
All three are low speed, high torque motors and they bolt up much the same way. The difference is inside, and it decides how hard you can work them.
Gerotor (MP, MM, HP, PL and MLHP series)
What is inside: A gear set slides against the stator. Simpler build, lower cost.
Suited to: Fans, augers, sweeper brushes and conveyors. Lighter duty, intermittent running.
Geroler (MR, MLHR, RL, MH, MLHH and HWS series)
What is inside: Hardened rollers sit in the stator pockets, so the contact rolls rather than slides.
Suited to: More torque from the same frame size, much less internal wear, and it holds up running continuously under pressure. Winches, wheel and track drives, augers that work all day.
Disc Valve (MS, MT, MTM, MV, MYZ4B and MLH series) - including this motor
What is inside: A flat rotating disc does the porting instead of a spool, so it seals better as pressure rises.
Suited to: The heavy end of the range. High pressure, high torque, long duty cycles - drilling, large drives, forestry and mining attachments.
If you are replacing a motor that kept wearing out in the same job, stepping up a type at the same displacement is usually the fix.
The M+S MV Series is a disc valve orbital motor - the highest-torque, highest-pressure class of orbital motor M+S build. Instead of the spool valve used in a Gerotor or Geroler motor, a hardened rotating disc valve is held against its seat by hydraulic pressure. The seat is pressure-balanced and self-compensating, so it keeps sealing as it wears. That is what lets these motors run higher inlet pressures for longer, hold their volumetric efficiency for years and deliver full torque down to a crawl.
The MV is the biggest disc valve frame M+S build - five sizes from 314.5 to 801.8 cm3/rev, up to 1880 Nm continuous, and 200 L/min through 1 inch BSPP ports. It sits on a square 4-bolt flange with a 160 mm spigot and drives a 50 mm keyed shaft, and it is the direct replacement for the Danfoss OMV and the Bosch Rexroth MGV/GMV. Supplied in the HD reinforced build with the high-pressure shaft seal.
This is the motor for big slow work: primary conveyor and apron drives, large augers and vertical feed mixers, shredder and grinder rotors, cable and mooring winches, slew and rotation drives, and wheel drives on heavy plant.
| This Series | Zhenjiang | Bosch Rexroth | Danfoss |
|---|---|---|---|
| MV | BMV | MGV / GMV | OMV |
Verified against the M+S factory motor index and cross-reference chart. Type any competitor part code into the cross-reference tool on our Hydraulic Motors category page and it will identify your equivalent instantly.
Read left to right. Example: MV 500 CU HD
| Position | Code - Meaning |
|---|---|
| Pos.1 Mounting flange | ★ (blank) = square mount, four holes | C = SAE C mount | W = wheel mount | S = short mount | V = very short mount |
| Pos.2 Displacement code | 315 / 400 / 500 / 630 / 800 |
| Pos.3 Shaft extension | ★ C = 50 mm straight keyed, key A14x9x70 DIN 6885 | CO = 2-1/4 inch straight keyed, key 1/2 x 1/2 x 2-1/4 inch BS46 | SH = 2-1/8 inch 16T splined ANS B92.1-1976 | K = 60 mm tapered 1:10, key B16x10x32 DIN 6885 |
| Pos.4 Shaft seal version | (blank) = low pressure shaft seal | ★ U = high pressure shaft seal |
| Pos.5 Special features | ★ HD = reinforced motor |
| Pos.6 Design series | (blank) = factory specified |
★ = the configuration we hold and sell from the dropdown above. All four shaft options are rated to 271.2 daNm (24000 lb-in) maximum torque - do not exceed it. Codes outside the dropdown are factory builds - use the quote form and we will price them for you.
| 315 | cc400 | cc500 | cc630 | cc800 | cc|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Displacement (cm3/rev) | 314.5 | 400.9 | 499.6 | 629.1 | 801.8 |
| Max speed cont. (rpm) | 510 | 500 | 400 | 320 | 250 |
| Max flow cont. (L/min) | 160 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
| Max pressure drop cont. (bar) | 200 | 200 | 200 | 180 | 160 |
| Max inlet pressure (bar) | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
| Max torque cont. (Nm) | 920 | 1180 | 1460 | 1660 | 1880 |
| Weight (kg) | 32.8 | 33.6 | 34.5 | 35.9 | 37.5 |
Download the M+S MV Series Factory Datasheet (PDF)
When do you need a disc valve motor? When the job is heavy and continuous - conveyor and auger drives, agitators, winches, drum and mixer drives, road-sweeper brushes, feed mixers, forestry heads, drilling rotation. If the motor spends its day near the pressure limit or turning slowly under full load, the disc valve frame is the one that survives. For light intermittent duty a Gerotor or Geroler motor costs less and does the job.
Case drain. Always run the case drain back to tank on its own line, with the lowest practical back pressure and no shared return. A blocked, teed or missing drain line is the number one killer of shaft seals on every orbital motor ever made - and on a high-pressure disc valve unit it will blow a seal in minutes, not months.
Running in. Fill the case with clean fluid before you start it. Run 5 to 10 minutes at moderate load and moderate speed before you go to full pressure. Never crack a motor to full relief on the first turn.
Shaft loads. These frames run tapered roller bearings, so they will take genuine radial load from a sprocket, pulley or chain drive - but check the permitted overhung load and its distance from the flange face in the datasheet before you hang a drive off it. Overhung load is the second most common failure we strip down.
Filtration and fluid. Keep the system at ISO 4406 20/18/15 or cleaner and the fluid between 20 and 60 cSt at running temperature. Disc valve motors are more tolerant than a piston motor, but grit still laps the valve face flat.
200 L/min is a lot of oil. Check the pump can actually deliver it and that the return line and cooler are sized for it before you buy the 630 or 800. Starved, these motors cavitate and hammer the valve face; over-fed, they overspeed. Match the flow to the size you need, not the size to the flow you have.
Torque limit is the shaft, not the motor. Every MV shaft option is capped at 271.2 daNm. If the application can spike above that - a jammed shredder, a stalled winch - fit a relief that limits it, or the key and the shaft will tell you about it.
MV or MTM? The MTM holds more pressure (270 bar); the MV moves more oil and makes more torque at 210 bar. Pick on which one your circuit is short of.
Seal kits: MV-SK (low pressure seal), MV-SKU (high pressure), MV-SKU-HD (reinforced), MVS-SK (short frame) - see the seal kit listing below.
12-month warranty on every motor. Identifying an existing motor? Photograph every part number and stamped character on the motor body and housing and send them through with your enquiry - we identify orbital motors from photos every day.
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Recorded in our own service workshop - we rebuild these for a living.
We ship Australia-wide. Orders are dispatched from our supply network in Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, so your parts leave from the warehouse closest to you on express freight. Disc valve motors are heavy - a single unit runs from 10 kg to over 37 kg - so freight reflects real weight and real distance. We do not hide freight in inflated product prices.
Estimated delivery timeframes:
It is our intention to maintain active stock on every listed item at all times. On rare occasions a size may be temporarily unavailable. If this occurs you will be notified immediately and offered the choice of a full refund or a short wait for incoming stock - typically 3 to 14 days.
Before you order. Seal kits follow the mount and the seal you choose, not just the series. This range uses MV-SKU, MVC-SKU. Give us your full motor code and we will send the right kit.
Other factory configurations - quote on request
These builds exist in the factory range but are not held in the pickers above because we have not confirmed current pricing. Ring or text us the code and we will quote them.

