CHATTANOOGA, TN – Heil Environmental has updated the 7000 automated arm to increase the lift’s durability and further extend its lifecycle. Additionally, Heil is making its enclosed oil bath gearbox, which is standard on the Python automated arm, available as an option for the 7000 arm to reduce maintenance. Heil engineers have augmented the design of the 7000 automated arm’s joint configurations by bolstering weld penetration in critical areas. Minor modifications also have been made to specific arm components to reduce stress at key locations.

Customer demand has led Heil to offer its enclosed oil bath gearbox as an option for the 7000 arm. Like many automated arms, the 7000 uses an open gear set to operate its grabbers. This gear set is exposed to the elements and needs regular maintenance. Many automated arm grabber gears and linkages last only about 500,000 cycles — less than two years of use — before requiring replacement. Heil’s enclosed oil bath gearbox, however, encloses the gears in a protective housing and keeps them lubricated, substantially reducing grabber gear wear and maintenance.

The 7000 automated arm is available on the Formula 7000 automated side loader and the DuraPack 7000 automated side loader. Retrofit kits and replacement parts are available through Parts Central, a Heil company.