Shugart Manufacturing logboom sections provide excellent diversion of floating debrisin waterways in front of hydro or fossil power plant intakes. An efficient logboom system will reduce labor and cost of equipment used to clean intake racks plus provide improved performance of intake pumps or hydro turbines.

The wide floats and counterweight feature provide stability and help to maintain the skirt in a vertical position against the water flow. The counterweight box is 3” wide and runs the length of the section. It can be filled with stone or concrete to balance the logboom section against the weight of the skirt and the pressure of the water flow on the skirt.

The deep, solid skirt with over-lapping rubber seals, prevent leakage of even small floating debris, such as leaves and sticks. The solid face of the skirt sets up a water flow parallel to its face which helps to move the debris down to a sluice gate or removal system.

Connections between the logboom and the structure, such as a spillway or pier, are built to customer specifications and generally resemble a spud to spudwell arrangement.

Logboom sections are fabricated from A36 steel plate and are coated with a high build epoxy for strength and durability.

Six brackets are installed on the top of each section to attach the wire rope and clamps that are used to hold the logboom sections in place.

Logboom sections are shipped unassembled, up to 18 sections per truck. Assembly by field mechanics includes bolting of the skirt to the base float, bolting the knee braces from the skirt to the counterweight box, and bolting the rubber seal to the skirt. The assembled 20 ft logboom section with a standard 33” skirt weighs 2500 lb.