New 200,000 lb lift side boom
Here’s a newly engineered 200,000 lb side-boom attachment for a Caterpillar Inc. D9H tractor body.
The new unit has a maximum lift of 200,000 lb and a maximum working load of 117,600 lb.
The new M594C attachment includes hydraulic pilot controls, an upgraded hydraulic system with load-sense pressure compensated piston pump, offset 35 in. track shoes (9,240 sq in. of ground contact area), a gross machine weight of 128,300 lb, and a 132 in. track length. Modifications were also made to the D9H case and frame by the addition of rear track to frame supports, a stiff bar, and the addition of fish plates to strengthen the sideboom mounting structure. Winches are planetary with two-speed high efficiency piston motor and dual brake system. The load winch has free fall function.
Source: Midwestern Mfg. Co., 2119 S. Union Ave., Tulsa, OK 74107-2703.
Predictive maintenance engine inspection tool
DynaProbe, introduced jointly by Dynalco Controls Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Beta Machinery Analysis Ltd., Calgary, is an engine inspection tool that helps reduce maintenance costs, minimize overhaul downtimes, and decrease the chance of a catastrophic failure occurring.
Data obtained can also be trended, and predictive wear rates can be determined as more inspections are performed. The tool is designed to be used by spark-ignited and diesel engine mechanics to measure:
- Power cylinder condition and wear-liners, rings, ports, head, valves.
- Valve sink and train setting.
- Wrist pin and connecting rod clearances (wear and trend).
- Ignition system condition.
- Cylinder leakage rate.
- Blow-by.
Source: Dynalco Controls Inc., 3690 NW 53rd St., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309.
