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Rubber Tracked Crawler Loader
We've been doing a tremendous business over the past two years with our new Commander rubber-tracked crawler-loaders. The rubber tracks are mounted on a specially designed undercarriage. Each track rides on three sets of polyurethane wheels, with steel centers. In slippery or muddy conditions, the rear sprocket drives the track. Driving a rubber track on rubber wheels produces a smooth, quiet ride that allows speeds up to twice as fast as steel tracks when combined with other inherent design characteristics it provides a much improved cycle time as well as faster ground speeds. A patented track tension system insures consistent track pressures through a cylinder tension device and further reduces the possibility of throwing the track. We offer two models. The 4200 model has a 9-in. wide, 40-in. long track and is only 45 in. wide which makes it compact, highly maneuverable, and easy to operate inside hog confinement buildings. Model 12000 has a 17-in. wide track and is 68 in. wide. Both models can turn in their own circumference and offer left hand directional control fand a right hand joystick for operationg the lift arm and bucket. There are no foot pedals to coordinate.
Our design offers a lower center of gravity in a machine that is designed from the ground up to be a crawler-loader. Designs that call fora track-over-tire concept will provide more traction but will not change center of gravity and handling characteristics like that of a crawler-loader. Should you have any tire problems on the skid steer, down time for repair can be a major problem.
The combination of the rubber tracks and other features allow our crawler-loaders to outperform all other types of skid steer loaders by at least 30%. The hydraulic oil reservoir and fuel tank are part of the frame so they `re more compact than a conventional skid steer loader and have a lower center of gravity for better stability. The horsepower to weight ratio is also a lot higher.
The crawler-loaders are manufactured by Hydra-Mac, Inc. and sold by Power Equipment Corporation. Model 4200 is available with either a 3-cyl. 34 hp Isuzu engine (sells for $17,600) or a 4-cyl. 37 hp Kubota engine (sells for $18,200). Model 1 2000 comes with a 6-cyl. 107 hp diesel Isuzu engine and sells for $53,900 (Gary Flynn, vice president, Hydra-Mac, Inc., 1110 Pennington Road, Thief River Falls, Minn. 56701 ph 218 681-7130).


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1993 - Volume #17, Issue #1