Featured in MPQ, Issue 3, 2018

At Muncie Power Products, troubleshooting plays a pivotal role in setting the company apart from its competitors. And, it’s a service applicable to all of the company’s product lines and available to all Muncie…

Featured in MPQ, Issue 3, 2018

Every once in a while, we come across an experience that not only sticks with us but shapes who we are as leaders. For me, one of these experiences happened a few years ago when I was meeting with a couple members…

Muncie Power's V050 Series is the latest in its line of open center directional control valves.

The V050 Series is a small, lightweight, 13 GPM valve. It has maximum flow rate capabilities of 16 GPM and is capable of high pressures with a maximum…

In the past, power take-off noise was not an issue or concern for work truck operators. Everyone used to accept that a work truck was a work truck, and work trucks were noisy. The truth – operators couldn’t hear the noise coming from the power take-off…

The SH Series is now available for the Eaton Endurant and PACCAR Transmission.

Instead of a paper gasket, the SH Series for the Eaton Endurant and PACCAR Transmission features a seal plate gasket. This seal plate gasket is able to withstand…

There are typically three types of hydraulic pump constructions found in mobile hydraulic applications. These include gear, piston and vane; however, there are also clutch pumps, dump pumps and pumps for refuse vehicles such as dry valve pumps and…

Proper power take-off selection requires specific knowledge of the vehicle’s transmission and the driven component. With this information, selection is a relatively simple process. So, what do you need to know?

Let’s be honest, with so many different work truck transmission options and application requirements, spec’ing out a power take-off can be challenging at times. However, often even more challenging is trying to crossover power take-offs from one manufacturer…

Power take-offs (PTOs) are mechanical gearboxes that attach to apertures provided on truck transmissions and are used to transfer the power of the vehicle engine to auxiliary components, most commonly a hydraulic pump. The hydraulic flow generated…

Whether gear, vane or piston pump, there may come a time when you have to replace your hydraulic pump. When your equipment isn’t working properly and you have narrowed the problem down to a hydraulic pump that needs to be replaced, what do you need…

In the work truck industry, hydraulic systems are used practically on a daily basis to complete hydraulic work; they’re the norm. But to perform hydraulic work, two conditions are required – flow and pressure. While neither condition can be eliminated,…

From construction to agricultural equipment and the vocational truck industry, motors can essentially be used for any application requiring rotary power including food-processing equipment, augers and countless others which impact our daily lives.…

Muncie Power Products is devoted to providing quality products and services to build trust and to meet the needs of our customers. That same level of commitment is exhibited in the department of Learning and Development at Muncie Power Products. Our…

Muncie Start – Muncie Power Products' new power take-off option – reduces startup torque for high-inertia loads, allowing for a smooth engagement of the PTO. 

Featured in MPQ, Issue 2, 2018

A company location since 1959, Muncie Power Products’ warehouse distribution center in Muncie, Indiana, is the oldest company location in existence today. Once company headquarters, the warehouse distribution center…

Good customer service is essentially a variation on the golden rule: Meet the same expectations you would have if you were the customer. The basic things will never change; if our customers believe that they're being remembered and are known to the…

Featured in MPQ, Issue 2, 2018

If you’ve worked in business for as long as I have, odds are you’ve encountered a micromanager somewhere along the way. By micromanager, I mean a good person who knows their stuff and means well, but when it comes…

Featured in MPQ, Issue 2, 2018

Released in the first quarter of 2018, Muncie Power Products offers TG and 82 Series power take-off options compatible with the new Eaton Endurant and PACCAR Transmission with the E80 input gear.

The new…

There have been several new product releases coming from Muncie Power lately, and one of the most exciting is the Muncie Start system. Judging by the name, it is the start of something - but what? Allow me to explain.  

Think back to the early…

Muncie Power Products – back then Muncie Parts Manufacturing Company – was, in the early 1970s, the first in the industry to market a wet line kit. Until Muncie Power developed the idea of an all-inclusive kit, truck equipment installers had to separately…