Reinke today announced a 10 year/16,000 hour warranty on its new Reinke-UMC® 740-U-AD™ 10/16 wheel gearbox. The warranty becomes the longest gearbox warranty available in the industry for electric center pivots and lateral move irrigation systems.
“Giving farmers added peace of mind is something we continually strive for in our product advancements and technologies,” said Reinke President Chris Roth. “We are proud to be able to offer this unprecedented warranty to our customers on our new gearbox.”
The industry standard on an electric irrigation system gearbox warranty is 8 years/8,000 hours. In 2010, Reinke increased its gearbox warranty to 10 years/10,000 hours.
The Reinke-UMC 740-U-AD 10/16 wheel gearbox features new high torque gears made from materials that enhance gear lubrication. In a recent independent study, the new model was lined up against a competitor gearbox and a current Reinke gearbox model. The Reinke-UMC 740-U-AD 10/16 outperformed the other models in all testing.
In average gearbox load capacity testing, measuring the amount of load applied to the gearbox before it begins to ‘growl’ or make noise (signaling the start of extreme gear wear), the new Reinke gearbox overpowered the other models by more than 22 percent, averaging more than 26,000 inch pounds.
