Work photos

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I posted these over at Plowsite, but since not everyone's "into" snow, I though I'd put them here too.

This spring I spent 9 weeks at a local gravel pit working with them on overhaul and setup of their plant which had been moved back after a year at another location.

Some of the equipment, such as the jaw crusher, breaks down into several pieces for shipment. Show here are the crusher assembly itself and the feeder. For use at this pit, the top half of the feeder (the wings) aren't needed....................

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........................... So, I had to make and attach 4 lifting lugs to crane it off. "Failure is not an option" on this sort of thing! :eek:

[Robert Doubrava]

Yep. That's some good photos! I saw them recently at Plowsite.com.

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The assembled jaw crusher (about 100 tons total weight I was told) being backed into place under the feed bin. This was built from an old "Euc" rock truck bed, and the trucks dump into it as opposed to feeding the crusher with a loader (an application where the wings ARE required)

I had about 3 days work in total just "patching up" the Euc box, plus another couple of days reworking the railing/stairs around it.

[Robert Doubrava]

Man! That must be one heck of a crusher!

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One of their rock trucks, not a "Euc" (Euclid) but a Terex. Couldn't resist the size comparison. Besides, I DID have work to do on it - a crack in the left side frame that required gouging and about 18" of vertical up (NOT downhand!!! :blob2: )

[Robert Doubrava]

That's a huge dump truck!!:eek:

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We also supply/install some structural steel. This is the framework for a gazebo, neat thing about this job was it's located on an island (fancy resort up near Huntsville, Ontario) and the only way to access the jobsite is to cross over on a barge.

[Robert Doubrava]

Goin' for a boat ride, eh?:D

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Actually, compared to the real b-i-g haul trucks used in the mines that one is "small change"! But I wouldn't want to get in his way with my little welding truck............. :eek:

This time of year though, the pit work is over with and the plows start coming out of the woodwork.................... This was last winter, all that was needed on this one was some heating & straightening on one of the shoe brackets that had been "tweaked".

[Robert Doubrava]

My dad's little Toyota pickup is a speck compared to that dumper!!We've got a 70's model Chevy with that Lincoln welder in the bed, and the floorboard of the cab is practically rusted out of the truck!!

[Guido]

[i]We've got a 70's model Chevy with that Lincoln welder in the bed, and the floorboard of the cab is practically rusted out of the truck!! [/B]

The cables won't reach 5' ?? :p

[Robert Doubrava]

Huh??cables???:confused:

[CT18fireman]

Guido I was thinking the same.

Use that welder in the back to patch up that floor with a piece of sheet.

[Robert Doubrava]

Oh!! Now I see what you are talkin' about!!Ha ha ha!!:laugh: The cab ain't worth being fixed! The engine has a bad wrist-pin knock, and it's turning into a bucket of rust. And It hasn't been driven in about 3 years.

[Guido]

You crack me up sometimes man! ;)

But I'm glad to see your now a certified and authorized B&S "mechanic"! :)

[Robert Doubrava]

Not just yet! I just think I am, for now! I tried opening up a very small repairing business a few months ago, like that really worked!I'm gonna apply for a job at the local dealer when school is out for summer, I think.The owner asked me since i'm interested in that sort of stuff. By the way, my dad used to take that old weldin' truck and drag race it!!!:laugh: :laugh: But not anymore!!:D

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I posted pics of my friend Marty's recent "motor vehicle mishap" that ended with a score of Bambi - 1 / Trailer - 0 over in the off-topic forum, in addition to the "crash repair" we had another project lined up to do on the trailer: a tailgate that could function as a regular gate, shown here closed.....................

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....................... open..........................

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....................... and unfolded for use as a ramp. My incentive to build this thing solid is partly due to the fact that later this winter, I'll be borrowing this trailer to go pick up my Harley! :cool:

[Robert Doubrava]

That's a pretty good idea!

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This could actually be termed a "home project" since it was built on evenings/weekends - here's an "under construction" pic of the flatbed trailer I built about 10 years ago.

Basic design was "stolen" from oilfield floats, the shackle at the front is where I hook on to raise/lower the trailer with the winch for dragging heavy stuff on/off.

Didn't keep track of the time involved, but it took a while to build.

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Basically complete here. The landing legs are made to fold under so the trailer can be lowered down onto its "nose" - rather than wrestle with a big set of ramps, the trailer serves as its own ramp.

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Not the best photo, but it does show the "nose-down" approach to dragging something heavy/awkward on.

Once the truck deck as been dragged on far enough, I pull mine around to the front, pick the trailer back up and pin the legs into place.