1. Powerhouse Prodigy Compact Utility Loader
Fluid Power Applications Project Example
Principles of Engineering

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Controls Lever-actuated directional spool valves Location Control
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

6. Controls
Drive
Drive
Arm
Tilt
Attachment
Throttle

7. Actuators Double action cylinders Rotary actuators Raise & lower arm
Tilt attachment
Rotary actuators
Drive machine
Turn auger
Turn trencher

8. 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

9. Other Components Fluid lines Filter
Quick-connect couplings for attachments

10. Pros & Cons
Pros
32 in. width allows it to reach closed-in areas such as fenced yards
972 lb. weight distributed on tracks doesn’t compact soil
Easily transported to job site
Multiple attachments make it versatile
Cons
Costs $
Approximately $175/weekend rental fee

11. Simplified Flow Diagram

12. 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

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