Early in 2020, the Miller team was challenged with a customization request from a long-time customer. The manufacturer, an industrial lift, boom, and telescoping crane builder out of the New England Region , had designed a new crane with massive stabilization arms. Because of the size of these machines and their ability to lift hundreds of tons from one precarious, off-center location to another, the stabilization arms and leveling jacks needed more than a standard hitch pin. With weight distributions in excess of 10+ tons per square foot including the stress and sway from each load, the size and stability of their new leveling jack hitch pins needed to be something suitably substantial.
Within a few weeks, the new custom hitch pin, measuring over 20-inches in length with a diameter of 1.25-inches, was sent to the customer for trials. Not only did the new oversized hitch pin stand up to the pressure these behemoth machines put on the stabilization arms, but they were also more stable in the articulating arm rigging due to a custom spring-lock added to the design.
With hundreds of stock pins and fasteners available in the Miller Products Company catalog, customers have the variety and availability necessary to meet their manufacturing needs. But when it comes to unique challenges, custom designed pins or specially engineered parts can be handled easily by the Miller team.
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