Job:
In
August of
2003, Godwin
Pumps and
Agrotor Air
Services of
Gettysburg,
PA were
called on to
swap a
shorted 150
horsepower
electric
motor from a
customer
owned HL6M
Dri-Prime
pontoon pump
located in a
Pennsylvania
quarry. The
HL6M pump
was struck
by lightning
causing the
motor to
short out.
Having to
meet a fall
out
requirement
of 2 mgd in
the quarry,
the owner, a
commercial
real estate
developer,
had to have
the new
motor
installed as
quickly as
possible.
Due to the
steep quarry
walls,
dismantling
the electric
supply and
discharge
piping, and
docking the
pontoon so a
forklift or
boom truck
could reach
the motor
were not
options. A
Godwin Pumps
electrician
worked
directly
with Agrotor
Air Services
to airlift
the shorted
motor off
the pontoon
and drop the
new 1630-lb.
motor in
place. After
two hours,
the job was
complete and
the pump was
up and
running.
For more information e-mail
sales@godwinpumps.com
