Umlimi uJeff Penner uyakuzonda ukubona umthamo omkhulu wamanzi ageleza futhi ageleza emgodini ojulile wokudonsa amanzi. Abanye abalimi bathanda ukubona nomsindo, kodwa hhayi uPenner. Konke akubonayo nakuzwayo ukuguguleka kwenhlabathi—amathani namathani, intshi ngesentimitha, i-cubic yard ngemva kokuba inhlabathi engaphezulu ikhishwa emasimini futhi ibekwe kude. Ukuze kuhlinzekwe abalimi isixazululo esisebenzayo enkingeni eqhubekayo yokuguguleka kwamanzi, uPenner waqhamuka nomsele wokudonsa amanzi ogcina indawo yokuphuma yomile. Ngeke kube nezikhukhula ezigelezela emiseleni kamasipala noma emasimini angomakhelwane.
“Senza umsele obanzi, ocashile, ongashoni ozulazula enkundleni, sikhasa ngokuvilapha sisuka komunye umgodi siye komunye, wehlela kancane kancane onqenqemeni,” kusho uPenner. “Uma amanzi ewela indawo eyomile, amunca. Amanzi angase abangele izinkinga ezansi nomfula asala. Cishe isifana nesitezi sokwehlisa ukugeleza kwamanzi."
Nokho, ukuguqula lo mbono ongokoqobo ube ngokoqobo ekuqaleni kwakudinga isikhathi esibalulekile sokwakha eshabhu yakhe yokusebenzela ngoba wayedinga umqondo omusha wokuklolodela—ukuhlelwa kwama-blades namasilinda amanzi akwazi ukwenza imisebenzi eyinkimbinkimbi yokususa inhlabathi. Umsunguli uhlole i-prototype yomshini wokudonsa amanzi we-V-Wing wamamitha angu-32 ensimini.
Ubuchwepheshe be-Automatic Tilt Control (ASC) bubaluleke kakhulu ekwenzeni umqondo wabo wokuhamba kancane ube ngokoqobo. Esikhundleni sokuboshelwa emseleni oqondile, i-ASC igcina ama-blades ekujuleni okulungile njengoba umqhubi elandela umzila omazombezombe ukusuka emgodini ukuya emgodini ukuya endaweni yokugcina, unqenqema lwenkundla. Lokhu kudala i-slope efanayo kuwo wonke ubude bomsele, yingakho i-depressions. I-ASC isebenzisa izinzwa ezinyakazayo ezithumela imilayezo kumonitha, ethumela imilayezo kumavalvu asebenza ngogesi alawula izindwani.
“Abanye abantu bacabanga ukuthi sakha amadamu obumba emaphethelweni abambezela ukugeleza kwamanzi, kodwa lokho akulona iqiniso. Amaphiko ethu afana nama-grade blades. Zilawulwa nge-hydraulically ukuze zisebenze kuzo zonke izinkomba nama-engeli. Ungakwazi ukuya kwesokunxele, kwesokudla, V-igeja, nanoma iyiphi inhlanganisela phakathi. Ngale ndlela, uyaqhubeka nokuhlukanisa inhlabathi nomsele, uwushelele ukuze ugcine unqenqema olubushelelezi.”
UPenner uyavuma ukuthi i-V-Wing inzima ukuyisebenzisa. Lenza ukumba umsele, ukubeka i-windrow, ukugreda, ukudonsa udaka kanye nomsebenzi wokukhuhla. Ifaka izilawuli emaphikweni ukuze u-opharetha akwazi ukuzibeka endaweni eyehlelayo enedigri eyodwa noma amabili, futhi isilawuli sizogcina ngokuzenzakalelayo lowo mthambeka emaceleni omsele. Imithambeka eseceleni ethambile ayilimazi imishini yokuhlwanyela, yokufafaza noma yokuvuna. Ezimweni eziningi zenhlabathi, i-V-Wing 3200 HD ingasika amayintshi amane ukushona ngamamayela amahlanu ngehora. wadonsa ugandaganda onamandla angu-450. I-2100 HD encane idinga u-300 hp. ukwenza ukusika kwama-intshi amane ngaleso sikhathi. Ekuhlolweni kwenkundla, i-2100HD ingasika futhi iqedele umsele oyisicaba-phansi ongamamitha angu-40 ubude ngemizuzu engama-30. Ngemva kokudala i-drain eyinhloko kanye nokuphusha inhlabathi phezulu emaphethelweni, i-V-Wing iyabuya ukuze yenze iphasi elilodwa eceleni komkhawulo ngamunye, igubuzele inhlabathi futhi iyisuse kude nomsele.