Designation: | ESM 500 |
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Manufacturer: | SESM | |
Product type: | Transmission & Drives | |
Name: | Transmission |
The ESM500 is a fully automatic transmission for 60t class tracked vehicle. With a power range from 750 to 1200kW, it features five speeds forward and two speeds reverse. It is equipped with a high power braking system with secondary retarder and carbon friction brakes.
The ESM500 is volume produced since 1991 and currently equips the French MBT Leclerc.
Technical characteristics:
- Powerpack design
- Manual and fully automatic power shifting
- Mechanical emergency gear shift system, able to automatically shift two gears forward and reverse
- Torque converter with automatic lock-up clutch
- Infinitely variable hydrostatic superimposed steering system
- Pivot turn and neutral turn on the spot at infinitely variable speed
- Hydrodynamic/mechanical dual circuit integrated brake system
- Secondary side heavy duty retarder for service and sustained braking action
- High power mechanical carbon service brake separately mounted
- Service and parking brake
- Power-take-off for fan drive with fully digital speed control and cut-off
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