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  1. K

    Cutting windmill blades

    I agree with your assessment of the challenges
  2. K

    Cutting windmill blades

    I used to work in coal fired power plant maintenance. Typical shutdown costs on a 450MW, exclusive of GE working on the turbine and generator, would be about $600K in 1986. The mine would also have substantial shutdowns on their mile long conveyors. So a capital expense that lasts decades, and...
  3. K

    Cutting windmill blades

    I used to work in coal fired power plant maintenance. Typical shutdown costs on a 450MW, exclusive of GE working on the turbine and generator, would be about $600K in 1986. The mine would also have substantial shutdowns on their mile long conveyors. So a capital expense that lasts decades...
  4. K

    NYC tower crane

    There’s electric motors, gear boxes, hydraulics and switch gear up there.
  5. K

    NYC tower crane

    Oops, sorry for the bad link https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/07/26/us/nyc-crane-collapse/index.html
  6. K

    NYC tower crane

    On fire right now https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/07/25/russian-fighter-jets-syria-esper-intv-tsr-vpx.cnn
  7. K

    Just some work pics

    I can’t remember when Sunnen shut down. Do you remember when that was?
  8. K

    Old conventionals at work

    Okay, because there was an old time tractor, impliment and truck company named Avery who had a line of equipment named Corn Queen. They went bust during the depression, but made some sort of come-back during WWII
  9. K

    Old conventionals at work

    Do you mean an Avery engine? Those are double ancient. Or do you mean another manufacturer?
  10. K

    Hayes trucks in the logging industry

    I'm sure you three are right
  11. K

    Hayes trucks in the logging industry

    Looks to have a shorter wheelbase?
  12. K

    Just some work pics

    How did you roll the headered truss?
  13. K

    Cutting windmill blades

    I don't think the plate would win
  14. K

    Hayes trucks in the logging industry

    Gotcha.
  15. K

    Hayes trucks in the logging industry

    Is there a specific issue with the valve stems when loading/loaded on a barge? Asking for the ignorant few like myself
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