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    Snow gate

    A windrow interrupter and a snow gate are different. One is for gravel and one is for...well...snow. http://www.craigattachments.com/mgusg/
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    Grader plowing snow

    The big thing I don't like about the joystick controls is you can't pour a coffee while you're rolling. As soon as you let go of the stick the damn thing heads for the weeds. I sure don't miss the ten turns lock to lock on the steering wheel though. I find that if I'm not paying attention I let...
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    Grader plowing snow

    The loader (744K) has a snowblower mounted on the quick attach. For some reason I didn't get a picture of it. We also have a 980 and Volvo 180's and a 250 that can mount snowblowers as well. I'm told we can get as much as 20 feet of snow here in a winter but we've only got about 8 feet so far...
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    Grader plowing snow

    I never would have thought you would have that much snow in Missouri. Here's the way we handle snow up here. A mine road in northern BC 30 miles east of the Alaskan panhandle. We're about 3500 feet elevation going across a glacier in these pictures.
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    1989 740 Champion Grader with wing

    You need to put a gauge on the main pump. Check main pressure and check the case drain. Main relief might be the problem. I seems to me that you don't have enough pressure. Each lever operates a separate spool for each hydraulic circuit so I can't see how pulling two would help. Maybe give Jade...
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    Any Heavy haul operators with mining experience?

    Feel free to pm me with your list of questions. I just got laid off from a mine in northern BC when it closed so I have a bit of free time. I can answer them over the next couple of days. I've driven hauls trucks of various sizes, run dozer, grader, wheel loader and large excavator.
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    Did we get enough life out of these pads?

    Its not. They got it stuck the next day in a few feet of mud and now its sitting in front of the shop waiting for new rails and pads.
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    Did we get enough life out of these pads?

    I ran a D8R with new undercarriage the next day and it could push more than that D10.
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    Did we get enough life out of these pads?

    The mine I work at runs things to destruction. The only traction this Cat has is from the bolt heads. D10T.
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    Vancouver Island, BC. Logging at its Best!

    There must more to the story than that. Those things don't fall over that easy.
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    hoechuckers- standard control layout?

    If I remember correctly, most of them were set up that way. Its a simple change anyway. Just move a couple of hoses or a couple of wires. If you wanted to you could wire a switch in the circuit so you could switch back and forth.
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    hoechuckers- standard control layout?

    A John Deere log loader would have the same pattern as a Hitachi. They're practically the same machine. All larger excavators from the late eighties on in BC had standard controls. Cat, John Deere, Madill etc. Might have been different in other countries.Only the older JD excavators had backward...
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    hoechuckers- standard control layout?

    I think they regulated the levers and pedals. SAE and ISO I believe. Otherwise known as John Deere controls vs Cat controls. I don't think they ever regulated button placement. I've run some awful contraptions over the years and very few of them have been similar. Of course, WCB regs to a logger...
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    hoechuckers- standard control layout?

    I've hoechucked with a couple of clams, a butt and top or two and with a few heelbooms. I can't say the controls were all different but they weren't the same either. You mention a heel, on a heelboom usually a rocker switch on top of the stick operates the rotate and on the other stick the...
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    Some old TD-14 pics

    Not sure if its me or my brother but i spent a lot of time as a kid riding on jump seats and hydraulic tanks, perched on fenders etc. As for the scenery, after a while its just another damn mountain to get a road over or another damn creek to cross. Still nice country to work in though.
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    Skidders- Tracks ot Tires, Lines or Grapples- Lets see what you've got!

    The clam is directly above the rear idler. Its not very clear in the picture. The clam and the headache rack are mounted on a fifth wheel type swivel. All the hydraulics for the clam are underneath. You loaded the clam with the grapple, squeezed it shut and down the mountain you went. I seem to...
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    Skidders- Tracks ot Tires, Lines or Grapples- Lets see what you've got!

    FMC clambunk forwarder in Prince George circa 1976 or so.
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    Some old TD-14 pics

    Converting some old slides to jpeg's and came across these. My father on his TD-14 in the early 60's. All taken in north central BC. Imagine crossing a creek in a dozer with a small child onboard today. It would be a race between Social Services and Environment to see who arrested you...
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    Are all mines like this?

    Just to set the record straight, I have 30+ years of experience operating equipment and have owned, operated and repaired a lot of my own. I wanted to run some big(ger) iron and when the opportunity presented itself, I hired on. And, BTW, we're not allowed to do any repairs ourselves and very...
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    Are all mines like this?

    I have been working for the last three years in an open pit copper mine in northern British Columbia. The money is good and the camp is okay but the equipment maintenance is absolutely terrible and its driving me nuts. I normally operate dozer, wheel loader (992C) or one of two PC2000's. Windows...
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