Jerr-Dan Introduces the Tow Link™ App
Source: Jerr-Dan press release:
Jerr-Dan, an Oshkosh Corporation company (NYSE: OSK), has announced the introduction of the Tow Link ™ app and its availability on both the Apple and Google app stores.
Tow Link allows operators to enter incident- and equipment-specific values into its Rigging Utilization and Tow Performance calculators so that operators may use their equipment more effectively. The current iteration of Tow Link provides users with two key calculators.
The Rigging Utilization calculator informs the operator of the percentage of the rigging working load limit used while accounting for the reduced working load limit of the wire rope. The wire rope load and block loads are also tabulated and displayed for the selected scenario.
The Tow Performance calculator determines the heaviest load that can be lifted while maintaining the chosen steer axle remaining weight percentage and overhang. This data is critical to efficient and safe operations. All calculations can be saved to aid in reviewing events or setting up new recoveries and picks.
Where the value of an angle is required for a calculation, the operator may simply use their phone’s camera to photograph the rigging’s current sling angle, for example. Tow Link will use that photo to give the operator the value of that angle, removing the angle value guesswork from the equation.
Tow Link recreates the tow and recovery scenario virtually to provide operators with informative data and advises them on how to best use their equipment in a specific situation. In fact, it can be used pre-dispatch to confirm that equipment sent to a particular casualty vehicle is appropriate to the task at hand.
“There is a reason we did not call the app ‘The Jerr-Dan Tow Calculator’,” said Jerr-Dan’s Richard Guttman. “Knowing and understanding your tow truck capacity and rigging data is critical to safe and effective tow truck operation. We feel strongly that the capabilities of Tow Link can make a significant positive difference throughout our industry, so we designed the app to be used with other makes of tow trucks and rotators besides those carrying the Jerr-Dan brand.”
For more details, including informative videos, visit Tow Link | Jerr-Dan (jerrdan.com).