Features
Fan Blade
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- Machined steel hub and plate clamping sytem which mounts on output shaft by teeter pin
- Teeter pin on lubricated bearing surfaces
- MKII Defender frost fan blade manufactured from carbon fibre spar section encased in foam cored fibreglass
Power Plant
- John Deere 6068T engine (6.8l turbocharged diesel producing 172 gross intermittent horsepower at 2400rpm)
- Engine is fully rubber mounted to eliminate vibration
- Built in 'cold air chamber' in cabinet for engine to draw from
- Fully enclosed engine cabinet which rolls smoothly to facilate opening and closing
- Factory high capacity radiator
- 540l diesel tank in the base
- Industrial duty air cleaner
- High Capacity exhaust muffler with stainless steel vertical exhaust pipe
Engine Control
- computer controlled engine management system
- comprehensive yet wasy to use
- full auto start capability with 0.1 °C adjustment in start / stop temperatures
- wireless temperature system allows probe to be placed within 100m of wind machine
- starts electronic throttling device to activate centrifugal clutch, after warm up period has elapsed
Tower and Drivelines
- Constructed from spiral welded tube which is blasted and then coated with a high grade paint coating
- 1410 series drive lines, factory balanced to eliminate vibrations
- centrifugal clutch rated at 250 hp
- hydraulic folding tower option allows wind machine to be lowered in the off season
Gear Drives
- Amarillo gear drives designed and manufactured in accordance with American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) standards for strength and durability.
- Spiral bevel gears in the upper and lower gear drives are precision machined from nickel alloy steel, case hardened and lapped in sets.
- Double lip, spring loaded seals used on input and output shafts on gear drives
- Taper roller bearings for durability and reliability
