2016-2017 Course Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
    Dec 26, 2024  
2016-2017 Course Catalog & Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

DIET 2011 - Off Road Drivelines


Prerequisite: DIET 1000 , DIET 1010 
This course introduces power trains used on heavy equipment such as bulldozers, excavators, wheel loaders, back-hoe loaders and skidders. Classroom and lab instruction on components and systems with use and interpreting testing and diagnosing equipment are highly emphasized. Topics include: power train theory and principles, clutches, manual transmissions, drive shafts, differentials, final drives, special drives, final drive failure analysis, torque converters, hydraulically shifted transmissions, electronic transmissions, hydrostatic transmissions, and transmission failure analysis. Contact hours: Class - 2.76, Lab - 8.13. Credit hours: 6 (Sp)