Welding Applications - ESAB Versotrac EWT 1000 Instruction Manual

5 OPERATION
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Welding applications

Basic version
EWT 1000 in basic version with guide roller
device. This positions the welding tractor
correctly along fillet welds with the driving
wheels angled approximately 0.5–1°in toward
the vertical plate and with guide roller device
steering along a guide parallel to the joint.
The guide may be part of the workpiece or a
separate guide rail that has been aligned
parallel to the joint.
Circular fillet welding. The welding tractor
follows the joint using the basic guide arm
device. Minimum radius 12 ft 9.5 in (3.9 m).
Idling rollers (0446 151 880)
Idling rollers with adjustable height are
supplied as an accessory. Two idling rollers
are required when fillet welding along a low
vertical plate. The idling rollers can also be
used for various types of workpieces, for
example along guide edges parallel to the
weld joint.
See "ACCESSORIES" chapter.
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