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Z45 Engine pivots!

Hartlyboiy

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Joined
Jan 1, 2024
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Location
Kenton, Delaware
You can tell a rookie when you see he's surprised to learn the Genie people designed the Z45 [and presumably their other units] to allow the engines to swing out to make it easier to work on them.

We had what looked like a difficult task ahead of us to change out a leaking water pump on the Ford engine. Bolts and clamps were difficult to get at and working space was limited. My son happened to be looking up another procedure online and saw the Genie engine had been swung out from the frame which exposed all those things we needed to get at. Went out to the shop and found the releases on the engine frame , swung it out and the job is now progressing much easier.
 

excavator

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Oct 16, 2006
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Location
Pacific North West
And they gave us enough room so that even an old fat guy can get back there. The engine on a JLG on the other hand swings out but not far enough, you still have to get down on your hands and knees to get back there.
 
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