Design features, Product overview, Arc performance – Lincoln Electric IM946 CRUISER Digital Tractor User Manual
Page 13: User controls, Wire drive, Cruiser™ tractor and frame

Cruiser™ Tractor
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
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Design Features
Arc Performance
The Cruiser™ tractor and Power Wave AC/DC 1000 combination brings high productiv-
ity to field welding.
User Controls
• Light weight, hand-held pendant
• Four memories for quick selection of common procedures
• Full sequence control for tailoring the weld from start to end
• All welding controls located at the pendant including program selection.
Wire Drive
• Changeable gears for feeding small diameter wires at high speed and large diame-
ter wires at low speed
• High torque, permanent magnet DC motor with tachometer for accurate wire-feed
speed control
• Three-roll wire straightener
• Compatible with standard Lincoln Electric submerged-arc contact nozzles.
Cruiser™ Tractor and Frame
• Three- or four-wheel patent-pending design for the best tracking and balancing
• Permanent magnet DC motor with tachometer for steady, accurate travel speeds
• Metal gears for long life
• Easily engaged travel clutch
• Fully assembled for track use
• Aluminum-oxide wheels for superior traction and heat resistance
• Heavy-duty slides for adjusting the electrode position in the joint.