Part VI
Logistics Pro
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Claremore, OK
Afternoon everyone. Been rather cool around this neck of the woods for a couple of days. Actually enjoying the highs in the low 90s. You almost forget we haven't gotten to August yet.
Now that's an interesting item. You don't exactly run to WalMart with something like that.
i ain't rite
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Marlboro Mental Hospital.
i am glad the weekend is over. i needed to go back to "work" to get some time off.
Saturday morning was an exhaust system on a ranger, then i did this to the rattletrap on Saturday afternoon and Sunday.
i still need to clean and paint the frame under the cab and nose, then swap the cab and nose.
Saturday morning was an exhaust system on a ranger, then i did this to the rattletrap on Saturday afternoon and Sunday.
i still need to clean and paint the frame under the cab and nose, then swap the cab and nose.
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Post Fiend
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 7,649
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From: Wallingford, CT
Well we finally got some material put through the "new" (to us) Morbark 1200 tub grinder.
It was grinding old pallets about as fast as the loader could feed it. Until the tub's drive chain came off the idlers and the drive sprocket wasn't getting any bite on the chain any more. Snapped the tensioner bolts but they looked like they weren't in very good shape to start with.
Tomorrow's task is replacing the tensioner bolts and then it's back to work.
Machine is powered by a screaming Detroit V12. Factory 7 or 8" exhaust. Never measured it just eyeballing it.
It was grinding old pallets about as fast as the loader could feed it. Until the tub's drive chain came off the idlers and the drive sprocket wasn't getting any bite on the chain any more. Snapped the tensioner bolts but they looked like they weren't in very good shape to start with.
Tomorrow's task is replacing the tensioner bolts and then it's back to work.
Machine is powered by a screaming Detroit V12. Factory 7 or 8" exhaust. Never measured it just eyeballing it.
Post Fiend
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 7,649
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From: Wallingford, CT
It's a mid 90s machine at newest twin turbos (one per bank) with both banks running to a single muffler to a single stack. I don't know exacts on it aside from what's obvious I don't see the paperwork for equipment I just run it.
Post Fiend
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Blairsville,Ga
turbos and single muffler would make it easier to listen to,you mostly see singles on them on generators.I ran a LeTourneau loader with two of them buggers on it and even in an enclosed cab it would rattle your head
i ain't rite
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Marlboro Mental Hospital.
yup on the rattle your brains out!!
good old Terex TS-34 rock pan.
12V71tt in front, 8V71tt in back. even with ear muffs on you came away with a headache after 8 hours in the cab.
and then with the cab being wrapped with the 175 gallon hydraulic tank around it, you would end up in shorts and a t-shirt after 1/2 hour in the cab with the windows and door open with the outside temp at 15 degrees.
needless to say, i don't miss those dinosaurs one bit.
good old Terex TS-34 rock pan.
12V71tt in front, 8V71tt in back. even with ear muffs on you came away with a headache after 8 hours in the cab.
and then with the cab being wrapped with the 175 gallon hydraulic tank around it, you would end up in shorts and a t-shirt after 1/2 hour in the cab with the windows and door open with the outside temp at 15 degrees.
needless to say, i don't miss those dinosaurs one bit.
Post Fiend
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Blairsville,Ga
In my days of running a pan all we had was an open ROPS cab and the 12v71 and muffler beside me,but the was much better than the old cable unit/manual shift Cats I cut my teeth on
We could take the side panel off and have heat in the winter though
We could take the side panel off and have heat in the winter though
Post Fiend
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: SpringHill,Fl
Afternoon everyone. Been rather cool around this neck of the woods for a couple of days. Actually enjoying the highs in the low 90s. You almost forget we haven't gotten to August yet.Now that's an interesting item. You don't exactly run to WalMart with something like that.
Now that's an interesting item. You don't exactly run to WalMart with something like that.you can, but you need a ride from the back of the lot...
morbark will send you (or your dad) a free owners manual if you register the tub grinder
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