July ~ 14
A trip to Hydrosta to solve the generator problem revealed the Duodrive
system was not working as quietly as it should. It eventually seized as we
approached Hydrosta's waterside factory. Thank goodness it happened when
and where it did because Hydrosta were able establish why we had
this repeated problem. It transpired that Ament had mounted the hydraulic
prop drive motor 3.5mm vertically and 4.5 horizontally out of line with
the Duodrive system. Placing an intolerable bias on the drive line.
What makes this situation worse is the fact that the previous
January both Ament and Duodrive had reinstalled the Duodrive system and
had supposedly checked the alignment. Both companies are to blame but no
one puts their hand up which is the downside of dealing with small
organisations.
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