In order to go from one mode to another, the craftsmandrillpress machine must come to a full stop. "If an operator flips the switch while he''s working, he will stay in the same mode until he comes to a stop," said Osborn. "Before he can actually go into the other mode, he has to push the "press to operate button." There is also an indicator light on the switch so he can look up and have a visual display of which mode he''s in." The position sensors were provided by Torrington, a sister IR company, with all wire harnesses coming from Fargo Assembly and the steering mode switch is craftsmandrillpress from Eaton. "Torrington worked very closely with Jason and our team," said Krause. "These are not off-the-shelf sensors. We told them what the craftsmandrillpress sensors had to do, gave them the area they had to fit in and the conditions they had to live under. The wheel angle sensors and the wheel speed sensors were developed from scratch as a joint effort between Bobcat and Torrington."

bbl; Potable Water--1,180 bbl.DRILLING EQUIPMENT: Drawworks--Mid-Cont.U1220-EB-2,000 hp; Pumps--two Gardner DenverPZ-11; Prime movers--4-D-399 Cat; RotaryTable--Oilwell 37 1/2"; Top Drive--Varco TDS-4S.DERRICK: Dreco 160'', 1,000,000-lb hook load.BOP SYSTEM: One Shaffer, 13 5/8" x 5,000 psi;one craftsmandrillpress double and one single CIW type U 13 5/8" x 10,000 psi.CRANES: Link Belt 218 & 238.WORK AREA: Gulf of Mexico.OCEAN SPURCONSTRUCTION: Swedeyards Gotaverken, craftsmandrillpress Arendal,Sweden, 1981.OTHER DATA: Same as Ocean Spartan,Top

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