Knowledge Base

Whether you’re a passionate wheel loader specialist, you’re a wheel loader operator looking for more knowledge on your machine, or you’re just about to roll up your sleeves and take on an wheel loader repair, we’ve created this simple interactive wheel loader diagram to help you better understand this important construction machine.

Whether you’re a passionate excavator specialist, you’re an excavator operator looking for more knowledge on your machine, or you’re just about to roll up your sleeves and take on an excavator repair, we’ve created this simple interactive excavator diagram to help you better understand this important construction machine.

Whether you’re a passionate skid steer specialist, you’re a compact track loader operator looking for more knowledge on your machine, or you’re just about to roll up your sleeves and take on a skid steer repair, we’ve created this simple interactive skid steer diagram to help you better understand this important construction machine.

Learn how a wheel loader arm works, the important parts that make up the arm, and the common linkage designs for the arm. View images and an animated diagram.

Parts expert or just curious about the parts on the machines that build our bridges, dig our basements, and generally do all the big jobs? Read on and learn exactly what a transfer case is, what it does, and why it's so important.

Consider the noble track spring assembly on your tracked equipment -- keeping tension while simultaneously protecting other parts from impacts. Learn how this part accomplishes its work, look inside, and watch it in animated action as part of our Knowledge Base series.

Discover how an excavator swivel works. See the part in action in our animated diagram and learn how the swivel connects the hydraulics in the housing to the undercarriage, but still lets each spin freely.

At the heart of an excavator is a swing drive -- spinning the house and attachments, endlessly and in a perfect, smooth circle. If you've ever wondered just exactly how a swing drive gets its job done, read on and learn about this interesting excavator part today.

Ever wonder what a slewing ring is and how it works? Explore slewing rings, see inside of a slewing ring, and learn more about this important part in another edition of our Knowledge Base series.

Anyone who has worked in construction equipment has certainly come across an axial piston pump, but one might still wonder, “What exactly is going on in this little box?” That’s why we’re here to help. Whether you’re researching an axial piston pump problem or you’re just inquisitive about this widely-used part, read on for a short explainer on how they work and what they do.