Abstract:
A vehicle includes a frame, a tractive element coupled to the frame, a prime mover coupled to the frame and configured to drive the tractive element to propel the vehicle, and a silage compactor. The silage compactor includes a wheel rotatably coupled to the frame and positioned to engage silage positioned below the frame, a vibrator coupled to the wheel and configured to cause the wheel to vibrate, and a controller configured to control the vibrator to vibrate the wheel while the wheel is in contact with the silage to compress the silage.
Abstract:
A two-piece construction compaction cleat and method of manufacturing thereof is disclosed. The compactor includes a base member affixable to a compactor wheel and having a bottom portion and a center flange, with the center flange extending upwardly from the bottom portion to form an upper ridge and being generally aligned along a center line of the base member. The compactor cleat also includes a cap member secured to the base member and positioned thereover so as to cover at least a portion of the base member, with the cap member having an arrangement of openings configured to receive the center flange therein. The center flange of the base member and the arrangement of openings formed in the cap member are configured to provide for a size-on-size fit between the base member and the cap member, so as to secure the cap member to the base member.
Abstract:
We disclose herein a wire guard that is used to keep wire and other debris from wrapping around the axles of landfill trash compactors, thereby reducing the chance of damage to these axles and sealing systems. The wire guard is comprised of multiple segments that are individually welded to the edge of the wheel wrapper. The individual segments are through hardened and are, therefore, resistant to wear. Furthermore, they may include an overhanging lip that protects the edge of the wheel wrapper. This device is an improvement to other existing wire guards.
Abstract:
A two-piece construction compaction cleat and method of manufacturing thereof is disclosed. The compactor includes a base member affixable to a compactor wheel and having a bottom portion and a center flange, with the center flange extending upwardly from the bottom portion to form an upper ridge and being generally aligned along a center line of the base member. The compactor cleat also includes a cap member secured to the base member and positioned thereover so as to cover at least a portion of the base member, with the cap member having an arrangement of openings configured to receive the center flange therein. The center flange of the base member and the arrangement of openings formed in the cap member are configured to provide for a size-on-size fit between the base member and the cap member, so as to secure the cap member to the base member.
Abstract:
A tip assembly includes a tip including a body having a narrow tip portion, a broad attachment portion that defines a concave surface, an interior disposed between the broad attachment portion and the narrow tip portion, and a cavity that leads from the concave surface toward the interior. A retention bolt that is heated includes a tapered region, and a shaft extending from the tapered region, terminating at an externally threaded end. The cavity of the tip is at least partially complimentarily shaped to the tapered region of the retention bolt.
Abstract:
An earth working roller comprises a support structure (11), wherein to form a roller body (36) rotatable about a roller axis of rotation (A) on a radially outer region of the support structure (11), a plurality of first earth working units (30) is provided extending substantially in the direction of the roller axis of rotation (A) and/or a plurality of second earth working units (38) is provided extending substantially in the circumferential direction.
Abstract:
Device to determine a size of contact representing a contact state between a compactor roller and a substrate to be compacted, encompassing a compactor roller rotatable in at least one acquisition circumference area around a compactor roller axis and at least one contact sensor generating a contact signal, wherein the contact signal indicates a contact start and a contact end of an acquisition circumference area upon the substrate to be compacted.
Abstract:
A compactor cleat includes a bottom face affixable to a compactor wheel and having a perimeter defining an outline of the compactor cleat, a cutting face distal from the bottom face and radially outward from the compactor wheel, a pair of side faces extending between the bottom face and the cutting face, and a pair of traction faces positioned between the pair of side surfaces on opposing sides of the compactor cleat and extending between the bottom face and the cutting face. Each traction face comprises a bi-facial traction face that includes a first section including a sloped surface extending downwardly and outwardly from the cutting face towards the bottom face for less than a full height of the compactor cleat, and a second section formed adjacent the first section that has a concave surface that forms a transition between the second section and the perimeter of the bottom face.
Abstract:
Device to determine a size of contact representing a contact state between a compactor roller and a substrate to be compacted, encompassing a compactor roller rotatable in at least one acquisition circumference area around a compactor roller axis and at least one contact sensor generating a contact signal, wherein the contact signal indicates a contact start and a contact end of an acquisition circumference area upon the substrate to be compacted.
Abstract:
A guard for a seal of a wheeled industrial machine, the guard comprising an cylindrical, annular body having a first plate, a second plate with an upper portion and a lower portion, and a connecting portion extending between the first plate and the second plate; wherein the first plate extends in a radially inward direction from the connecting portion and includes a plurality of holes; wherein the upper portion is configured to extend into a corresponding slot of a rotating element of a wheel of the wheeled industrial machine; and wherein the lower portion is configured to extend toward an axle of the wheeled industrial machine.