| | | engine, the patcher was upgraded to 129-kW (173 hp) to boost power to the hydraulic brooms and hydrostatic drive. Wanting a Tier 3/Stage III A engine, Python selected the PowerTech Plus 4045H. "Its compact size allowed us to achieve a higher power rating without a redesign," says Bob. "The ECU also lends itself to electronic controls through a CAN-BUS system." Bob says that re-establishing the product line with John Deere engines was a move in the right direction. "We have a lot of positive memories about John Deere," says Bob. "The engines are performing very well, and we don't expect any problems." | | |
| | | Sometimes it's just hard to stay away. That certainly was the case for Les Hulicsko, the original founder of Sweeprite Manufacturing of Regina, Saskatchewan. Les sold his company in 2003. Three years later, he repurchased it just to get back into the sweeper and pothole patching business again, only this time under the name Python Manufacturing, Inc. After a brief departure to competitive engines, Les reintroduced the John Deere engine that had served his company so well for so many years. "The previous engines we had been using weren't acceptable," relates Bob Skinner, operations manager for Python. "We immediately switched back to John Deere because we wanted a good, dependable engine." Today, John Deere engines serve as the auxiliary power unit on the company's | | Python S2000 and S3000 (formerly the Husky and Husky II). Both the PowerTech 4024T and PowerTech 4045D engines power the hydraulic functions through a Funk hydraulic pump manufacturer drive. The perfect patch. Interestingly, Les also reintroduced a self-propelled pothole patcher that he originally designed 15 years ago. Today, the Patchrite PHP 5000 is gaining renewed attention with its single-operator design and its ability to create a long-lasting asphalt patch in just two | | |