{"id":847,"date":"2026-06-16T03:44:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T03:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planetary-gearboxes.com\/?post_type=product&p=847"},"modified":"2026-06-16T03:44:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T03:44:49","slug":"ep-se418t3-triple-stage-track-drive-planetary-gearbox","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/planetary-gearboxes.com\/el\/product\/ep-se418t3-triple-stage-track-drive-planetary-gearbox\/","title":{"rendered":"\u03a0\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03ba\u03b9\u03b2\u03ce\u03c4\u03b9\u03bf \u03c4\u03b1\u03c7\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03b2\u03ac\u03b8\u03bc\u03b9\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac\u03b4\u03bf\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03af\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 EP-SE418T3 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b5\u03c1\u03c0\u03cd\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5\u03c2"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/p>\n \u039f EP-SE418T3<\/strong> is a triple-stage track drive planetary gearbox producing 270,000 N\u00b7m from a 3,000 rpm motor input across i=166\u2013364. Its ratio range starts at i=166 \u2014 reflecting the reality that the machines this unit serves never need to travel faster than approximately 0.85 km\/h at 3,000 rpm motor input. At 2,200 kg, installation requires a \u22655,000 kg rated crane.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n W = (2 \u00d7 brake_equiv) \u00f7 (sin 15\u00b0 \u00d7 0.80). At i=166 (minimum ratio), the brake equivalent is already 332,000 N\u00b7m per drive \u2014 higher than EP-SE415T3’s maximum of 258,000 N\u00b7m. This confirms that even at EP-SE418T3’s fastest operating ratio, the spring brake hold exceeds the full capability of lighter SE units.<\/p>\n EP-SE418T3 is the fifteenth model in the Korea Ever-Power SE series covered on this site, the most powerful track drive planetary gearbox presented here, and the only unit in the series where efficiency increases from its predecessor \u2014 >94% versus SE413T3\u2013SE417T3\u2019s >93%. It is also the heaviest at 2,200 kg, the first requiring a \u22655,000 kg crane for installation, and the only SE unit on this site with a minimum ratio as high as i=166 \u2014 reflecting that the 3,000\u20137,000+ tonne machines it serves simply do not need faster travel than 18 rpm at the sprocket. The 207\u00d7 torque span from SE400T1 (1,300 N\u00b7m) to SE418T3 (270,000 N\u00b7m) represents fifteen models in a consistent rotating-housing planetary gearbox architecture. Korea Ever-Power provides motor displacement calculation, ratio selection, brake adequacy confirmation (including counterbalance valve requirements for very heavy machines), and dimensional cross-reference against the incumbent drive, all in a single same-day engineering response, at no charge, before any order commitment. The SE series extends beyond EP-SE418T3 for very specialised applications \u2014 contact Korea Ever-Power for requirements above 270,000 N\u00b7m.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n In the SE series efficiency record from SE400T1 through SE415T3 and SE417T3, a pattern appears: as torque increased into the very large T3 class (SE413T3 through SE417T3), efficiency settled at >93% \u2014 slightly below the >94% of smaller T3 units like SE406BT3, SE407T3, and SE410T3. EP-SE418T3 breaks this pattern: at 270,000 N\u00b7m, efficiency recovers to >94%. Three independent physical mechanisms explain why this is not a specification error.<\/p>\n Gear mesh efficiency in a planetary set is primarily governed by pitch-line velocity at the tooth contact. As pitch-line velocity increases, hydrodynamic friction in the elastohydrodynamic oil film (EHL film) at the gear contact increases non-linearly \u2014 and efficiency decreases. At 270,000 N\u00b7m, EP-SE418T3’s gear pitch circle diameters are larger than in EP-SE417T3’s 220,000 N\u00b7m final stage. At the same 3,000 rpm motor input, the larger final-stage gears rotate more slowly (lower angular speed), producing a lower pitch-line velocity at the tooth mesh. The reduced pitch-line velocity means reduced EHL film viscous shear losses, directly improving mesh efficiency above the level achievable in SE417T3’s smaller, faster-rotating gears.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n EP-SE418T3’s ratio range begins at i=166, compared to i=123 for EP-SE417T3. A minimum ratio of i=166 means the three stages collectively reduce speed by 166-fold at minimum. This higher minimum ratio allows each of the three stages to be designed with a more uniform individual stage ratio \u2014 each stage reducing speed by approximately i^(1\/3) = 5.5\u00d7, versus the uneven distribution needed when the minimum ratio is only i=123 (where one stage must provide a small reduction to reach the i=123 end of the range). More uniform stage ratios eliminate the efficiency penalty from having one stage operating far outside its optimal reduction ratio, contributing to the overall efficiency improvement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Larger gear modules (tooth size) increase the contact ratio \u2014 the fraction of time two teeth are in simultaneous contact. Higher contact ratio distributes the transmitted load across more tooth pairs simultaneously, reducing the load per tooth and the associated sliding speed at the tooth root and tip where friction is highest. At 270,000 N\u00b7m, EP-SE418T3’s final stage gear module is larger than in EP-SE417T3, producing a higher contact ratio and lower specific sliding velocity across the tooth profile. Combined with the lower pitch-line velocity from Mechanism 1, this produces measurably lower total mesh friction loss, returning the efficiency specification to the >94% level achievable at this scale.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n EP-SE418T3 at 2,200 kg is the heaviest track drive unit in the Korea Ever-Power SE series covered on this site. The +750 kg increase over EP-SE417T3 (+52%) reflects four compounding engineering factors that scale non-linearly with torque at the 270,000 N\u00b7m level.<\/p>\n Gear tooth bending strength scales with the square of the tooth module (module^2 \u00d7 face width). To increase rated torque by 22.7% from 220,000 to 270,000 N\u00b7m at the final stage, the product of module^2 and face width must increase proportionally. If module increases (larger teeth), pitch circle diameter increases, housing diameter increases, and mass increases by roughly the cube of the linear dimension scale factor. This dimensional cascade means that a 22.7% torque increase requires a housing cross-section increase of approximately 7\u201310% in diameter, which at 2,200 kg of nodular cast iron produces a disproportionally large mass increase. This is the primary explanation for the +750 kg step, not an inefficiency in the design.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The taper roller bearings at the drum-spindle interface must be sized for the bearing loads imposed by the machines this unit serves \u2014 3,000\u20137,000+ tonne platforms imposing 700\u20131,000+ kN combined radial and axial loads. At this load class, the bearing bore diameter must increase substantially above EP-SE417T3’s already-large bearings. Larger bore requires more housing material around the bore \u2014 thick walls in nodular cast iron for load path integrity. This bearing-driven housing enlargement adds several hundred kilograms independently of the gear set scaling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The minimum ratio i=166 (vs i=123 for EP-SE417T3) means the three stages are configured for a higher minimum ratio. This different stage configuration, combined with the larger gear cross-sections for 270,000 N\u00b7m, produces a different housing axial length and diameter distribution than SE417T3. The 60\u201380 litre oil volume estimate (versus approximately 40\u201355 litres for EP-SE417T3) reflects the larger sump volume inside the 2,200 kg housing, which contributes to the lubrication film quality that supports the >94% efficiency specification.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n SE SERIES WEIGHT AT PEAK<\/p>\n <\/p>\n EP-SE418T3 at 270,000 N\u00b7m serves the absolute highest tier of crawler drive engineering \u2014 machines where even EP-SE417T3’s 220,000 N\u00b7m is insufficient, and where i=166 as the minimum ratio reflects that no machine at this weight class needs to travel faster than approximately 0.85 km\/h.<\/p>\n The world’s largest walking draglines \u2014 machines with bucket capacities of 100\u2013170 cubic metres and operating weights exceeding 5,000 tonnes \u2014 include models with crawler-type propulsion systems that require EP-SE418T3 for the travel propel drives. These machines move infrequently (typically every few weeks between panel moves) but generate enormous tractive force requirements on mine bench surfaces. At 270,000 N\u00b7m per drive with i=200\u2013280, EP-SE418T3 handles the required tractive force for these machines at their steepest operational gradients with adequate safety margin that EP-SE417T3 at 220,000 N\u00b7m cannot provide. The >94% efficiency is operationally significant at this scale: 1% efficiency improvement in a machine with multi-megawatt hydraulic propel power translates to tens of kilowatts less heat in each drive, reducing housing surface temperature and extending oil change intervals on machines with access-constrained maintenance. For a machine with 12 propel drives at full power, the difference between >93% and >94% efficiency per drive is roughly 10\u201315 kW less heat per drive \u2014 approximately 120\u2013180 kW less total propel system heat \u2014 measurable as lower main pump outlet temperatures and longer filter change intervals in the hydraulic system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n TBMs in the very largest bore diameter class \u2014 22\u201316 metre machines being used for the widest motorway tunnels, large waterway crossings, and major underground infrastructure projects \u2014 generate per-unit propel drive load requirements that may exceed EP-SE417T3’s 220,000 N\u00b7m in very hard rock with high thrust requirements. EP-SE418T3 at i=180\u2013230 provides the required thrust with adequate margin for very hard granite and quartzite geology where the per-unit thrust load at 270,000 N\u00b7m per unit is the design governing factor. The >94% efficiency is directly relevant for TBM propel drives, which operate at near-continuous duty for months at a time: lower heat generation per kilowatt reduces thermal management requirements in the confined tunnel propel ring environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The very largest electric rope shovels \u2014 machines with dipper capacities exceeding 100 cubic metres and operating weights approaching 2,000 tonnes \u2014 may require EP-SE418T3 for the crawler propel drives when site conditions produce drive torque requirements that exceed EP-SE417T3’s 220,000 N\u00b7m capacity with adequate safety margin. At very high-gradient mine bench access roads or on soft saturated ore floor, the tractive force demand at these machine weights can approach the EP-SE417T3 limit, and EP-SE418T3 provides the additional 22.7% torque capacity needed to maintain the required engineering safety factor. Korea Ever-Power calculates the specific drive torque requirement for any rope shovel specification same day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The largest offshore and marine heavy crawler platforms \u2014 systems moving the heaviest offshore platform deck sections, large jacket structures, and specialised marine infrastructure components of 3,000\u20135,000+ tonne payload \u2014 require EP-SE418T3 when total system weight exceeds EP-SE417T3’s service envelope. These systems operate in salt water immersion and highly corrosive marine atmospheres. EP-SE418T3’s 60\u201380 litre oil volume provides a larger contamination buffer in salt water environments, and the dual-cone floating metal face seals sustain full immersion without oil contamination. Auxiliary winch and tensioner equipment on these platforms use \u03bc\u03b5\u03b9\u03c9\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c7\u03bb\u03af\u03b1<\/a> for self-locking cable drum hold, independent of the EP-SE418T3 travel drives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n EP-SE418T3 also serves specialised tracked platforms above 3,000 tonnes in defence, heavy industrial transport, nuclear power plant construction, and major civil infrastructure projects where the combination of machine weight, site gradient, and required safety factor produces drive torque demands that require 270,000 N\u00b7m per unit. The >94% efficiency reduces thermal signature in sensitive environments, and the robust dual-cone face seal system sustains contaminated environments without maintenance-intensive seal replacement programmes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nEP-SE418T3 \u2014 Triple-Stage Track Drive Planetary Gearbox | 270,000 N\u00b7m, i=166\u2013364, >94%, 2,200 kg<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n\u03a4\u03b5\u03c7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad\u03c2<\/h2>\n
\u2460 \u0392\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03b9<\/h3>\n
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\n \n\u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2<\/th>\n \u03a0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n \u039f\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c1\u03bf\u03c0\u03ae \u03b5\u03be\u03cc\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5<\/td>\n 270,000 N\u00b7m \u2014 highest in SE series on this site<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u039b\u03cc\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2 \u039c\u03b5\u03af\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 (i)<\/td>\n 166 \u2013 364 (Triple-Stage T3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u0394\u03b9\u03b1\u03bc\u03cc\u03c1\u03c6\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7 \u03bc\u03bf\u03bd\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b4\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5<\/td>\n Triple-Stage Planetary T3 (rotating outer housing)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u039c\u03ad\u03b3\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b1\u03c7\u03cd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03cc\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5<\/td>\n 3.000 \u03c3.\u03b1.\u03bb.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Output Speed at i=166 (3,000 rpm)<\/td>\n ~18.1 rpm \u2014 fastest output in this unit (~0.85 km\/h at r=800mm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Output Speed at i=364 (3,000 rpm)<\/td>\n ~8.24 rpm \u2014 minimum output speed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u0391\u03c0\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1<\/td>\n > 94% \u2014 higher than EP-SE413T3 through SE417T3 (all at >93%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Spring Brake Torque<\/td>\n 2,000 N\u00b7m (spring-applied \/ hydraulically released)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Brake Output-Equiv. at i=364<\/td>\n 728,000 N\u00b7m per drive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u03a0\u03af\u03b5\u03c3\u03b7 \u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03b8\u03ad\u03c1\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c6\u03c1\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd<\/td>\n 15\u201330 bar pilot (confirm with Korea Ever-Power dimensional drawing)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u03a5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u03b3\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2<\/td>\n \u039f\u03b6\u03ce\u03b4\u03b7\u03c2 (\u03c3\u03c6\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03bf\u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03ae\u03c2 \u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03af\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2) \u03c7\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03c3\u03af\u03b4\u03b7\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Mounting<\/td>\n Rotating outer housing flange \u2014 direct sprocket mount (ISO\/SAE)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u039e\u03b7\u03c1\u03cc \u03b2\u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\n ~2,200 kg (\u22655,000 kg rated crane required for installation)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Oil Volume (approx.)<\/td>\n 60\u201380 litres (confirm exact from dimensional drawing)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u039b\u03ac\u03b4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/td>\n Oil bath splash \u2014 API GL-5; VG 150 (<+15\u00b0C) \/ VG 220 (>+15\u00b0C)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Seals<\/td>\n Dual-cone floating metal face seals (lifetime; Viton optional)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u0398\u03b5\u03c1\u03bc\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b1 \u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03af\u03b1\u03c2<\/td>\n \u221225\u00b0C \u03ad\u03c9\u03c2 +90\u00b0C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u0394\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1\u03b3\u03ae\u03c2 \u03bb\u03b1\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf\u03cd<\/td>\n First at 150 h; every 1,000 h or annually thereafter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n \u2461 2,000 N\u00b7m Brake at i=166\u2013364 \u2014 Effectiveness Table<\/h3>\n
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\n \n\u039b\u03cc\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2 (i)<\/th>\n Output speed (3,000 rpm)<\/th>\n Brake equiv. \/ drive<\/th>\n Holds @ 15\u00b0 (r=800mm, 2 drives)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n i = 166<\/td>\n ~18.1 rpm<\/td>\n 332,000 N\u00b7m<\/td>\n ~327 t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n i \u2248 230<\/td>\n ~13.0 rpm<\/td>\n 460,000 N\u00b7m<\/td>\n ~453 t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n i \u2248 295<\/td>\n ~10.2 rpm<\/td>\n 590,000 N\u00b7m<\/td>\n ~581 t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n i = 364 max<\/td>\n ~8.24 rpm<\/td>\n 728,000 N\u00b7m<\/td>\n ~717 t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n \u2462 SE417T3 vs SE418T3 \u2014 Where the Differences Lie<\/h3>\n
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\n \n\u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2<\/th>\n EP-SE417T3<\/th>\n EP-SE418T3 \u2605<\/th>\n Delta<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n \u03a1\u03bf\u03c0\u03ae<\/td>\n 220,000 N\u00b7m<\/td>\n 270,000 N\u00b7m<\/td>\n +22.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u0391\u03c0\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1<\/td>\n >93%<\/td>\n >94%<\/td>\n +1 pt \u2191 (unusual)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Min ratio<\/td>\n i=123<\/td>\n i=166<\/td>\n +35% (slower max speed)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Max ratio<\/td>\n i=365<\/td>\n i=364<\/td>\n \u2248 same<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u03a6\u03c1\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf \u03b5\u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03af\u03bf\u03c5<\/td>\n 2.000 N\u00b7m<\/td>\n 2.000 N\u00b7m<\/td>\n \u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u039e\u03b7\u03c1\u03cc \u03b2\u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\n ~1,450 kg<\/td>\n ~2,200 kg<\/td>\n +52% \u2190 SE series max<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n>94% Efficiency at the Highest Torque \u2014 Why Larger Gears Can Be More Efficient<\/h2>\n
2,200 kg \u2014 The Scale Engineering of the SE Series Maximum<\/h2>\n
\nSE407T3: 350 kg
\nSE410T3: 420 kg
\nSE413T3: 420 kg
\nSE414T3: 680 kg
\nSE415T3: 850 kg
\nSE417T3: 1,450 kg
\nSE418T3: 2,200 kg \u2605<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nApplications \u2014 3,000 to 7,000+ Tonne Machine Class<\/h2>\n
Very Large Walking Draglines \u2014 5,000\u20137,000+ Tonne Class<\/h3>\n
TBM Main Drive Propel Rings \u2014 22m+ Bore Diameter<\/h3>\n
Ultra-Heavy Rope Shovels \u2014 Very Largest Production Class<\/h3>\n
Extreme-Scale Marine and Offshore Crawler Systems<\/h3>\n
Specialised Heavy Industrial and Defence Platforms<\/h3>\n
Large-Scale Land Development and Major Infrastructure<\/h3>\n