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Drive Motor Info

WE USE THE MOST POWERFUL DRIVE MOTOR

Landice uses a 3 HP continuous duty drive motor. Made in the USA, this motor can continuously deliver 3 HP in our treadmill without overheating.

• Importance of horsepower rating
A 1.5 HP motor will run twice as hot as a 3 HP motor delivering the same load. The hotter a motor runs, the faster it will burn out. A good analogy involves a pickup truck and a dump truck. You can load both with the same number of bricks and drive them across the country back and forth for a year. The dump truck, however, will obviously last much longer.

• Importance of the continuous duty rating
Beware of motors that depart from the continuous duty rating. The Landice motor is rated for 4.5 peak horsepower, which means it can deliver 4.5 HP for 15 minutes before it begins to overheat. If you overheat your motor you will shorten its life span.

• Look at the drive motor's physical size and construction
quality
Be sure to look at a motor’s physical size before buying a treadmill. Compare its size to that of a Landice for a good indication of its true continuous duty rating. Be sure to check out the quality of the motor. Does the motor have an integrated fan for additional cooling in its design or was it an after thought. What materials were used in the construction of the motor...metal, plastic or even paper?