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    some work pictures

    Quality workmanship, kinda lost these days, You inspire me to do better work myself, and maybe expand the skill set a little bit, thanks tc
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    M.E.R. Gallery

    Hey, MER, What do you use for Paint and primer? Enamel, urethane? What d you seal the bare metal with? Those are really great paint jobs! tc
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    Monster Garage booster

    We have three of the Goodall startalls at the shop, one mounted in the service truck, one on the welding truck and one on a cart similar to yours.. Work good but they are not foolproof. 16 hp Kolher driving 4 generators provide for a massive amount of amperage and can create a lot of gas in the...
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    Hard Facing pic

    The welders were I work, rigged up a rig to do this at one time, fabbed up a hopper with a electrical solenoid valve. Tube ran from the hopper to a bracket attached to the nozzle of the mig gun. Was wired so that when you pulled the trigger on the mig gun, the valve would open, allowing the...
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    Hard Facing pic

    We have a pc 300 in a ledge quarry, and 6 weeks is about all we can get out of a rebuilt bucket before it has to be rebuilt. We have tried many different things, including coupons made of truck spring steel, ar plate, 45mm drill steel rods, and hardfacing (stoody 19. mackay 118). Nothing seems...
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    Bad Dream

    Hey guys, kinda a new guy here, with some questions. Had a dream last night, about a loader operator that had a heart attack in the cab of his machine. I experienced shear terror, as I had no knowledge of how to get him out of the loader. This morning, I have racked my brain, trying to...
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    old wheel dozer, presumed to be a cat

    Kinda big screen used for air filter on that Detroit, dont ya think? tc
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    Pathetic operator

    Lookin' at it from a maintenance standpoint, it is very frustrating to have a machine brought in for work, and have the owner rave about bent panels, scratched counter weights, and filth in the cab. You guys fix this up, he says, and I will make sure this will never happen again. So we clean...
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    old Bucyrus erie and American crane plus

    We have a 966c that is still operational @ one of our pits, a 76j. She leaks, jumps around a bit when the steering is moved just right, and has not been cared for real well in the last ten years... but never fails. Also In the company is a 22b crane, two 38b's one is a crane that is still...
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    Welcome!!!

    stepsideclyde Hey Steve,...Guys... Glad I found this forum. Looks like a bunch of experienced people here. Let me introduce myself, My name is Tim and I work for a small construction company in Ellsworth, Maine. Started there in November of 1981. Worked mostly as a wrench turner (short time...
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