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Powerhouse Prodigy

Compact Utility Loader


Fluid Power Applications Project
Example
Principles of Engineering

What Is It?
The Powerhouse Prodigy TK-216
compact utility loader with
attachments

Trencher
Auger
Ripper
Bucket
Leveler

Used for any number of


landscape and trenching
applications

Power Supply & Pump


Power supplied by
Honda 16 hp v-twin
Fluid flow supplied
by gear pump
2200 psi max
5.8 gpm

Pump Underneath

Reservoir
Holds 11.6
gallons of
hydraulic fluid
Located inside
housing forward
of engine
Fill neck located
on right side of
loader
Reservoir
Fill neck

Controls
Lever-actuated directional spool
valves
Location
Levers on control panel, valves under
control panel

Control
Drive: separate lever for each side,
forward, neutral, reverse
Arm: up or down
Attachment: (bucket, leveler, trencher)
curl & dump
Auxiliary: (auger, trencher) forward &
reverse

Controls

Drive

Arm

Drive
Tilt

Attachme
nt

Throttle

Actuators
Double action
cylinders
Raise & lower
arm
Tilt attachment

Rotary
actuators
Drive machine
Turn auger
Turn trencher

Operation
Honda 16 hp gasoline engine
provides mechanical power to
gear pump
Gear pump draws fluid from
reservoir and provides fluid flow
Control valves direct fluid to
appropriate actuators
Drive motors
Cylinders
Attachment motors

Fluid returns to reservoir after use

Other Components
Fluid lines
Filter
Quick-connect
couplings for
attachments

Pros & Cons


Pros
32 in. width allows it to reach closedin areas such as fenced yards
972 lb. weight distributed on tracks
doesnt compact soil
Easily transported to job site
Multiple attachments make it
versatile

Cons
Costs $19590.00
Approximately $175/weekend rental
fee

Simplified Flow Diagram

Summary
The PowerHouse Prodigy is a
tracked compact utility loader
Used for excavation, trenching,
digging post holes, leveling, and
many other
landscaping/construction jobs
Takes the place of back-breaking
wheelbarrows, shovels, and other
labor-intensive hand tools

Resources
PowerHouse Prodigy Compact Utility
Loaders. (n.d.). PowerHouse equipment
company. Retrieved January 31, 2007,
fromhttp://powerhouseequipment.com/
series.html?series_id=8
Presentation created by Gene McGee

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