Just some work pics

[crane operator]

That's a beauty. Of course its only useful for that one job in your lifetime when you don't have any other options.

I think I'd be interested, if it came with the two guys to hang it and two young bucks to pull the chain. I bet that sucker would wear you out.

Mine haven't moved, I've been kinda busy with some other stuff, that and they kinda wore me out.

 

[crane operator]

I like how that 25 ton one has two little lifting eyes. That way you can use chain falls to hang your chain fall.

 

[Tugger2]

I think it would need 8 of todays young guys .

 

[Welder Dave]

What would you hang a 25 ton chain hoist from? It would have to be something pretty substantial to support 25 tons.

 

[Tugger2]

I bought it from a ship repair outfit,they would use that removing big props and shafts

 

[Welder Dave]

That would make sense and the ship would be designed for it.

 

[hosspuller]

Tugger … How did that 25 ton hoist work with TWO control chains ? One up and one down ?

 

[Tugger2]

Both appear to work the same way ,it allows 2 men to run it

 

[DMiller]

Gonna need more than two to run it, more like a set of hand off crews as slow as it would move!! We had a couple of 15 tonners at the nuke, used when NOTHING Else would work and Not often.

 

[Nige]

I bought it from a ship repair outfit,they would use that removing big props and shafts

Mention of ships and chain blocks always reminds me of this ........... where there's a will there's always a way...!!

 

[Tugger2]

I lifted some generator ends into the the engine module of a 24 cyl Lng genset on the hook of a 125 ton P&H some years ago ,i wish id had that 25 ton chain block to level things up, in the end It all went well any how. But lining 55000lbs up on a bell housing with a conventional crane always makes you think of that itchy foot on the brake pedal for the hour or so them take to get it right.

 

[dirty4fun]

Mention of ships and chain blocks always reminds me of this ........... where there's a will there's always a way...!!

Where there is a way, always!

 

[Tugger2]

Yes ,when you are up in the yukon and you ask has anyone got some big chain blocks and you just get blank looks its like well we ll just git er done Million dollar parts or not

 

[Hank R]

Where was that used at back in the day never would of guessed that there would be a 25 ton chain Block

 

[crane operator]

7,900 lbs chillers, and a 27,000lbs generator.

I don't know who the engineers are that love 6 point pics, but I'm telling you its a pain in the - well, you know what.

 

[Tugger2]

Extreme Equalization!! I always worry about the load dumping when the basket is upside down. I guess 6 points has covered that.

 

[crane operator]

I was actually scheduled for the chillers, the generator was a "while you're here, the electricians want to set this monday". Like a quarter million generator just "shows up". I scrambled a little to come up with enough rigging with what I had with me, and got it rigged.


Shop air compressor has developed a strange sound. Torn down, the front and rear bearings are pretty rough. We don't use it enough- it develops a lot of moisture in the crankcase, which is the "root" cause.

I found the gasket set and have it ordered. Using the smaller compressor right now till this one is back up. Had to weld a bar to the rear bearing and use that to beat it out of the aluminum plate. The hardest was getting the pulley off the crank. Took a lot of heat and puller.

Interestingly enough, its the first time I've seen specs on the compressor. I bought it used 8-10 years back, and its been a good compressor. I had to contact the factory for gasket set, and then got the specs. Made in 1996. Supposed to put out 45cfm or so at 150psi. Its 10hp 3 phase, and while that's not sand blasting levels, its sure nice when I have the 1" gun hammering away on something. Hopefully new bearings and a gasket set will make it good as new.

 

[crane operator]

Extreme Equalization!! I always worry about the load dumping when the basket is upside down. I guess 6 points has covered that.

Nothing that 4 - 12' roundups, 4 - 16' nylons, 8-1/2" cable chokers and 22 shackles can't fix. Because I've always got that just riding around in the cab.

 

[petepilot]

I was actually scheduled for the chillers, the generator was a "while you're here, the electricians want to set this monday". Like a quarter million generator just "shows up". I scrambled a little to come up with enough rigging with what I had with me, and got it rigged.


Shop air compressor has developed a strange sound. Torn down, the front and rear bearings are pretty rough. We don't use it enough- it develops a lot of moisture in the crankcase, which is the "root" cause.

I found the gasket set and have it ordered. Using the smaller compressor right now till this one is back up. Had to weld a bar to the rear bearing and use that to beat it out of the aluminum plate. The hardest was getting the pulley off the crank. Took a lot of heat and puller.

Interestingly enough, its the first time I've seen specs on the compressor. I bought it used 8-10 years back, and its been a good compressor. I had to contact the factory for gasket set, and then got the specs. Made in 1996. Supposed to put out 45cfm or so at 150psi. Its 10hp 3 phase, and while that's not sand blasting levels, its sure nice when I have the 1" gun hammering away on something. Hopefully new bearings and a gasket set will make it good as new.



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workbench looks like mine

 

[crane operator]

Hydraulic power pack on the dumping hopper works nice. Reroofing two condo's and its super slick.