Patent attributes
A driven reel trolley includes a carriage having a lower carriage section formed from opposing longitudinal members and transverse connecting members extending between and connecting the opposing longitudinal members. A pair of opposing support beams extend upwardly from the lower carriage. Each beam has a shaft support opening at about the top thereof for accommodating an associated shaft. A pair of non-driven wheels is mounted to the lower carriage section on opposing transverse sides of the lower carriage section and a pair of drive wheels is mounted to the lower carriage section, on opposing transverse sides of the lower carriage section, spaced from the non-driven wheels. A pair of drive trains operably connects the shaft and a respective one of the drive wheels. Each drive train includes a transmission and each transmission is operably engageable with and disengageable from the shaft and its respective drive wheel.
