Hoist Machinery - Plan View

REVOLVING FRAME

The revolving frame is the main structural member of the rotating deck. It is a welded, stress relieved structure with integral lugs for mounting the Aframe, crowd machinery and boom. Provisions are made for mounting deck extensions, operator’s cab, ballast box and swing gearcases. Machined pads on the deck locate hoist drive motor and machinery frames.

The revolving frame is connected to the truck frame by the center pintle.

CENTER PINTLE

The center pintle is a large diameter, hollow, cylindrical forging and threaded at the bottom. A bronze coated steel core spherical thrust washer between the lower retaining nut with dual lockbars, and the bottom surface of the truck frame provides a wear surface for pintle loads. The top of the center pintle is doweled and bolted to the revolving frame using a split clamping collar.

The hollow pintle provides passage for air and grease lines and electrical cables from the revolving frame to the lower works. This is done by means of a swivel and collector ring assembly.