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Matching Sweeper/Broom Attachments to Skid Loader

On construction sites, industrial work zones, and municipal jobs, cleanliness is a must, but it’s usually not enough to just brush debris aside. When it’s necessary to collect and dump dust, dirt, and debris, the easy-to-use sweeper/broom attachments gets the job done.

SWEEP, COLLECT AND DUMP DIRT AND OTHER DEBRIS WITH THE SWEEPER/BROOM ATTACHMENT

SKID STEER BROOM & SWEEPER

Landscapers, environmental companies, municipalities, general contractors, professional parking lot cleaners, and airports, all rely on this type of skid steer attachment to maintain the environment and comply with any environmental issues that they might face. To maximize their investment in this increasingly-popular type of equipment, making it a sweeper merits consideration.

We offer different sweeper attachments from Manitou (Gehl/Mustang) and Bobcat to choose from.

BOBCAT SWEEPER ATTACHMENT

During operation, tough, poly bristles flick debris into the sweeper collection bucket – and when it’s full, you can lift, dump and dispose. It does the work of multiple clean-up attachments with optimal bristle-to-surface contact and highly productive efficiency. It’s ideal for site cleanup, daily dust abatement, road construction, airport maintenance, and more.

*Sweeper Attachment on Bobcat Skid Steer Loader*

OPERATIONAL BASICS

The sweeper’s hydraulic motor spins durable bristles mounted to its rotating drum. Powerful flicking action sends dirt and debris flying into the attachment’s collection bucket. Bristles spin in either direction, forward or reverse.

When moving the loader in reverse, you can scrape mud and caked-on debris with the bucket wear edge as you sweep the material into the bucket – similar to sweeping with a hand broom and dustpan. When traveling forward, the bristles send material flying forward against a rubber flap. From there, materials go over the top of the bristles and into the bucket. When forward sweeping, keep the wear edge above the surface for optimum performance and wear edge life.

The five Bobcat sweeper models provide sweeping widths from 44’’ (1118 mm) to 84’’ (2134 mm), with bucket capacities from 0.15 to 0.33 m³ for the collection of debris.

FEATURES

Poly bristles sweep and deposit debris in the sweeper bucket.
Simply dump sweeper bucket when full. No need for multiple cleanup attachments.
Cut through materials with the replaceable and reversible bucket cutting edge.
Effectively operate in forward and reverse.
Ideal for cleaning parking lots, pavements, docks, and warehouses, as well as industrial and recycling facilities, construction and demolition sites, and animal sheds in agriculture.

MANITOU EDGE PICKUP/HOPPER BROOM ATTACHMENT

Broom attachments are selected by the material to be removed and the surface on which the broom is used. The EDGE pickup/hopper broom is a bi-directional collection broom that allows the operator to sweep forward and reverse, and gives excellent performance in milling, material pickup, road maintenance, and job-site cleanup at a cost-effective investment.

*Hopper Broom Attachment on Gehl Skid Loader*

OPERATIONAL BASICS

The EDGE pickup/hopper broom is a single-motor broom and comes in widths ranging from 60” (1524 mm), 72’’ (1829 mm), and 84” (2134 mm).

FEATURES

Ideal for milling, material pickup, parking lots, and road maintenance.
Bi-directional broom operates forward or reverse.
Bolt-on motor now featured with a protection guard.
Quick-change broom sections allow for easy replacement.
A rubber skirt and protecting shroud to keep dirt and debris contained.
Front and side steps for easy access to and from the cab.
Front bumper and no caster wheel allow you to get up close to objects without damaging the broom.

OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES

GUTTER BRUSH:

Cleans curbs, alongside buildings and other hard-to-reach areas. Widens the sweeper’s total width by one foot to allow more coverage per pass. Can be raised and stored vertically when not in use.

WATER KIT:

Keeps dust and debris under control when operating in tough environments, with jet nozzles spraying water evenly across a surface. This optional Dust Control Kit on hopper broom attachment includes 25 gals. tank, pump, and nozzles that mounted to top of hopper broom.

WHEEL KIT:

Available as an option for the 84-inch sweeper attachment, the wheel kit protects surfaces such as concrete, cobblestone, and asphalt from scrapes and scratches by suspending the cutting edge of the sweeper during forward travel. Two mounted caster wheels are included in the kit.

BRISTLES:

Ideal for all sweeping conditions, poly bristles provides better flicking action for effective debris removal. Steel bristle and combo bristle (poly and steel) sections are also available for stubborn debris. This option is only available on sweeper attachment.

WATERLESS DUST ABATEMENT:

It has its own filtering system for eliminating potentially large dust clouds, only available on broom attachment. Equipped with a 12V shaker dislodges loose debris from the filter directly into the hopper, unit is combined with hydraulic cylinder and two caster wheels and mounted on the side towards front of the broom. Suitable for example milling, material pickup, parking lot, road maintenance, and job-site cleanup applications, broom feature large industrial dust filter. This unit works well for indoor application cleanup, as it features a “waterless” dust abatement system.

In conclusion, by investing in quality pick-up brooms, you can effectively satisfy this job requirement while simultaneously optimizing the onsite use of skid steers.

The compact equipment specialists at Mayon Machinery have extensive knowledge of all makes of skid steer loaders and their corresponding attachments, and can therefore help you in choosing the right pick-up broom attachments for your respective type or types of work.

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Mayon Equipment Keep North-South Commuter Railway Project Clark Phase 2 on Track

Philippines National Railway (PNR) North-South Commuter Railway Project (NSCR) Clark Phase 2 is to strengthen the transportation network and alleviate serious traffic congestion in the Greater Capital Region by extending the North-South Commuter Railway from Clark to New Clark City.

Upon completion, PNR Clark Phase 2 will slash travel time between Clark, Pampanga, and Malolos, Bulacan to 35 minutes from one hour and 30 minutes.

Apart from shorter travel times, the line will have the Airport Express which will connect arriving travelers from Clark International Airport to Makati in Metro Manila in just 55 minutes.

A piece of equipment in good working order is crucial to a productive worksite. The key to improving constructability with the right equipment is important, particularly in selecting which machines are most appropriate for the job. The right equipment partner can save your time and money.

Given the pressures of tightening timelines, Mayon Machinery could be your single-source jobsite solutions partner that unlocks construction productivity.

We provide an effective solution to a variety of jobsite challenges, especially the North-South Commuter Railway Project (NSCR) Clark Phase 2 has boosted construction performance with our Kato KR-25H 25 tons Rough Terrain Crane, Kato SL-650R 65 tons Rough Terrain Crane, Kobelco 7080 80 tons Crawler Crane, Manitou MRT1840 Telehandler, as well as many boom lifts and scissor lifts supplied.

*Photo courtesy of General Lifting Activities in San Fernando, Pampanga*

*Mayon’s equipment assists in aggregate bin installation*

*Mayon’s Boom Truck assists on silo railings installation*

*Mayon’s Manitou MRT1840 hauling of Silo’s ladder and piping for installation*

Whether you need several kinds of equipment such as cranes, aerial work platforms, generators, light towers, skid loaders, or something else, Mayon Machinery is your single-source provider for jobsite equipment and solutions. Call us at +63 (2) 776 0254, visit our local branch or contact our team to find the right equipment for your next project to maximize your uptime.

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Piling Works of Solar Modules Foundation at AboitizPower’s Solar Power Facility in Bugallon, Pangasinan

The solar industry continues to surge and quality equipment is needed to keep up with the quick pace of solar field installations. To meet the demands of commercial solar contractors and the expansive solar fields they install, our solar pile driver can drive the pile into soil or rock to support the solar panel for solar power station systems and guardrail installation, the common application is for Photovoltaic panels installation.

MZ398Y photovoltaic piling machine is a piece of high-performance piling equipment launched by Qingdao Wangbaoqiang Industry for piling in different sites.

This pile driver drives posts with great precision thanks to its compact design, stability, and easy handling. The machine is simple to operate and very user-friendly.

Using unique construction technology and climbing design, the pile driver can be adjusted according to the height of the slope to adapt to the maximum 45-degree sloping photovoltaic construction.

MZ398Y was originally designed as the early-stage piling equipment for photovoltaic power stations. Through R&D and upgrading, it can also be used in piling projects in farms, pastures, orchards, water wells, water conservancies, power plants, open mining, roadbuilding, and other blasting hole constructions.

Mayon’s Solar pile drivers piling works of solar modules foundation at Aboitiz Power Corporation‘s 94-megawatt-peak solar power facility in Cayanga, Bugallon in Pangasinan province.

*Photo courtesy of Mayon Machinery Rental Activities*

*Photo courtesy of Mayon Machinery’s MZ398Y Photovoltaic Piling Machine*

*Piling Works of Solar Modules Foundation at AboitizPower’s Solar Power Plant*

Solar field installations require the right machine to best fit your setup, and as the need for renewable energy grows, so you can rely on Mayon Machinery to help you drive more efficiently.

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Floor Impacts When Using MEWPs And How To Calculate

What usually is required from the customer for indoor operation? Floor impact. Working height / Outreach. Machine measurements. Maneuverability. You can panic when calculating the floor load requirements for operating and driving on jobsite such as shopping malls, golf courses, pool areas, patios, and driveways. As well as thinking of what kind of working platform is suitable for the operation? Boom lift, scissor lift, or tracked lift? Mayon Machinery is here to help you in figuring it all out and offer you the complete solutions for your height access challenges.

Before deciding on the proper equipment for the job, it’s important to calculate ground pressure and live load to your structure of the underground, from concrete slabs to concrete pavers.

Here are some basic definitions that might provide clarity to common misconceptions.

Force Impact

The effect the compact lift has on the ground surface material itself (tile, concrete, wood, etc.). This is the measurement that determines the puncture point of the surface material and the structure itself. Another term for this concept is “point load,” and should be considered when identifying the durability of the surface material when operating machinery on top of it, especially in the case of tile. Force is typically measured in pounds per square inch (psi). It is defined as the pressure that results when a force of one pound-force is applied to a one-square-inch area. One psi is approximately 6,895 pascals (N/m²).

Surface Load

The effect the weight of the machine has on the surface material. This measurement reflects the weight or mass of the machine over the contact area with the floor. The question to ask here is: Can the surface material support the overall transient weight of the machinery when moving? In the case of a Teupen lift, the tracks’ surface area in contact with the floor is much greater than a similarly capable wheeled machine.

Live Load

Any temporary or transient forces that act on a building or structural element. Live loads typically include people, furniture, vehicles and virtually everything else that can be moved throughout a building. We measure uniform live loads as kg per square meter (kg/m²). The acceptable live load will vary considerably based on the occupancy and expected use of a structure or structural element. Live load considerations are important during both the transport and the operation of machinery on floor surfaces and the supporting structure.

1. Live Load Boom lift

A = l x b (m²)

Live Load = m (kg) ⁄ A (m²)

Example:

l: 6,38 m

b: 2,01 m

m: 5045 kg + 225 kg

Live load = 5270 kg / 12,82 m² = 411 kg/m²

2. Live Load Scissor lift

A = l x b (m²)

Live Load = m (kg) ⁄ A (m²)

Example:

l: 1,89 m

b: 0,76 m

m: 1420 kg + 230 kg

Live load = 1650 kg / 1,44 m² = 1146 kg/m²

3. Live Load Tracked lift (in transport position)

A = l x b (m²)

Live Load = m (kg) ⁄ A (m²)

Example:

l: 7,20 m

b: 1,58 m

m: 4270 kg

Live load = 4270 kg / 11,38 m² = 375 kg/m²

4. Live Load Tracked lift (in working position)

A = l x b (m²)

Live Load = m (kg) ⁄ A (m²)

Example:

l: 4,89 m

b: 5,65 m

m: 4270 kg + 200 kg

Live load = 4470 kg / 27,63 m² = 162 kg/m²

The definitions above are important to understand when calculating the ground pressure or floor load for a specific job.

Ground Pressure

Ground pressure is defined as “the pressure exerted into the ground by an object calculated by the object’s weight divided through its ground contact area.”

Mayon Machinery is able to provide you all of the applicable measurements needed to calculate the impact of machinery on your floor surface. Please do not hesitate to contact us for help. With a trusted dealer providing expert assistance in calculations and implementation, you can be assured of a seamless operation every step of the way.

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The Best Crystal Golf Cart Batteries For 36-, 48- & 72-Volt Battery Systems

The core and key component of every golf cart is its battery, and choosing the right type of battery is crucial to ensuring that your golf cart is always in top shape and performs to the very best of its ability. With a crystal golf cart battery, you are guaranteed to get the absolute best out of your golf cart.

What are the Crystal Batteries?

Crystal Batteries™ are a unique technology from Netherlands-based Ampowr that overcomes conventional battery problems by having a nearly solid-state electrolyte. This allows the battery to be discharged deeper, cycle more often, has a longer lifetime, and can withstand extreme temperatures.

The patented Crystal technology uses a unique advanced formula, a new type of composite SiO2 electrolyte developed to completely replace traditional sulfuric acid solutions.

How do Crystal Batteries work?

The patented technology found in Crystal Batteries uses a unique micro-porous high absorbent mat (AGM), high-purity lead calcium selenium plates, and a safe SiO2 electrolyte solution. The solution solidifies into a white crystalline powder when charged and discharged. This in turn improves the product’s application and safety performance, which means the batteries are more resilient to deeper discharges in extreme temperatures, allowing the batteries to recover to full capacity repeatedly.

Crystal Batteries are cleaner and safer than other technologies with less acid, no cadmium, and no antimony, are 99% recyclable, and classified as non-hazardous for good transport.

Crystal Batteries Features & Benefits

PERFORMANCE

Robust, resilient, high performing. Crystal Batteries can be discharged deeper, cycled more often (even in extreme temperatures), and have a longer service life. They recover to full rated capacity over and over again.

TECHNOLOGY

A unique micro-porous high absorbent mat (AGM), pure lead plates, and safe SiO2 electrolyte solution that solidifies into a white crystalline powder when charged/ discharged.

CLEANER & SAFE

Less acid, no cadmium, no antimony. Crystal Batteries are up to 99% recyclable and are classified as non-hazardous goods for transport.

MARKETS

Crystal Batteries are being used in telecoms, UPS, petrochemical/marine, defense, renewable energy, health care, manufacturing, transportation, and electric motion (wheelchairs, golf carts, and trolleys).

What sets Crystal Batteries apart from the rest?

LONG BATTERY LIFE

A float service life of up to 11 years. Up to 3100 charge/discharge cycles at 25°C (50% DOD).

LONG SHELF LIFE

Can be stored for two years without a need for refresh charging. The batteries will maintain over 80% of their rated capacity after 12 months. Simplifies logistics.

BETTER USAGE PERFORMANCE

Charges up to three times faster than conventional alternatives. Excellent high-current discharge ability.

FULL RECOVERY

Can be 100% discharged and then restored to full rated capacity daily.

GUARANTEED QUALITY

Each battery comes with a standard three-year factory warranty.

Up to 99% RECYCLABLE and increased sustainability

CLEANER

Less acid, no cadmium or antimony. Complies with increasingly strict international standards on environmental protection.

SAFER

No risk of leakage, fewer harmful chemicals, fewer fluids because of crystallization.

EASY TRANSPORT

Classified as normal goods and non-hazardous for air, sea, and land transport.

EXTREME TEMPERATURE RESISTANCE

Operates at temperatures varying from -40°C to + 65°C.

How to choose the right battery for a 36-, 48- & 72-volt Golf Cart?

The EV range is our electric vehicle range of batteries, specifically designed for demanding power needs like electric motors and vehicles, internal transport systems, industrial cleaning machines, golf carts, caravans, 4WD, and many more.

The EV range has a unique plate design to deliver faster discharge capability whilst retaining the advantages of a deep cycle battery, however, the cycles of the battery are reduced;
Has been designed to work specifically with electric motors;
Has a much thicker busbar structure better suited for high-discharge high-cyclic applications and is capable of high-power delivery more easily;
Is ideal for motive applications.

The electric vehicle range includes 6V, 8V, and 12V batteries which vary from 27Ah to 265Ah capacity.

Before we go any further, you’ll need to know that your battery system does not consist of one battery; it consists of a series of batteries each ranging from 6 to 12 volts.

As an example, six 8-volt batteries will give you a 48-volt battery system. The same can be said if you have four 12-volt batteries.

Amperage in a golf cart is like the gas tank in your car. It will determine how far you can travel on a single charge in an electric Golf Car. The more amperage in a battery pack, the further you can drive before having to charge.

Let’s take a look at the 5 most common battery packs we see in the market:

Battery System in Golf Cart	Total Volts	Total Amps (Max.)	Travel Distance
6-6 Volts	36 Volts	1,980	Approx 52 km
4-12 Volts	48 Volts	732	Approx 24 km
6-8 Volts	48 Volts	1,098	Approx 33 km
8-6 Volts	48 Volts	2,640	Approx 83 km
6-12 Volts	72 Volts	1,098	Approx 34 km

Battery Amperage is calculated using Crystal Batteries at a 20 Amp-Hour Capacity Rate on a Single Charge

Calculating the correct charging current or the electric vehicle range

The electric vehicle range has a different charge profile when compared to the other ranges. In addition, the capacity is measured on a 3-hour discharge rate instead of the 10-hour discharge for the other ranges.

The EV range is charged with less power than the regular range. To calculate the charging current, use the following formula:

Battery capacity at a 3-hour discharge rate (can be found in the datasheet) x 0.2C (or 20% of the C3 rate).

For example: 12-EV-120 delivers 120 Ah @C3 (on a 3h discharge) x 0.2C = 24A.

The best choice here would be a 25A charger.

How long do Crystal Golf Cart Batteries last?

It’s important to charge and maintain battery-powered golf carts so that the battery is a healthy and long-lasting product. The battery of your golf cart can last anywhere between five and ten years if it is taken care of properly. A good set of Crystal Golf Cart Batteries should last up to 11 years. A good charger can help with that too and sometimes get more run time as well.

All batteries have different charge requirements due to the variations of lead and alloys used to make the plates, since the pasting density, composition, and the electrolyte solution are critical to the battery operation. Hence it is essential to be followed the charging requirements specified in the user manual of the battery manufacturer to prolong the lifespan of the golf cart batteries.

Golf Cart Battery system delivers all or most of its stored energy once per day over a long period of time.

The batteries are discharged daily between 50% and 80% Depth of Discharge (DoD), followed by a full charge cycle. These charging cycles must occur at the recommended temperature-compensated voltage and current during the bulk or boost phase, followed by a reduced current absorption phase that is then ended with a float top-up phase at a highly reduced charging current to ensure the battery is fully charged and ready for the next long discharge cycle.

The EV battery range has a unique profile to extend battery life and reduce heating. The current of 0.2C (20% of the battery’s 3 hour rated capacity) is reduced in stages to keep battery heating to a minimum. The battery is charged up to 14.7V before shutting off and ending the charge profile. Float-charging the EV is not recommended as it will drastically reduce operating life.

A charger can reduce or even void the warranty of the battery if unsuitable. Mayon offers a genuine custom-designed charger “Crystal Supercharger” to manage the Crystal Battery™ charge cycle. The Crystal Supercharger™ is compatible with nearly every Crystal Battery™ type and bank size. It is a “set and forget” automatic supercharger which will manage the battery bank with the correct voltages, currents, charge times, and purification charges. The Crystal Supercharger™ is intelligent and allows charging with up to 7 stages while providing all charging information through an OLED screen and WiFi monitoring. The Crystal Supercharger™ is considered future-proof, allowing customization and additional features via firmware updates.

By far one of the most critical aspects of a battery is the effects of temperature. A battery is a chemical reactor and in the natural course of charging and discharging battery, heat will be generated. Additionally, ambient temperature has an effect on a battery both in terms of its capacity and the way in which a battery needs to be charged.

Traditional batteries tend to de-rate quickly at higher temperatures and the reason for this is simple chemistry. At 50˚C very acidic electrolytes start to break down. Due to the extremely low levels of acid (<3%) in Crystal Batteries™, our battery can withstand the heat longer and de-rate at a slower rate than traditional lead-acid batteries.

The battery’s cycle life will still be shortened in extreme temperatures. The best application temperature for Crystal Batteries™ is 15°C to 25°C. Every 10°C additional increase in temperature, means an additional 13% reduction (vs. 50% on competing batteries) in cycle life. When the ambient temperature is at a constant 40°C the battery cycle life decreases at 23%.

You may refer to a table of operating temperatures Crystal Batteries™ here to get better golf cart battery performance and lifetime.

Status	Operating Temperature	Optimum Operating Temperature
Discharge	-40˚C to 65˚C	15˚C to 25˚C
Charge	-40˚C to 65˚C	15˚C to 25˚C
Storage	-20˚C to 40˚C	15˚C to 25˚C

Nano Crystal Batteries: an alternative to Crystal Batteries for golf carts

Currently, most of our customers choose our Nano Crystal Battery Packs over the Crystal Batteries for golf carts. Then, what are Nano Crystal Batteries for Golf Carts? And what are its advantages compared to Crystal Batteries?

Nano Crystal™ NCPB Battery Packs are unique, powerful, and a perfect fit for critical applications. The modular and lightweight design allows the battery packs to be easily integrated into energy storage systems.

The non-toxic Nano-Crystal NCPB is a Phosphate based battery that can provide 6,000 to 8,000 cycles at 25˚C. The chemistry provides a higher power density reducing the weight and size compared to lead-based batteries and handles high discharge currents for start-up and heavy loads.

Nano Crystal™ NCPB Battery Packs have a high energy density with 100% of their capacity available while providing a safe, reliable, and powerful performance.

They have the distinct advantage of nanocrystals on the surface of the anode which delivers a faster charge capacity of 1C charge.

No active maintenance needed to extend service life. NCPB battery does not need a float charge like lead acid so in long-term storage applications, the battery should not be stored at 100% SOC and therefore can be maintained with a full cycle (charge and discharged) once every 6-12 months to 30% – 70% SOC.

Nano-Crystal NCPB Batteries have a wide operating temperature range. Ampowr uses only the highest quality, safest, and latest tech cell chemistry available, in combination with the Battery Management System (BMS), we can guarantee the safety and reliability of our batteries. The Nano-Crystal NCPB Batteries also can be monitored on a monitoring app.

All Ampowr Nano-Crystal batteries are 19” rack-mounted. Ampowr mid-cycle NCPB™ battery delivers a long lifetime with 6,000 cycles and comes in a 48v configuration with 50, 100, and 200Ah options are the right choice for your 48V golf cars with DC motors (EZGO TXT, Club Car, Yamaha). Ampowr offers simple, unparalleled drop-in high-performance Nano-Crystal Battery Packs, tailored to your golf cart battery system 36V, 48V, and 72V. Just let us know your Amp Hour requirement.

Its genuine charger “Super Charger™” for Nano Crystal Batteries is a next-generation universal-input battery charger that offers intelligent, adjustable, and ultra-efficient charging. The charger delivers even in the worst conditions and performs automatic maintenance on the batteries to ensure optimal performance and increased service lifetime.

The Super Charger™ has a dynamic real-time temperature compensation algorithm for a perfect charge every single time with no compromises and no ambient derating.

Here is the datasheet of the golf cart battery we quote earlier for your reference:

– Nanocrystal Phosphate 48V-60Ah pack

– Dimensions 300mm*330mm*228mm

– Operating temperature -20˚C ~55˚C (Discharge)

– IP65

– Charge efficiency > 98%

– Insert Terminal M8

– 10 years design life / 4.000 cycles

– Communication methods RS485+Bluetooth

– Monitoring app

– Metal casing

And its charger is 58.4 V 30A, IP65 which can charge the battery to full after around 2.5 hours.

What service do we offer?

At Mayon, we are able to provide site surveys to recommend the best suitable batteries and chargers for your golf carts as well as assess the condition of your batteries and chargers for the right care and maintenance.

Our comprehensive service packages highlight potential issues, such as the condition of both battery and charger, damaged cables/ plugs, etc., and help keep our customers in control of their overheads.

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