crane operator
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Got late setting trusses on the lake house, I drove home in the dark.
Water pumping station with the RT.
Water pumping station with the RT.
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Welder Dave
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Did you have Cat Stevens playing in the background on that job?
crane operator
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Had to go back and put hats on at the lake house. 
crane operator
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Concrete wet well. Base section was 27,000. The risers didn't match the drawings, so they had to adjust the depth a little before it was set.
crane operator
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Ford just got its inspection passed. Going to have to trim the bumper back a little, floats up front are pretty close to rubbing.
Mack has a leaking boom cylinder. Generator offload with the galion.
Mack has a leaking boom cylinder. Generator offload with the galion.
crane operator
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Nope- I'm so poor I can barely pay attention, let alone afford a radio in the crane cab.
That said- you're showing your age Dave, Cat stevens is before my time.
crane operator
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Wife's little honda had a door window go "thunk". At least that's the description I got. Door window regulator cable slipped through the plastic mount, trashed the cable in the cable reel. I was kinda surprised, the new regulator and track complete was only like $60. I was guessing it would be over $100.
A update on the '05 ford with cam phaser issues: phaser issues turned into bad cams, then it turns out the cams ate into the aluminum heads, because ford decided cam bearings were not necessary. Repair shop was going to be over $5,000 if I had one head replaced, and over $7,000 for them to install a reman engine. I don't really need them to replace the motor for me, so I paid them for their time, and took the rollback over there and loaded it up. Reman engine showed up just before thanksgiving. $3,000 for a reman engine, 3 year and 100,000 mile warranty. The reman engines supposedly have cam bearings in the heads.
A update on the '05 ford with cam phaser issues: phaser issues turned into bad cams, then it turns out the cams ate into the aluminum heads, because ford decided cam bearings were not necessary. Repair shop was going to be over $5,000 if I had one head replaced, and over $7,000 for them to install a reman engine. I don't really need them to replace the motor for me, so I paid them for their time, and took the rollback over there and loaded it up. Reman engine showed up just before thanksgiving. $3,000 for a reman engine, 3 year and 100,000 mile warranty. The reman engines supposedly have cam bearings in the heads.
crane operator
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Its that time of year that gets a little foggy in the morning in our area.
Had to go to the quarry with the 100 ton. They broke off the concrete barrier at the top of the intake feeder for the jaw crusher. They used a breaker to bust up the old stop. But we had to pick up the feeder hopper and move it back into position. I had to have them take a excavator up on the upper deck to push it into place after I had it picked up.
Last picture is the wet well we set the other day. We had to go back to pick up the counterweights, and the water has been filling in the hole. Good thing they have it backfilled and I hope some of that water made its way inside the well. Its a pain when they float out.
Had to go to the quarry with the 100 ton. They broke off the concrete barrier at the top of the intake feeder for the jaw crusher. They used a breaker to bust up the old stop. But we had to pick up the feeder hopper and move it back into position. I had to have them take a excavator up on the upper deck to push it into place after I had it picked up.
Last picture is the wet well we set the other day. We had to go back to pick up the counterweights, and the water has been filling in the hole. Good thing they have it backfilled and I hope some of that water made its way inside the well. Its a pain when they float out.
crane operator
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Anybody else spend thanksgiving weekend building a tiger pen? I guess the tigers can't chew up the conexes, so they are there for shade and a structure for them to climb on.
Used the 100 ton to set the conexes, and the galion to work under the power lines.
Used the 100 ton to set the conexes, and the galion to work under the power lines.
crane operator
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They have the trench and pvc installed to move the power underground, just couldn't get it done in time for the panel installation. I was going to set them all from the topside with the 100 ton, but when the power co. couldn't get the lines underground, we had to get a little creative.
crane operator
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Made a maiden voyage with the counterweights on the new truck. I don't know what the 3406e is set at in the ford, but it pulls. We needed to get the weights off the winch truck, because I knew I was going to need the winch truck for getting the galion back out of the tiger pen hole.
It got a little late on friday night, LED's are the best.
It got a little late on friday night, LED's are the best.
crane operator
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Short road and corner into the hole at the tiger pen. Newer ford as dead man, winch truck doing the pulling. Had to swap to just the winch truck for the last of the hill, dead man attachment was dragging me down the hill. Had the galion on three wheels for a while before it broke over.
Welder Dave
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Quarries, locomotives and tiger pens. It really is a wild world! Here's some recent Cat Stevens.
Yusuf / Cat Stevens "Wild World" - YouTube
Yusuf / Cat Stevens "Wild World" - YouTube
skyking1
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nice to see you work a neck bender. They don't show up much over here.
hosspuller
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That tree looks awfully close to the enclosure panels. They do realize cats can climb trees and jump from said trees ?? I hope those tigers are well fed and satisfied
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skyking1
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This morning after I posted that, here comes a beaver tail lowboy that has a whole tool kit on it, look like a 12 ton in front then a scissor lift and a warehouse forklift. I hadn't seen a neck bender on a low boy in ages!
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And I would not be so sure they can't climb that fence!
crane operator
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One of the guys that works for me, is looking for a farm backhoe. I looked online a little while tonight, and saw one coming up at ritchie bros as a "inoperable" machine. Ad says trans. slips and loader damage.
Somebody tried to repair it.
https://www.rbauction.com/1988-john...nvId=12387700&id=ci&auction=denver-co-2020261
Somebody tried to repair it.
https://www.rbauction.com/1988-john...nvId=12387700&id=ci&auction=denver-co-2020261
That is one big weak point on most older backhoes I have welded a few they crack on the inside first if you catch them before that it's not a big deal dont think I have ever seen one that far gone
Welder Dave
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They should have left it cracked! There's bad welding and there's awful welding. Not sure what that mess is but it isn't welding. Would probably have to make a new lower section for the loader arm or find a used loader boom.