Transcript Fluid Power Applications Exemplar

Powerhouse Prodigy
Compact Utility Loader
Fluid Power Applications Project Example
Principles of Engineering
What Is It?
• The Powerhouse Prodigy TK-216
compact utility loader with
attachments
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Trencher
Auger
Ripper
Bucket
Leveler
• Used for any number of landscape
and trenching applications
Power Supply & Pump
• Power supplied by
Honda 16 hp v-twin
• Fluid flow supplied by
gear pump
– 2200 psi max
– 5.8 gpm
Pump Underneath
Reservoir
• Holds 11.6 gallons
of hydraulic fluid
• Located inside
housing forward of
engine
• Fill neck located on
right side of loader
Fill neckReservoir
Controls
• Lever-actuated directional spool valves
• Location
– Levers on control panel, valves under
control panel
• Control
– Drive: separate lever for each side,
forward, neutral, reverse
– Arm: up or down
– Attachment: (bucket, leveler, trencher)
curl & dump
– Auxiliary: (auger, trencher) forward &
reverse
Controls
Drive
Arm
Drive
Tilt
Attachment
Throttle
Actuators
• Double action
cylinders
– Raise & lower
arm
– Tilt attachment
• Rotary actuators
– Drive machine
– Turn auger
– Turn trencher
Operation
• Honda 16 hp gasoline engine provides
mechanical power to gear pump
• Gear pump draws fluid from reservoir
and provides fluid flow
• Control valves direct fluid to
appropriate actuators
– Drive motors
– Cylinders
– Attachment motors
• Fluid returns to reservoir after use
Other Components
• Fluid lines
• Filter
• Quick-connect
couplings for
attachments
Pros & Cons
Pros
– 32 in. width allows it to reach closed-in
areas such as fenced yards
– 972 lb. weight distributed on tracks
doesn’t compact soil
– Easily transported to job site
– Multiple attachments make it versatile
Cons
– Costs $19590.00
– Approximately $175/weekend rental fee
Simplified Flow Diagram
Summary
• The PowerHouse Prodigy is a tracked
compact utility loader
• Used for excavation, trenching,
digging post holes, leveling, and many
other landscaping/construction jobs
• Takes the place of back-breaking
wheelbarrows, shovels, and other
labor-intensive hand tools
Resources
PowerHouse Prodigy Compact Utility Loaders.
(n.d.). PowerHouse equipment company.
Retrieved January 31, 2007,
from http://powerhouseequipment.com/
series.html?series_id=8
Presentation created by Gene McGee