Woodyard Update Newsletter Issues

Summer 2007	Log Crane User Meeting Ownership Change Mnger's Corner Training Update PM & Structural Inspection Maintenance Tips
Winter 2007	Strong Demand For P&H Log Cranes Ownership Change P&H Patented Skew Control Works Training Update PM & Structural Inspection P&H Portal Crane Team News
Winter 2006	Crane Collisions are Expensive P&H Patented Skew Control Works Motag South Training Update PM & Structural Inspection P&H Portal Crane Team News

Summer 2005	Users Choose P&H P&H Build Momentum in Marketplace Maintenance Tips: Plan Your Lubrication! New P&H Log Crane Logo Used Equipment for Sale / Wanted 2005 Portal Crane User Meeting Allen-Bradley Control Update Training Update Reasons to Attend User Meetings P&H Portal Crane Team News

Spring 2004	Portal Crane Structural Alert P&H Portal Crane Design Considerations Structural Inspections Maintenance Tips: Improved Lube for Pins & Grapples Wheel Deal Safety Bars Save Lives Crane Upgrades that Enhance Structural Integrity Not a Portal Crane Hurricane Season Update Portal Crane User Meeting Bolted Connection Maintenance Dynamic Storm Brake Update Diagonal Brace Girder Connections Malmedie Drum Coupling Maintenance Training Update Reasons to Attend the User Meeting Chuck Stoneman Retires

Winter 2004	Twin Cranes Start-Up at Norbord Wheel Deal Portal Crane User Meeting Training Update PM and Structural Inspections

Summer 2003	Portal Crane User Meeting Strong Start Modernization Update Maintenance Tips Ergonomics Wheel Deal Hurricane Season Update Training Update

Summer 2002	Training Boosts Productivity Smartorque Update Static Stepless Update Hurricane Season Alert Lots of PM Tips - Ergonomics Takes Front Seat Induction Master Interface Card Info Auto-Decel Module Info Holding Brake Alert

Summer 2001	Smartorque Tips Stop Hoist Rope Damage Lots of Good PM Tips Maintenance Tips Controls Update Hurricane Season Info DBU Alert Frank Retires

Summer 2000	Super Motors Aging Smartorque Controls Concerns Frank Kemp To Retire Hurricane Season Alert Birmingham User Meeting Notice

Spring 2000	Controls, Grapple, Cable Reel Tips User Meeting Tips Started Safety Corner - Cab Ergonomics

Summer 1999	Birmingham Service Center Opens - New Numbers & Names Hurricane Season Alert Drain Plug Alert Gear Case Sealant Procedure

Winter 1998/99	Stepless Reactor Temporary Fix VFD's & Capacitor Pre-Charge Storm Brake Release Switch Gantry Disc Brake Position Switches New Ergonomic "Ergo" Cab Design/Features

Summer 1998	Hurricane Procedures 8 Wheel Storm Brake Design Brake & Cable Reel PM

Spring 1998	Euro-Drive Alert -> Trolley Drive Reducers Discontinued User Meeting Report With Lots Of Maintenance Tips Gantry Leg Wire Guards Shown MC18 X 42.7# Channel New Name: Morris Material Handling Over 20 Separate Modernization Ideas Listed Auto-Decel Control Module For Static Stepless Users Diagonal Brace Link Kits Shown Grapple Oil Filter Update Grapple Troubleshooting Ideas Cable Reel Improvements Allen-Bradley SLC500 PLC Training Weigh System Introduced in 1996 Is A Proven Success

Summer 1997	Hurricane Season Preparations Inverter Parameters Reliability Suggestions

Winter 1996/97	Article On Gantry Drive Brake Systems Addressing Brake Circuit Problems User Meeting Report with Extra Maintenance Insert - Lots of Tips Emergency Escape System Developed "Escape-Rite" Model RTC-1003 Frank Kemp's Tip Of The Month - Smartorque Control Setup Mack Mfg. Offers Low Profile Grapple Which Will Offer Greater Storage Volume Gain Cable Reel Gear Lube Grapple Quick Disconnect Swivel End Truck Lube Alert PM Plans Checklist Hub Support Plate For Power Cable From Cable Reel Slip Rings Reduces Cable Wear

Summer 1996	Maintenance Tips Photo Show Taper Lock Device For Hansen Reducers By Sierra Pacific Bolt-On Grapple Platforms For Power Cable Changes By Bowater Tie-Down T-Bar Pin By Tenneco (PCA)

Summer 1995	New Portal Crane Monitoring Introduced Using Load Pin Technology User Meeting Report With Maintenance Tips And Uptime Reports Static Stepless Control Tip By Frank Kemp Storm Brake Automatic Step Timer Fro Setting Brakes Automatically

Spring 1995	Patent Awarded For Portal Crane For Short Wood Handling Use Burnishing Of Drum Brake Pads DB Maintenance Matched Driver Wheels CPPA-TAPPI User Meeting

Winter 1994/95	Meeting Featured P&H Cab And Chair With Lay-down Feature Rescue-Matic Protective Racks For Truck Chain Unbinding User Meeting Report With Numerous Maintenance Tips How Old Is Your Crane? By Frank Kemp Uptime Reports From Users At The Meeting Taper Lock Modification For Hanson Trolley Drives To Prevent Keyway Damage

Summer 1994	Photo Of "Mexican Hat" With Halo And Reverse Funnel Cable Entry Guide Checking Magnetorque Brakes By Frank Kemp Round Top Cord Girder Alert Compacted Strand PFV Cable Update

Winter 1993/94	User Meeting Report With Numerous Maintenance Tips Dual Gearcase Setup Procedure Resistors and Reactors By Frank Kemp Welded Rail Splice Procedure Safety Feature of Operator Chair With Lay-down Feature Highlughted Rescue-Matic Demonstrated

Summer 1993	Storm Brakes Continued Success Power Cable Guard Rail Ozone Alert For Open Contactor Users Animated Schematics Available From Simu-Software

Spring 1993	Dynamic Storm Brake System II - Improvements Uses (4) Separate Hydraulic Power Packs For Cold Weather Use Optional Heavy Steel Plate Log Guards To Prevent Damage To Power Packs How To Prevent Loose Connections Trolley Wheel Alignment By Frank Kemp Hoist Cable Ordering Recommendations/Dead Ends/Tape Measured Replacing Gantry Brake Contactor W/4 Pole 40 Amp Contactor (479U99D2)

Winter 1992/93	Storm Brakes Doing Well - 5 Systems Sold User Meeting report With Maintenance Tips Log Bunk Feature Now Available/Patented Design Hoist Brake Update By Frank Kemp

Summer 1992	P&H Dynamic Storm Brake System Now Available Controlled Braking If High Winds Or Brake Failure "Parking" During Operation "Jacking" For Gantry Truck Maintenance Long Term Locking Feature

Winter 1991/92	P&H Introduces "Torquelock" Nut For Brake Wheel Use User Meeting Report With Maintenance Tips/Special Insert With Extras P&H Offers Conversion Kit For Hansen Trolley Drive Keyway Failure New PM Plam Available Bass TV System Offers Excellent Perfomrance With 12.5mm Semi-Wide Angle Lenses Gantry Motion Audible Alarm With A Choice Of 13 Distinctive Tones P/N 41Q11D101 Trolley Drive Service Platforms Offered PFV Wire Rope Offered For Improved Life (Plastic Filled Valley) Gantry Brake Timer & Bypass Switch Shielded Festoon Cable For TV/Tach/Gai-Tronics Communications Systems

Summer 1991	Maintenance Tips Submitted By Users - Oil Testing Oil Filled Dashpot Overload Maintenance Trolley Wheel Alignment Procedure By Frank Kemp

Winter 1990/91	P&H Introduces "Supernut" To Replace Double Input Bevel Gear Hub Retainers User Meeting Report With Maintenance Tips Installing Replacement Grapple Power Cable & Possible Basket Modification Spreaderflex Cable Lubrication Recommendations Operator Chair Introduced At Fall User Meeting

Summer 1990	Improved Festoon Maintenance Platform Available Motor Drain Plug Alert Hoist Drum Coupling (Malmedie Type) Lubrication Gantry Drive Bevel Gear Hub Locking Device Developed By Portal Crane Users

Spring 1990	High Wind Alert - Hurricane Tie-Downs Uptime Report/Grapple Cable Update/Malmedie Coupling Update Main Power Cable Wear - Power Cable Multi-Wheel Guide Roller Assemblies Available

Winter 1989/90	P&H Develops New Seat To Address Operator Fatigue Problem Structural Inspections Replacement Pins Offered With 360 Keepers Mono-Spiral Cable Reel Improvements With Transformer and Larger Service Platform Grapple Load Chain & Hinged Dorr Kits

Summer 1989	Replacing Wheel Bearing Assemblies By Frank Kemp Smartorque Introduction, VIP Parts Service

Winter 1988/89	P&H Developing New Operator's Seat Operator Checklist Sample on Back Cover Improved TV Monitor Performance Using Solid State Cameras & Color Monitors Wide-Angle Lenses To Replace Pan/Tilt & Isolation Transformers to Eliminate Interference

Fall 1988	Bearing Failures

Spring 1988	Grapple & Jack Stand Available Wire Rope Lubrication Mack Grapple Product Line Improvements

Winter 1987/88	Inaugural issue of "Woodyard Crane Systems Update" Whylie Systems Load Cells For 20, 30, & 45 Ton Portal Cranes Portal Crane Trolley Wheel Alignment Procedure