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175 HP Perkins Powered Heavy Duty Single Thruster                                                     

Available for Immediate Delivery. Purchase / $74,550   Lease / $3500 per/mo. 

Details:

Perkins Tier IIIA Turbo-Diesel Industrial Radiator-cooled engine with helm mounted Engine Control panel including instrumentation; Sauer-Danfoss 90 Series Heavy Duty Variable Hydraulic Pump and Fixed Motor; Extended Reach capability, allowing 9.5' to centerline of propeller from mounting deck; Kaplan 24" 4-Blade Propeller with matched Stainless Steel Nozzle; Hot-dip Galvanized Structural Steel Frame; Aluminum Helm, Hood and side access doors; Aluminum 50 gallon fuel tank; Aluminum 50 gallon hydraulic tank; Eaton-Vickers Return filtration system with spin-on Filter; Fan mounted Hydraulic Oil Cooler; Dual Hydraulic Horizontal Tilt Cylinders with Stainless Steel Rods; Manual vertical depth adjustment up/down 6';

This Diesel powered, hydraulically operated 'Silver Tsunami'™ Thruster has a quick set-up time (60-90 minutes) and is suitable for a varying range of platforms from 4' to 8' deep. The Thruster is fully hydraulic, with no drive shafts, gear boxes or transmissions. The thruster is controlled with a Sauer-Danfoss Variable Control Electronic Joystick. This unit can go from full forward to full reverse in 1.5 seconds. Steering is controlled from the Helm with a steering wheel and the unit steers 180° (90° left/right). The unit is easily truckable and has a weight of approximately 4,700 lbs. Installation is quick and easy. The unit sits on weldable steel deck mounting pads, 1" thick. The pads are bolted to the bottom of the frame. To install the unit, lift it into position on the deck, weld the pads down and you are ready to operate! If you need to transfer the unit to another platform, simply un-bolt the unit from the pads, bolt on another set and repeat the process.

U.S. Patents 7,654,875B1  7,8836,384B1  8,007,328B2