Bark fibers, organic debris, sand and water can combine with mud around rotating components. A COMBI seal uses staged exclusion so this mixed contamination is less likely to reach the oil-retention lip and shaft track.
1. Product: Integrated COMBI seal
2. Core duty: Forestry mud exposure
3. Contaminants: Mud/sand/bark dust/water
4. Debris type: Fine and fibrous
5. Motion: Rotary
6. Function: Lubricant retention
7. Function 2: External exclusion
8. Architecture: Multi-lip integrated
9. Oil lip: Dedicated
10. Dirt barriers: Multiple
11. Mud resistance: Enhanced
12. Dust resistance: Enhanced
13. Fiber exposure: Consider actual debris
14. Abrasion control: Helps protect primary lip
15. Shaft protection: Helps reduce contamination tracks
16. Equipment: Skidders/forwarders/harvesters
17. Positions: Hubs/axles/drives/gear cases
18. Housing: Press-fit
19. Shaft interface: Profile dependent
20. Elastomers: NBR/HNBR/FKM
21. Case: Steel options
22. Spring: By design
23. Oil compatibility: Verify
24. Grease compatibility: Verify
25. Pressure: Check actual duty
26. Speed: Match RPM
27. Temperature: Match compound
28. Shaft finish: Controlled
29. Shaft hardness: Review
30. Runout: Within spec
31. Misalignment: Controlled
32. Bore: Clean/burr-free
33. Installation: Square press
34. Orientation: Correct oil/dirt side
35. Reuse: No
36. Inspection: Look for fibers and grit tracks
37. Retrofit: Verify space
38. Custom size: Available
39. OEM match: Number/sample/size
40. QC: Dimension/lip/case
41. Order data: ID/OD/width/RPM/media
42. Field benefit: Reduce contamination-driven service risk
Forestry selection tip: Describe whether debris is mainly wet clay, sandy soil, bark fiber or wood dust. Mixed organic and mineral contamination may require different exclusion priorities than ordinary construction mud.



