petepilot
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that was likely done with a brand new $89.00 wire feed from some where
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Welder Dave
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Or someone was gouging close by and blew all the slag and molten steel on it. What's really sad is it looks like they spent quite a bit a time making it worse with every attempted bead.
DMiller
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On that Birdshyt pile replace the loader frame!!! 'IF' can get it REALLY Cheap then worth it.
colson04
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No, that machine just needs to go to a parts dealer. Already has a trans problem, coupled with a crippled boom. Send it to someone who needs an engine or replacement hoe parts. If the P.O. did that to the boom, what else did they fabricobble on that machine?
crane operator
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Denver is too far to go to buy a project backhoe, there's likely busted loaders closer to me, that wouldn't be so expensive to go get!
I'll give them this- they spent a long time trying to fix it, I don't know why they didn't just overplate the whole thing, or cut it off and patch something else in. If you've got time to make a mess like that, you could at least just cover it all up with some 1/4" flat plate and hope for the best. They certainly weren't trying to make it look nice.
I'll give them this- they spent a long time trying to fix it, I don't know why they didn't just overplate the whole thing, or cut it off and patch something else in. If you've got time to make a mess like that, you could at least just cover it all up with some 1/4" flat plate and hope for the best. They certainly weren't trying to make it look nice.
That crack went neglected for a long time before it ever came close to catastrophic in fact I bet the owner that tried to fix it bought it with the crack in it and thought nothing of and then bought a wire feed after it got ugly and thought nothing of fixing it everyone's a backhoe operator and everyone's a welder just ask them
crane operator
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Boom cylinder is back from the hyd. shop for the Mack. The guys got it reinstalled today while I was out setting trusses. We had tried to pull the cylinder apart, leaving the barrel in the crane, but it was stuck, so we removed the whole cylinder from the crane and sent it to a bench. They said it was stuck pretty hard, and the paint shows it slipped in their bench pulling it apart, its got some pretty good cat claw scratches.
While the cylinder was down, I decided to pull the suspension apart. Center trunnion was worn, and I'm doing the rest while I'm there. I decided to just do one side at a time, it will mean a extra trip to get the other bushing pushed in, but I don't really want to have to line everything all up again if I pull both sides at the same time.
From what I understand, the u bolts on a camelback torque spec is "really tight". I'll have to dig out the torque multiplier.
While the cylinder was down, I decided to pull the suspension apart. Center trunnion was worn, and I'm doing the rest while I'm there. I decided to just do one side at a time, it will mean a extra trip to get the other bushing pushed in, but I don't really want to have to line everything all up again if I pull both sides at the same time.
From what I understand, the u bolts on a camelback torque spec is "really tight". I'll have to dig out the torque multiplier.
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crane operator
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Got the other vault installed beside the wet well. This one doesn't have a bottom, its pour in place.
Golf course has been spending some $$ with the deere dealer....
Golf course has been spending some $$ with the deere dealer....
crane operator
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Had to do a little skating project. Luckily, they had a 10k telehandler at the jobsite, so I could use it for one end and skates under the other side and pushed them both in.
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Damn, looks like they had Wolverine pulling that cylinder apart
crane operator
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Two cabins this morning. First one was great- 35' commons and vaults. Second one was a pain. One way pitch roof, 45' trusses with 1/2 of the truss being a 15" tall vaulted area. And of course they split all the boards in the truss at the joint. We didn't have to stiff back them, but I can't believe we didn't break any of them.
petepilot
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you do get into some interesting stuff
Nige
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it was often referred to as German Tight aka "Guten Tight".
Nige
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I was told that you turn it until it breaks then back off half a turn......
DMiller
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1600 lbs if they are the ones I am thinking of. 400lbs on the torque wrench across the multiplier, takes about half a day row boating to tighten ONE u-bolt it seems.
Nige
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You need one of these .........
DMiller
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Hytorq is Your Friend!!! Useful in MANY Places!