing (13) are held
together with bolts, drive sprocket housing (13) rotates counterclockwise. This causes the right track
to move in a forward direction.

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