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Main components of a wheel loader

May 07, 2026

Includes the engine, torque converter, transmission, and front and rear drive axles-collectively known as the "four major components."

 

1. Engine

 

2. The torque converter assembly features three pumps: the working pump (supplying pressurized oil for lifting and bucket tilting), the steering pump (supplying pressurized oil for steering), and the transmission pump-also known as the travel pump-(supplying pressurized oil to the torque converter and transmission). On some models, a pilot pump is also mounted on the steering pump (supplying pilot pressure oil to the control valves).

 

3. Working hydraulic circuit: hydraulic oil tank, working pump, multi-way valve, lift cylinders, and bucket tilt cylinders.

 

4. Travel hydraulic circuit: transmission sump oil, travel pump; flow splits to the torque converter and the gear selection valve/transmission clutches.

 

5. Drivetrain: driveshaft, main differential, and wheel-end reduction gears.

 

6. Steering hydraulic circuit: oil tank, steering pump, flow stabilizer valve (or priority valve), steering unit, and steering cylinders.

 

7. Transmissions come in two types: integrated (planetary gear type) and separate (countershaft/fixed-axis type).

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