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Some pics of loader I did some work on last week.Wearplate 3/4"AR500, 4'x12' 1800lbs.Side tire shrouds to deflect rocks from tire side walls made from 1/2"AR500.Stick welded these 8018-5/32.Wear plate inside Dual Shield 71A85-1/16"Dia.75/25 Gas. Attached Images
Reply:Looks good!
Reply:Very nice!To ride, shoot straight, and speak the truth. This was the ancient law of youth. Old times are past, old days are done, but the law runs true oh little son.Winpower 180 DCSA-200 redfaceXMT-304
Reply:That looks great!
Reply:Nice work Billy! In the first pic, I have never seen those on a bucket before. And I have been in a ton of quarries. I can see where they might work, if you're pushing rock a far distance. But here we use conveyors to pile, and just dig into the pile to load out. Hmmmmmm..........???And, get better pics of your trucks in those pics...........you got some awesome looking rigs!!!"Where's Stick man????????" - 7A749"SHHHHHH!! I sent him over to snag that MIC-4 while tbone wasn't looking!" - duaneb55"I have bought a few of Tbone's things unlike Stick-Man who helps himself" - TozziWelding"Stick-man"
Reply:Nice lookin' work!! Looks like it's getting "pretty long of tooth" between the adapters.                                                   MikeOl' Stonebreaker  "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes"Hobart G-213 portableMiller 175 migMiller thunderbolt ac/dc stick Victor O/A setupMakita chop saw
Reply:Nice work988B nice loader ..good production loader not real fond of those style of bucket but widely used Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk 2Backed my CATMA over your CARMA oops clusmy me  What would SATAN do ?? Miller Trailblazer 302 AirPakMiller Digital Elite  Optrel Welding HatArcair K4000Suitcase 12RC / 12 VSHypertherm PM-45Rage 3 sawRusty old Truck
Reply:look good, it best... nice work man
Reply:Used to operate a 988 in a mine years ago.Never saw anyone put those wedges on the side of the bucket before, let us know how they work out.That bucket is a special designed rock bucket and you need to repair it before the front floor and teeth break off.  If the adaptors and teeth are ok, you need to gouge them off.  Then cut the front floor plate back to where it is still good and replace it with new piece of t1/ar plate and reweld the tooth adaptors back in place or replace them if they are done.You need to repair it soon or it will break.The 988 is a good loader, would like to have one someday if I had the work for it."The reason we are here is that we are not all there"SA 200Idealarc TM 300 300MM 200MM 25130a SpoolgunPrecision Tig 375Invertec V350 ProSC-32 CS 12 Wire FeederOxweld/Purox O/AArcAirHypertherm Powermax 85LN25
Reply:It's a 988B, which is a big leap ahead of the 988.                                    MikeOl' Stonebreaker  "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes"Hobart G-213 portableMiller 175 migMiller thunderbolt ac/dc stick Victor O/A setupMakita chop saw
Reply:I used to run a 988B for a while where I used to work. Drove my boss crazy. He couldn't understand why I could drive something a s big as the 988 as precisely as I could, yet I couldn't run the little 941 track loader to save my life.I had fun running one that summer. I wished I had picts of me running that machine. I miss it..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:Awesome work!! Proverbs 4:23My company welds.
Reply:You ruined an awesome table top! Guess a guys gotta do what he has to.Arcon Workhorse 300MSPowcon 400SMTPowcon SM400 x 2Powcon SM3001968 SA200 Redface1978 SA250 DieselMiller Super 32P FeederPre 1927 American 14" High Duty LatheK&T Milwaukee 2H Horizontal MillBryan
Reply:No you misunderstand. Now it's a hydraulically adjustable table top. Ours would reach 19', just in case you needed to work on something out say the 2nd floor window for example. Also works well as staging in case the man lift isn't handy. Floor on our bucket was almost 6' deep on the bottom and 10 ' wide. Great for pulling 4x8 sheets of 2" foam insulation off the 2nd floor walls and putting them in the floor of the bucket for salvage..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:We called them Rock Knockers. They are supposed to push rocks out of the path of the tires to protect them from getting cut up.
Reply:What is the big leap?Curious?
Reply:Originally Posted by Longshot379We called them Rock Knockers. They are supposed to push rocks out of the path of the tires to protect them from getting cut up.
Reply:Originally Posted by admsweldingWhat is the big leap?Curious?
Reply:I see mike thanks for the info didn,t know that.
Reply:Hey what kinda of welder do you have to push that 1/16" dualshield?Also, why did you stick weld the rock kickers and not just wire weld it?Just curious thats all!
Reply:When the Quarry hires the first thing that walks in off the street and then complains about about tire expense, What do you do?  Originally Posted by mla2ofusA good experienced loader hand doesn't need them.                                             Mike
Reply:Originally Posted by Longshot379When the Quarry hires the first thing that walks in off the street and then complains about about tire expense, What do you do?
Reply:Originally Posted by KevD815Hey what kinda of welder do you have to push that 1/16" dualshield?Also, why did you stick weld the rock kickers and not just wire weld it?Just curious thats all!
Reply:Well you cant go wrong with free rod!  Your trailblazer will run 1/16" dual?  It handles it ok?The reason i ask is because I just got my trailblazer 302 set up with an old Hobart feeder. Im running .045" 71A85 also with 75/25 and it will run between 240 and 275+ amps.  I run 1/16" at work off of a Deltaweld 452 power supply and it will run anywhere from 330 to 400 amps.  I would love to run the big wire off my TB302 but I just dont think it will have the amperage to get the wire to run in the sweet spot.
Reply:Originally Posted by KevD815Well you cant go wrong with free rod!  Your trailblazer will run 1/16" dual?  It handles it ok?The reason i ask is because I just got my trailblazer 302 set up with an old Hobart feeder. Im running .045" 71A85 also with 75/25 and it will run between 240 and 275+ amps.  I run 1/16" at work off of a Deltaweld 452 power supply and it will run anywhere from 330 to 400 amps.  I would love to run the big wire off my TB302 but I just dont think it will have the amperage to get the wire to run in the sweet spot.More work on the bucket this week.Built out the cutter between shanks.3/4" AR 500 Left over from inside wear plate on floor. Attached Images
Reply:Man looks like fun. That is the only thing I miss from being at the saw mills as a Millwright. The industrial welding. The winery's just dont need industrial style welding. At least not from where I am at. I try on the side to fill my need of industrial welding but not much need for it here in Nor Cal.GalenMiller TrailBlazer 302 EFIThermal Dynamics 252i w/WeldCraft WP 9F tig torch and foot controlThermal Dynamics Pak 52Millermatic 250 w/Spoolmate 30aLincoln SA-200 gas driven welder from grandfatherBlacksmith shop
Reply:i can't believe your welding under that bucket in the air
Reply:Originally Posted by dbl612i can't believe your welding under that bucket in the air