Tuthill T855 - T855 RS Model Details; RS Advanced Technology Benefits

Operator’s Manual 2023 Rev G p/n 2023
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T855RS
03
RS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
FEATURES & BENEFITS
This section is for items specic to blowers
enhanced with Tuthill RS Advanced Technology.
Please see remainder of this manual for all
other blower specications as well as safety
warnings and precautions.
Tuthill’s T855RS Advanced Technology transport
blowers are designed for the loading and
unloading of cement, y ash, powders, crushed
limestone, sand, and granular materials. They offer
customers:
• Widest range of ow of any blower on the
transport market
• Reduces ofoad times by as much as 25%
• Can run quieter than many other blowers thanks
to lower operating speeds
• Less net fuel consumption
• Vacuum performance to 18" Hg
• Operates slower yet moves more product
• Operates cooler, less oil changes when Tuthill
premium lubricants are used
• Overall longer life
• Abradable / formable coating on rotor lobes
reduces and tightens clearances; reduces slip
See Figure 3-1
OIL CAPACITIES (SAME AS T855)
Horizontal Air
Flow (Standard)
Vertical Air Flow
(Standard)
Drive
End
1.06 quarts 1.68 quarts
34 oz. 54 oz.
1005.5 mL 1597 mL
Non‑Drive
(Gear)
End
1 quart 1.75 quarts
32 oz. 56 oz.
946.3 mL 1656 mL
Every Transport Blower is shipped with 1 gallon of
Tuthill MD full synthetic oil to ensure the very best
lubrication of bearings, gears, and seals.
MOUNTING
The T855RS can be mounted in vertical or
horizontal ow conguration. Tuthill now offers an
optional mounting plate adaptor that can be used
to mount the T855RS on many L‑Style vertical ow
brackets.See T855 & T855RS Optional Mounting
Adaptor Plate on page 11.
Figure 3-1 – T855RS Rotor with
RS Advanced Technology Coating