Tornado-AWD
Automatic Wheel Washer
Tornado-AWD automatic wheel washer has all advantages of the previous models and new technical solutions that allowed us to considerably improve quality of the equipment.
Tornado-AWD
Automatic Wheel Washer
Features
Main features:
- System of wheel stabilization in vertical position;
- Full noise protection for washing section;
- Stationary frame for hydraulic lock;
- Protection for outer surface of disks from damage;
- Two drive shafts.
Washing
Closed cycle wheel washing is used, dirt settles at the bottom. The washer does not require connecting to the water supply and sewerage system and allows you to keep your shop clean and tidy.
Depending on the dirt accumulation level you can select one of the following washing modes:
- 20 seconds;
- 40 seconds;
- 60 seconds.
After that the wheel is automatically dried with compressed air; drying takes 15 seconds. There is also a separate 30-second drying mode.
In the administration mode you can set up any intervals for washing and drying in your wheel washer.
Intended Usage
The Tornado-AWD wheel washer is designed for car service centers and brand service centers to clean wheel disks and tires fast and carefully using water and plastic grains. This makes wheels perfectly clean and almost dry. You can balance clean wheels more easily and more accurately. Moreover, it is more convenient to transport wheels when they are clean.
Maximum size for a wheel for this model of wheel washers is 850mm x 400mm. This allows you to use it not only for motor cars and off-road vehicles but also for small trucks.
Using Tornado-AWD automatic washers allows you to improve the quality of service while performing tire fitting and wheel balancing, to enhance efficiency of your tire fitting shop and to reduce technicians’ manual labor.
Design
The washer includes a bath, washing box, electrical unit box, water supply system, air supply system, wheel rotation drive and control system.
Vertical wheel stability is possible thanks to using two drive shafts and some design features in the washing box. This construction allows setting the wheel in the correct position in 2-3 seconds; lockout and tire or disk damage are impossible.
The washing technique involves high-pressure water and grain supply (grains are used as a washing element).
It is a closed cycle washer (250-300 wheels) and thanks to that you need only compressed air and electricity to connect it. The washer does not require connecting to the water supply and sewerage system.
The automatic washer is maintenance-friendly:
- grains are automatically accumulated into a special container;
- water and dirt are removed through a drain hole;
- in the front part of the bath there is a solid sediment and dirt tank. Thanks to that sediment is accumulated into a place where it can be easily removed from. It is removed from the underpan mechanically.
On the control panel there is an LCD display where information about a current program mode and time left before finishing the operation is shown in a simple way. There is also information about number of washed wheels, a warning if the door of the washing chamber is not closed, a warning to change water and other service messages shown on the display.
All washers are supplied with:
- 25kg of grains,
- a device to accumulate grains,
- a rubber mat.