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HIPPO News

10/31/2009 New HIPPO for City of Tyler, TX
10/30/2009 3rd HIPPO for City of Olathe, KS
10/09/2009 Cleanest Engines on the Planet for KCMO!
10/01/2009 3rd HIPPO Power Unit for City of Lincoln, NE
9/24/2009 New "TORQSHIFT" 6-speed transmission from Ford
09/04/2009 2nd HIPPO Power Unit for City of Olathe, KS
08/10/2009 KCMO CNG Trucks: Great Article on Government-Fleet.com
03/05/2009 Pipe Tapping at SAWS!
02/09/2009 HIPPO Heads to Notre Dame!
01/28/2009 Our Nation's Failing Infrastructure
12/03/2008 On the Jobsite: Leavenworth, KS
11/18/2008 2032E for Ford Motor Company
11/04/2008 Lincoln, NE purchases 2nd HIPPO 2022P
Teachable Moment: 10/29/08
10/24/2008 HIPPO: Doin' Time in Leavenworth!
10/8/2008 Independence, MO - Old Truck, New Tricks
9/24/2008 HIPPO 2032P for City of Lawrence, KS
9/16/2008 Large Meter Truck for KCMO (HIPPO 5544P)
9/13/2008 Liquid Assets on PBS
9/6/2008 The "Flying Fish" of KC, 2008
8/07/2008 2022P for City of Topeka, KS
7/23/2008 6033P for IL-DOT
7/16/2008 2032P for City of Olathe, KS
7/2/2008 2022E for City of Kansas City, MO
6/16/2008 2022P for City of Blue Springs, MO
6/10/2008 HIPPO in Westminster, CO
5/06/2008 HIPPO in May issue of Municipal Water & Sewer Magazine
2/25/2008 Another HIPPO for Lancaster, PA
1/30/2008 Can your powerpack do this?
1/14/2008 Can your saw do this?
11/14/2007 2032E at KC Southern Railroad
10/16/2007 ICUEE 2007
09/12/2007 Indian River County, FL
09/11/2007 HIPPO at the 911th Engineer Company
The Flying Fish of KCMO
08/08/2007 HIPPO at WMATA!
08/06/2007 Onsite Demo with Atmos Energy
08/01/2007 United States Army joins team HIPPO!
05/21/2007 Heavy Rescue Truck at Baltimore Heavy Rail
01/17/2007 City of Lincoln, NE joins team HIPPO!
01/10/2007 KUB Comes Back for More!
01/05/2007 HIPPO Heads West to Wyoming DOT
12/26/2006 HIPPO's 2032E available on GSA
12/19/2006 Announcement: MHE Press Release
Dec 2006 A New Product is Born!
Top 3%!!!
10/01/2006 MHE Awarded Contract with COSTARS (PA DGS)
10/01/2006 Announcement: MHE Press Release
09/27/06 City of Independence, MO Takes Delivery of First Multipower Pack
09/07/06 New York City MTA (Triborough Bridge) Puts (2) Units into Service
07/17/06 NYC DEP Takes Delivery of Multipower Regulator Truck
07/13/06 Memphis Light, Gas & Water put (2) Units into Service
June, 2006 MHE in June issue of Utility & Telecom Fleets
05/12/06 Knoxville Utility Board puts (5) Units into Service
04/07/06 Miami-Dade Unit Officially In Service
03/23/06 City of Lancaster, PA Joins Multipower Club!
01/24/06 Miami, FL Implements Multipower Systems!
01/03/06 KCMO Water - Newest Multipower Truck for Water Dept.
12/19/05 Triborough Bridge Incorporates Multipower Systems in NYC!
11/30/05 City of Philadelphia going to Multipower Systems!
07/13/05 KCMO Water & Sewer Takes Delivery of (3) New Trucks
07/07/05 AL DOT: "Don't know how we got by without one. Thanks!!!"
02/07/05 Paducah Water takes delivery of New Truck
02/03/05 Frankfort Plant Board takes delivery of New Truck
11/17/04 MHE Ships MPP3 Truck to be Completed for Frankfort Plant Board
10/30/04 MHE Launches New Website!
09/30/04 Alabama DOT Takes Delivery of 2-Function Multi-Power Pack
09/01/04 MHE Incorporates New Wiring Harness into Multi-power Packs
04/16/04 Hydrapack Press Release

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Water Main Breaks in the News

Teachable Moment: 10/29/08

As a "learning organization", we have a desire to pass on bits of information that we learn along the way. Recently, we had the opportunity to learn a little bit about hydraulic trash pumps on a "working demo" with the City of Moline, IL

The City was trying to bypass a meter that was placed about 2-feet from the edge of a large pond. The backhoe operator dug a pit as far from the water's edge as he could, but still allow the crew to access the 2.0" copper pipe they were trying to reach. Since the pit was so close to the pond, there was a LOT of water pouring in through the (mostly) loose gravel wall of the pit, and the hole kept filling up with water. The crew had an OLD trash pump, but it wasn't able to keep up with the flow, and the little dewatering pump was putting up a valiant effort...it just wasn't enough.

The pit was literally about 2-ft from the edge of the pond

Tim Prince w/ Steffen brought in the TP03 which "saved the day"!

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Focus then switched to the old TP03. Why wasn't it performing like it should? Tim pulled the top plate off, and the answer was immediately apparent:

There wasn't much left of that old impeller!

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The amazing thing is that it pumped any water at all! There couldn't have been any more than 5-percent of the original impeller structure left! Additionally, if you look at the photo, you can see that the metal of the top plate had been eroded by use. That's what that little, circular-groove is in the metal plate of the old unit.

The last thing we learned was in regards to the little groove that's cut into the top-plate, to let air out.

This groove is there for a reason!

If that little groove becomes plugged for some reason, you could create a situation where you submerge the pump, but the air inside the pump can't escape, and it creates an "air lock" inside the bowl of the TP03. The air simply won't let any water get in, and the pump won't perform. Lesson: Keep that groove clear & unobstructed!

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