As its name suggests, a small hydraulic motor is really just a scaled down version of the more standard hydraulic motor. While smaller motors cannot provide the same amount of power as larger motors, small hydraulic motors weigh much less and can be used in small scale applications. Read More…
Leading Manufacturers
Metro Hydraulic Jack Co.
Newark, NJ | 800-633-8234It is our goal that we are able to maintain our position as one of the leading producers and manufacturers of hydraulic motors and that we may provide our products to an ever growing customer base worldwide!
Attica Hydraulic Exchange Corporation
Chesterfield, MI | 800-422-4279Attica is your one stop service center for all of your fluid power product requirements. Our mission is to provide a superior product, meeting our customers' needs and expected quality, at a superior value. Browse the site, see what we have to offer, and you will find why, for over three decades, Attica Hydraulic Exchange is The Benchmark for Quality and Service.
Oilgear
Traverse City, MI | 800-558-6636Since 1921, The Oilgear Company has specialized in hydraulic equipment. Our specialties include hydraulic motors, hydraulic power systems and other hydraulic systems. We are headquartered in Wisconsin and have facilities all over the world. We provide the global industry with top-quality fluid power solutions. To learn more, call or visit our website to speak with an Oilgear representative.
Permco, Inc.
Streetsboro, OH | 800-626-2801Founded in 1964, Permco offers the highest quality product possible to our wide customer base of OEMs and distributors. Because we understand that our success depends on the success of our customers, we are committed to reducing customers’ costs and increasing the simplicity of doing business with us. Permco has grown and prospered through lasting partnerships with our customers. We will continue to grow by understanding that our success is entirely dependent on the success of our customers.
Flint Hydraulics, Inc.
Memphis, TN | 901-794-4884Flint Hydraulics, Inc. is dedicated to the worldwide distribution of original and replacement hydraulic pumps, hydraulic motors, and hydraulic replacement parts for heavy mobile and industrial equipment. Off-the-shelf availability coupled with the distribution center advantages Memphis, Tennessee has to offer give use the unique ability to provide hydraulic components across the globe, with same or next-day shipment in most cases.
Small Hydraulic Motors - Planet Products Corp.Like most other hydraulic motors, these motors utilize pressurized fluid to generate torque and rotational motion. The pressurized fluid, usually oil, is stored in a reservoir until the motor is needed. When the motor is operating, the oil is released from the reservoir and flows into the motor itself. Hydraulic motors can come in many configurations, like gear, vane, radial piston, gerotor, and axial plunger motor configurations.
Small Hydraulic Motors - Planet Products Corp.When the pressurized fluid enters the motor, it presses against the internal components of the motor (the gears, pistons, cylinders, etc.), which move or turn to rotate a shaft. Thus, the hydraulic motor converts the hydraulic energy of the fluid into mechanical energy in the form of rotational motion and torque. Once the fluid exits the motor, it is recycled and pressurized in the reservoir.
Although they retain all of the capabilities of larger hydraulic motors, small hydraulic motors are typically used in applications requiring high precision, such as in military operations or robotics. Regardless of the size of a hydraulic motor, there are certain considerations that must always be thought through while building and before using one.
Proper fluids must always be used and checked for compatibility with the metal material of the motor. All of the relief valves should be checked as well as the pump and fluid reservoirs. Such precautions will ensure that a hydraulic motor will function at its optimum level for the longest period of time.