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Drive Tower

Assembly

Wheeled A-frame supporting each pipe joint, with two driven wheels powered through wheel gearboxes from a tower gearmotor. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Drive Tower parts and their functions

7 top-level parts · 57 parts in total · full bill of materials below
Drive Tower parts diagram: 1 tower a-frame, 2 tower gearmotor, 3 wheel gearbox, 4 tower wheel & tire, 5 tower driveshaft, 6 tower alignment switch, 7 fastener set. 57 parts in 7 top-level items.
Drive Tower parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.
#PartQtyWhat it does
1 Tower A-Frame 1× Welded A-frame steel tower legs supporting the pipe joint
2 Tower Gearmotor 6 parts 1× Tower electric gearmotor driving both wheels via driveshafts
3 Wheel Gearbox 5 parts 2× Right-angle wheel gearbox at each driven wheel
4 Tower Wheel & Tire 2× Rubber tire and rim on each driven wheel
5 Tower Driveshaft 2× Telescoping driveshaft from gearmotor to each wheel gearbox
6 Tower Alignment Switch 1× Cam-actuated alignment switch keeping the tower in line
7 Fastener Set 1× Structural fasteners for the tower frame and pivot pins

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Bill of materials for Drive Tower

7 top-level lines · 25 rows shown · 57 parts total · indented to 3 levels
# Item / sub-assembly Part no. Qty/assy Ext. qty Parts Type
1 Tower A-Frame center-pivot-irrigator-tower-frame 1× 1 · part
2 Tower Gearmotor 6 parts center-pivot-irrigator-tower-gearmotor 1× 1 32 assembly
2.1 Stator Assembly 3 parts stator-assembly 1× 1 3 assembly
2.1.1 Stator Core (laminations) stator-core 1× 1 · part
2.1.2 Copper Winding copper-winding 1× 1 · part
2.1.3 Slot Insulation stator-insulation 1× 1 · part
2.2 Rotor Assembly 4 parts rotor-assembly 1× 1 19 assembly
2.2.1 Rotor Shaft rotor-shaft 1× 1 · part
2.2.2 Rotor Core rotor-core 1× 1 · part
2.2.3 Neodymium Magnet neodymium-magnet 16× 16 · part
2.2.4 Ball Bearing ball-bearing 1× 1 · part
2.3 Helical Gear Pair gear-pair 2× 2 · part
2.4 Gearbox Housing gearbox-housing 1× 1 · part
2.5 Ball Bearing ball-bearing 4× 4 · part
2.6 Oil Seal oil-seal 3× 3 · part
3 Wheel Gearbox 5 parts center-pivot-irrigator-wheel-gearbox 2× 2 9 assembly
3.1 Helical Gear Pair gear-pair 2× 4 · part
3.2 Gearbox Housing gearbox-housing 1× 2 · part
3.3 Ball Bearing ball-bearing 3× 6 · part
3.4 Oil Seal oil-seal 2× 4 · part
3.5 O-Ring Set oring-set 1× 2 · part
4 Tower Wheel & Tire center-pivot-irrigator-tower-wheel 2× 2 · part
5 Tower Driveshaft center-pivot-irrigator-driveshaft 2× 2 · part
6 Tower Alignment Switch center-pivot-irrigator-alignment-switch 1× 1 · part
7 Fastener Set fastener-set 1× 1 · part

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Where the drive tower is used

1 product across 1 domain contain it, directly or inside a sub-assembly

Used in 1 assembly

Center-Pivot Irrigator

Sourcing: possible vendors

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VendorHQSpecialtyMOQLead time
🇨🇳Foxconn
foxconn.com ↗ 		Shenzhen, CN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇸🇬Flex (Singapore)
flex.com ↗ 		Singapore Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇮🇳Dixon Technologies
dixoninfo.com ↗ 		Noida, IN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇨🇳BYD Electronics
bydelectronic.com ↗ 		Shenzhen, CN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇸🇬Venture Corp
venture.com.sg ↗ 		Singapore Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks