Powerhouse Prodigy Compact Utility Loader

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Principles of Engineering

What Is It?

• The Powerhouse Prodigy TK-216 compact utility loader with attachments

– 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

Reservoir Fill neck

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 Drive

Attachment

Tilt Arm

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

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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/

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Presentation created by Gene McGee