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RE: (ET) Satellite Actuator Arm

At 03:56 PM 11/29/2004, Markus Lorch wrote:

It seems to me that the total force exerted by a lever on a cable is the same if that cable is stiff or "forgiving."  I'll grant you that the nylon strap may "cut the peak off" of some transient noise in the application of the load, but the force is the same no matter what you use as a cable.  That being said, I would suggest that you could always double the winch cable - anchor the hook end at the winch (but not on the winch) and use a snatch block at the load.  The would double the load the winch's internal gearing and the cable could handle.  Of course, your  raise/lower speed is cut in half too.  But safety first.  I use a snatch block with an ATV winch quite often - sometimes to pull in some other direction than straight ahead, more often to lessen the load on the winch.

I use electric actuators (12 volt) to raise and lower a dump box on an ATV trailer and the cutting edge on an X-C ski trail groomer pulled behind a snowmobile.  The dump trailer uses an electric trailer jack, and takes about a minute extending 24 inches.  The groomer actuator is one I picked up on e-bay.  It will extend 12 inches in about 15 seconds.  In both cases, the actuator does not carry a lot of load during normal operation.  For example, the dump cart is only transported in the fully down position with the load entirely resting on the trailer frame.  The force against the cutting edge of the ski trail groomer is mostly horizontal while the actuator is vertical, so virtually no shock impacts the actuator.  If you do a Google search on  +36VDC +"linear actuator"  you will find a lot of info. 

I have written here before about building a front bucket loader using 36 volt linear actuators rather than hydraulics.  While the electrics might be slower, I am guessing that they could be cheaper and less power hungry.  There are a few technical problems (like "synching" the actuators on both sides to each other), but it is an interesting concept.



Bob and others,
 
the new elec-trak.org forum has the capability to publish your posts incl. pictures. So you could
create a thread there on satelite actuators, copy your text that you send via emails
and add the pictures. Then sent a note to the list informing us about the location of the pictures.
 
If you don't want to go this route I'd be happy to put your pictures on my webserver and
make them available to everyone. I think thought he forum is the way to go.
 
One note about the actuators. I am not sure how well they handle the forces of implements
when driving over bumps with the implements lifted. I got a warning from Warn winches about
me using a 1700# winch to lift a bucket - they thought the lever distance and the high forces
envolved when absorbing a bump may be too much for my geartrain when driving with a full
bucket. The original elec-trak strap would absorb some of these forces as it is a little bit
elastic. I am considering putting a nylon strap on my winch instead of the steel cable
to get the same effect.
 
Markus
 
-----Original Message-----
From: elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu [ mailto:elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu] On Behalf Of Kleinbrahm, Bob 
Sent: Montag, 29. November 2004 15:46
To: Elie, Larry (L.D.); elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Subject: RE: (ET) Satellite Actuator Arm
I am not at the location of my tractor during the week, so I won't be able to time it until the weekend.  It seemed to have adequate movement within 10 - 30 seconds, and doesn't stop me from using it.  I will take pictures next weekend, but do not have a place to post them on, so am not sure if I can share them or not.
 
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Elie, Larry (L.D.) [ mailto:lelie ford com]
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 11:39 AM
To: Kleinbrahm, Bob; elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Subject: RE: (ET) Satellite Actuator Arm
Great!  Pictures Please!
 
My actuator (Von Weiss) was too slow to implement, nearly a minute for 24"; how fast can you raise/lower your tiller?
 
Larry Elie
 
-----Original Message-----
From: elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu [ mailto:elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu]On Behalf Of Kleinbrahm, Bob
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 1:58 PM
To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Subject: (ET) Satellite Actuator Arm
 
To the Group:
 
All the current talk about lift straps breaking prompted me to send this message.  I too was plaqued with those darn straps and the limited support that they provide.  A few weeks back I posted messages about using a Satellite Actuator arm to replace the front lift on my E-20 tractor.  I have since modified the rear lift to use an actuator in place of the strap, etc..  I used the actuator this weekend on my rear tiller and it works great!  Basically I removed all the et lift assembly stuff, i.e. motor and strap, down to the actual rear mounting bracket.  The actuator mounts directly to the upper pin assembly of the rear bracket, with the end mounted to the tiller pin bracket.  It does not require the chain to support the tiller, nor any straps that were crummy and under powered to say the least.  The actuator I use is a Jack Venture 18" unit, that is powered by 36 volt from the aux power plug, through a dpdt/switch on tractor firewall.  The actuator arm is rated for moving up to 800 lbs and easily lifts and lowers the heavy tiller on back of tractor.  I used this same unit on the front of tractor to lift my modified dozer blade with great success.  In fact I like these units so well, that I just ordered another one on ebay, so that I can leave both of them on the tractor, without having to move them from front to rear, etc..   I am going to wire two power receptacles, one in front and one in back, on tractor that I can plug unit(s) into as needed.  The only down side that I have found with these actuators is that they are slow in operation, but who cares.  "No more lift strap problems."  Do a search on ebay for satellite actuators to see what is available.  Got mine for $39.95 - sweet!
 
Bob
 
 
 
Bob Kleinbrahm
Senior Network Engineer
First Republic Bank
San Francisco, CA.
415-288-1478
 


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