Searching for info on a Rodgers Hydraulic track press

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Hi Mike,
this is a Cat Rodgers track press attachment we had at The Dealer and as shown in the Cat Service Tools Books.

We also the older full size stand alone heavy duty track presses at our Dealer were Rodgers.

I believe the mobile units shown in some Cat publications were also Rodgers.

Later press we had was something like Bignozzi from memory--the even later one they got after I retired is unknown to me.


We had adapters for the Standard Cat 6F25 service press pump and ram to do tracks where one or two links were to be replaced in the Field--we also had a Rodgers portable pressing rig at one time powered by a V4 Wisconsin if I recall for field work or even when the power was out or rationed back in the early 1960's.

The few Cat Tool Guides I have from 1943 to the 1960's all show Rodgers track pressing gear.
Attached is the Cat rig we had and a Rodgers portable unit shown in my 1942 Cat Tool Guide Book.

Just to add a link from Ozdozer  on the Military TM Manual for a portable Rodgers field pressing rig.    

https://archive.org/details/TM5-4170/mode/2up

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Eddie B.

Thankyou Eddie, appreciate you digging this info out for me.
All the best
Mike

even if you had to rekit it with all new seals its worth getting. i would caution you about converting it to power pack drive as the unit may not handle it. seek the advice of a hydraulics shop first. so you could match a suitable power unit to it.

[quote="trainzkid88" post=229168"]even if you had to rekit it with all new seals its worth getting. i would caution you about converting it to power pack drive as the unit may not handle it. seek the advice of a hydraulics shop first. so you could match a suitable power unit to it.
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Using a power pack with that cylinder will not be a problem. Finding a power pack that is capable of 10,000psi will be the difficult part. That sort of pressure usually requires an Enerpac or similar power pack which could be quite pricy.
My Enerpac hydraulic pump with a Hatz diesel engine powering it cost $17,000 new.

Regards

Phil

Thanks for your input guys, in one of the old Rodgers tech sheets I saw them saying their hand pumps were 10,000 PSI, which is pretty impressive from back in the 1940's.

try boss hydraulics. they have power packs that do 10 thousand pound for porta-power use. or www.hydraulic.online/POWER-PACKS-12V-24V-240V-3-Phase-Petrol-Diesel-c34025066

hydraulic online are on queenslands gold coast. i have gotten hose and fittings off them very reasonably priced. they have a large range of fittings adapters and parts.
have a look at their air operated engmattec power pack. with hose and enerpac style quick fittings au$495 of course thats without postage the unit by the way look very like enerpack units at twice the price second hand. the only issue is does it have enough oil capacity to stroke that ram. but i dont see why the pump couldnt be bolted to a larger tank.