Cmark's random photo thread

[sfrs4]

Newer models are great till the novelty wears off and everything becomes just as worn out and loose, then the expense starts to show up with newer models wanting far more expensive maintenance. They all seem to make the same noises with age as well, starts as a low grumble and turns into a high pitched whine after only a few years.

 

[DMiller]

Hard to deal with Whining, Machines or Women.

 

[terex herder]

High frequency hearing loss-God's gift to the married man.

Now that the loss is in the mid range frequencies as well the joke is getting a little stale.

 

[DMiller]

Nearly all my loss is Mid range, the Alarms on Ovens, washing machines, timers, alarm clocks and even radio in cars. Got my hearing aids, heard Cicadas again, then found my favorite music sounded wrong, is no winning with hearing loss.

 

[Cmark]

Here we go again.

 

[DMiller]

Hydro failure Cmark?

 

[Nige]

Here we go again.

Look at it this way. It'll keep you out of the pub......

 

[CM1995]

Here we go again.

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That pic makes me nauseous.

 

[colson04]

Look at it this way. It'll keep you out of the pub......

Or maybe it'll be what sends him to the pub...

 

[mekanik]

A slightly worn out oil ring!

 

[DMiller]

Worn Slick!!

 

[Nige]

Hundreds if not thousands of hours left on that.

 

[Cmark]

Hydro failure Cmark?

Yes. The left drive pump playing up. On these machines all the pumps are mounted in a stack so the entire drive unit has to come out and be dismantled on the floor. Cat, in their wisdom made the decision to make the fuel tank a big plastic thing which sits snugly underneath the pumps.
You need to be stout of heart to attempt the job solo.

 

[DMiller]

What a mess

 

[56wrench]

Thats how a simple concept for a machine evolves into a nightmare

 

[DMiller]

Japanese make it cheaper faster to assemble, do mot GAF as to repair side.

 

[Cmark]

The question sometimes arises of how to prime a new hydraulic piston pump. Here's a typical example of filling through the case drain outlet.

 

[Welder Dave]

I wonder if the people putting these machines together have some choice curse words the same as the people trying to fix them?