Attention Focuses On The Bad Behavior Of Wicket Gate Bushings

Posted on Friday, February 7th, 2020 and is filed under Uncategorized

Wicket Gate Bushings have become so challenging operators are compelled to step back to using grease-lubricated bushings that fly in the face of environmentally sound hydro. Lignum Vitae North America has a long-term solution to the difficult issues caused by composite bushings that swell and seize the wicket pintle, keeping it from opening and closing. Fortunately, lignum vitae bushings allow for a natural grease-free operation with no fear of shaft seizure or pollution of the rivers.

Only one bearing has ever been the answer to the hydro world since 1884, lignum vitae. This natural material has served as main guide bearings and shaft seals flawlessly for well over a century. Unfortunately, the market has been flooded with plastics and composites offering a shorter, less reliable new normal of operation. This new normal has brought new problems previously solved with lignum vitae i.e. premature wear, wiped & smeared seized shafts with additional maintenance required to slow degradation.

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