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Tyson Tapered Roller Bearings
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RBC has had a long tradition of innovation, commitment, and qualitysince the company was founded in 1919. Today, RBC has grown into a world-class manufacturer of standard and custom-engineered bearings and related products, with a product focus on research, testing, and development of the best product for specific applications. Heavy-Duty Needle Roller Bearings - Pitchlign > RBC/Tyson Tapered Roller Bearings are manufactured in the GlasgowKentucky plant to the highest standards from the best grades of bearing quality steel. Both case hardened and through hardened bearings areavailable....

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The Tyson Bearing Company was founded in 1929 by Frank Tyson for the purpose of manufacturing a unique designcageless tapered roller bearing. A factory was built in Massillon, Ohio and production began in 1930. In 1939 the com- pany was placed on the Navy approved materials list and became a member of the AFBMA (now the ABMA).During the war years the company produced a variety of war munitions, as well as bearings. Immediately following thewar, production was expanded to include traditional cage type tapered roller bearings.In 1955, the company was acquired by SKF Industries Inc., but...

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Installation and Maintenance > Tapered roller bearings should always be installed and maintained according to the original equipment manufacturer'srecommendations. Failure to lubricate, install, adjust, and maintain these bearings properly can result in shortened bearing life, equipment failure and personal injury.Tyson tapered roller bearings come from the factory with a light coat of preservative designed to keep the bearings fromrusting. It does not provide adequate operating lubrication. The bearings must either be thoroughly greased or immersedin the oil used in oil bath lubrication...

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Straight Circular Crowning Logarithmic Crowning Light Load Heavy Load Heavy Load & Misalignment > Your best value is RBC Tyson tapered roller bearings:? Your choice of case hardened or through hardened inner rings, rollers and outer rings? Optimized roller flange contact with improved flange and roller large end surfaces ? Improved roller/raceway contact with superior roller surface finishes and logarithmic inner ring raceway profile ? Longer service life ? Increased load carrying capacity ? Lower maintenance ? Lower operating temperatures? Tyson's devotion to quality has made RBC Tyson...

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The primary application for these bearings is in the heavy truck and trailer industry. Applications include steer axles fortrucks, tractors, and construction equipment, and landing gear for class 8 trailers. Due to the tapered roller design, these bear- ings offer significant thrust load capacity and can be used in a variety of other applications where that is a requirement. Both the races and rollers of the thrust bearings are case hardened which offers advantages in applications where shock loads and/or misalignment are present. Tyson utilizes a full complement of rollers where possible,...

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Radial, angular contact, extended innerring, high misalignment. QuadLube > , Commercial and industrial, precision, Mil-Spec series, self-lubricating, and aircraft. Available in inch and metric sizes. ImpactTuff > ή , SpreadLock > Seal > , CrossLube > ή bearings, and self-lubricating bearings. Available in inch and metric sizes. > Standard cross sections to one inch. Sizes to 40 inches. Stainless steel and other materials are available. Seals are available on all sizes and standard cross sections. Precision ground, semiground, unground. High loads, long life, smooth operation. Offered in...

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