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 Trencher Auger Ripper Bucket Leveler Used for any number of landscape and trenching applications

Power Supply and 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 Control 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 and dump Auxiliary: (auger, trencher) forward and reverse

Controls Drive Drive Arm Tilt Attachment Throttle

Actuators Double action cylinders Rotary actuators 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 and 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 $19,590.00 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/ series.html?series_id=8 Presentation created by Gene McGee