This invention discloses a forced
lubrication and circulating cooling
system and method for a gearbox. The
system includes a gearbox body and a
gear oil pump driven by a shift shaft within it. The
oil pump draws oil from the bottom of the gearbox through an oil suction
pipe and an oil suction filter, pressurizes it, and sends it to an oil cooler for cooling via a first return oil
pipe, and then to the
brake shaft via a second return oil
pipe. The
brake shaft has a main oil passage axially, a flow-limiting plug at one end, and radial
branch oil passages circumferentially. A
brake gear is fitted on the brake shaft, and its internal
gear oil passages communicate with the radial
branch oil passages, guiding the cooling oil into the brake friction pairs. Cross-shaped mesh oil grooves on the friction pad surface increase the heat exchange area. After
lubrication and cooling, the oil flows back to the bottom of the gearbox, forming a
closed loop. This
system achieves forced
lubrication and efficient heat dissipation, solving the problems of brake overheating and wear. It has a compact structure and low cost, and is particularly suitable for tracked
agricultural machinery.