An Educational Guide for Excavator Owners, Mechanics & Fleet Managers in South Africa Turbochargers are one of the hardest-working components on any excavator engine. They spin at over 100,000 RPM , survive extreme heat, and feed the engine the extra air it needs to produce torque under heavy load. But here’s the part most people get wrong: A turbocharger is not just a “bolt-on part.” It’s a precision-engineered system that must match the engine’s airflow, exhaust pressure, t

An Educational Guide for Excavator Owners & Fleet Managers in South Africa When an excavator fails, most people blame the “big” components: The engine The hydraulic pump The final drive The swing motor But in reality, the silent killer behind most of those catastrophic failures isn’t the component itself. It’s dirty oil . Contaminated oil destroys engines, pumps, valves, and motors faster than any other factor—and it often goes unnoticed until thousands of rands evaporate in

Your excavator’s cooling system is like your machine’s therapist — it keeps all that pent-up rage from boiling over. Without it, the...

If your excavator suddenly experiences a lack of power, it can be frustrating and costly, especially if downtime impacts your...