Logan Bell Housing PTO Clutches for Water Pumping Station

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I. The Problem: Mechanical Bell Housing Clutch was installed for a Water Pump station

The difficulties encountered by the operators:

  • Engagement of the mechanical clutch was difficult - mechanical jam ups were common. At times required additional man power to engage.  
  • Engagement leverage was not from an ideal position
  • The clutch would slip during engagement, due to inadequate adjustment of clutch
  • Constant adjustment of clutch was required to ensure good engagement and full Torque transmission

The Band-Aid, pneumatic actuator engaged the lever,  but clutch remained out of adjustment.

 

II. The Band-Aid: To counter the problems faced with using the Mechanical Bell Housing Clutch, Pneumatic Actuators were installed.

The actuators temporarily solved the problem of:

  • Lever arm engagement
  • Engagement level was still not in an ideal position

It did not solve the problem of:

  • Clutch slip during engagement, due to inadequate mechanical adjustment of clutch
  • Adjustment of clutch needed to ensure good engagement and full torque transmission

Additional Problems encountered:

  • Broken Mechanical Linkages, Yoke, Levers
  • Additional cost for Actuators and controls

The Solution: Logan Hydraulic Clutch is self-adjusting  with push-button engagement

III. The Solution: To eradicate the Problems faced with using the Mechanical Bell Housing Clutch and with Pneumatic Actuators, the customer decided to switch to a Logan Bell Housing Clutch

 

With the Logan Pneumatic or Hydraulic Actuated Clutch, it resolved the following problems:

  • No unnecessary slippage of clutch due to Self-Adjusting Disc Pack
  • Full Torque transmitted
  • No adjustment needed
  • Eliminated mechanical linkages,  levers, yokes, and actuators

Overall, with the Logan Clutch, it provided:

  • Lower operation and maintenance costs
  • Self-adjusting disc pack
  • Ease of operation with remote actuation
 

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