Unmanned Remote Controlled Cableways are transforming the way we work and measure out in the field, providing unprecedented flexibility and safety. Recent innovations have provided significant advances allowing cableways to operate in varied terrains and solving challenging problems.
Cable Fox ADCP Towing System for Cableways
The Cable Fox (CFX) is an innovative cableway traversing system from Hydrological Services for towing an ADCP or setting up a Non-Contact Radar system temporarily for measuring water flow. What distinguishes the Cable Fox (CFX) from other cableway systems, is its ability to operate on any existing cable without the need for additional accessories such as endless wire set ups. The CFX is operated wirelessly with a range of up to 1312 ft (400 meters) thereby ensuring the field team can not only safely undertake the discharge measurement from the bank, but also freely move around the site and observe any approaching debris. The CFX is a portable unit with low power consumption allowing the user to gauge several sites in the same day.
One Man Operation
The modular design of the Cable Fox allows a single user to assemble, operate and dismantle the unit safely and quickly.
Key features:
• Portable
• Easy to set up
• Robust Construction
• Variable Traversing Speed
• Raise/Lower capability
• Auto ‘retrieve’ feature
• LCD on remote control-displays key measurements
Operates on any new or existing cableway
With a wireless remote control range of more than 1,300 ft, on-the-fly adjustable traversing speed (0.1 to 2.0 ft/sec), integrated encoder for across the stream distance measurement, raise/lower capability up to 220 lbs and its ability to operate on any new or existing cableway without additional accessories such as endless wire set ups…
“It’s no wonder the Cable Fox has become an indispensable instrument for making measurement in challenging locations.”
-Peter Ward, Founder/CEO Hydrological Services America
