Hydrostatic Drives

[thebigo]

Do any of the excavators available from Europe have hydrostatic or hydraulic drive motors? Maybe a stupid question but looking on some of the Websites they mention hydraulics for drive? Maybe I miss read I don't know.

[trucker n]

Damitz excavators have hydro drive for the tracks

[thebigo]

Trucker, do you know if they work good, they must throw much more cost into the unit?

[thebigo]

Originally Posted by trucker n

Damitz excavators have hydro drive for the tracks

Trucker, do you know if they work good, they must throw much more cost into the unit?

[Lil Giants]

Damitz would be the only I've ever heard of & they suck a lot of oil & go very slow! They use the same hyd motor for the swing & it starves the rest of valves of oil when activated.

You can see it move @6:43
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50EMcY_MJgs

[JAMMER]

Robbe has them in 2 different sizes 379 Euro or $519.60 US for the large one and I don't know what the other one cost. Ed

[Lil Giants]

I heard that Damitz has a lawsuit against Robbe for copyright of their patented hyd motor... haven't heard lately what has come of it.

[thebigo]

Thank's guy's, guess I read right. but now I Know I don't want one, since they work poorly.