parsifal
Colonel
man, some great photos. so you are saying the excavator is yours and not the company's?
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fubar57
General
Sadly, I can't afford such nice things. Spent the past weekend in Vancouver and went to John Cleese's "Last Time to See Me Before I Die" tour, a retrospective of his life, very funny.
Also, the required touristy photos.....for the last four flights,it has become apparent that it is my job to monitor the engines while in-flight.
For those that don't know where I am, just off the right stabilizer.
While looking at the terrain on this flight, it finally occurred to me that, if your aircraft is in dire trouble flying through central B.C., a smooth landing is not going to be much of an option
Terrain similar to what I logged in during the 70's. The logged off area is just below, left of center.
One of the ski hills in Vancouver, either Grouse or Seymour Mountain.
Geo
Also, the required touristy photos.....for the last four flights,it has become apparent that it is my job to monitor the engines while in-flight.
For those that don't know where I am, just off the right stabilizer.
While looking at the terrain on this flight, it finally occurred to me that, if your aircraft is in dire trouble flying through central B.C., a smooth landing is not going to be much of an option
Terrain similar to what I logged in during the 70's. The logged off area is just below, left of center.
One of the ski hills in Vancouver, either Grouse or Seymour Mountain.
Geo
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Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Good stuff Geo. Flying over that terrain, it would be best to sit at the rear of the aircraft. I've never heard of an aircraft backing into a mountain ............
muscogeemike
Senior Airman
With women as beautiful as those around I'd be hard pressed to finish a model too!
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fubar57
General
Thanks guys and thank you Mike.
Geo
Geo
ontos
Tech Sergeant
Nice aerial shots Geo. Always nice to have a window seat, except over the wing.
Crimea_River
Marshal
By the time I decided I wanted to see Cleese in Calgary, it was sold out. Glad you were able to enjoy it.
Sure it was a good show. Remarkable terrain in BC, would love to go back at some point.
T Bolt
Colonel
Not a place to make a forced landing.
Pilot: "Attention ladys and gentelman. We are about to make an energancy landing so please assume the crach position with your head between your legs ans kiss your @ss goodbye."
Pilot: "Attention ladys and gentelman. We are about to make an energancy landing so please assume the crach position with your head between your legs ans kiss your @ss goodbye."
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fubar57
General
Anyone who read my post in the "What Annoyed You Today" thread knows I was involved in a shovel move last night. I do not like sitting around doing nothing at work and this move took 11 hours to walk the shovel just over a kilometer.(I informed the foreman later to never do this to me again) The actual walk took about an hour but the prep work of repositioning, adding and subtracting of the electrical cables takes up the majority of time. Sorry for the quality of the pictures as they were sent to me from a cell phone.
The start, the wire basket behind the shovel is used by the operator when he does short moves. He picks it up with the bucket and swings the cable out of the way when he walks.
Part of the cable crew moving cable off the berm in -26°C. I felt sorry for them as I debated whether to turn down my heater in the grader or take off another shirt.(The perks of seniority)
Of the three graders, mine is the only one with chains so I got "volunteered". Some of the roughly 1.5 kilometers of cable I pulled. The metal contraption is call a Pig, used when extra cable is added. I sat here for four hours.
In the background can be seen the cable arches. These allow equipment to pass under but not the shovel. The electrical sub-station is off to the right and there are three sets of cable arches, two of them needed to be dealt with on this move.
As we were getting ready to move, I lifted up the blade and ripper, very slowly. I checked the gauges and found this....
....the normal operating range for the Hydraulics is in the 40's.
Geo
The start, the wire basket behind the shovel is used by the operator when he does short moves. He picks it up with the bucket and swings the cable out of the way when he walks.
Part of the cable crew moving cable off the berm in -26°C. I felt sorry for them as I debated whether to turn down my heater in the grader or take off another shirt.(The perks of seniority)
Of the three graders, mine is the only one with chains so I got "volunteered". Some of the roughly 1.5 kilometers of cable I pulled. The metal contraption is call a Pig, used when extra cable is added. I sat here for four hours.
In the background can be seen the cable arches. These allow equipment to pass under but not the shovel. The electrical sub-station is off to the right and there are three sets of cable arches, two of them needed to be dealt with on this move.
As we were getting ready to move, I lifted up the blade and ripper, very slowly. I checked the gauges and found this....
....the normal operating range for the Hydraulics is in the 40's.
Geo
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vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
DAM!
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
What was done about the operating temps on your machine George? Oh, and great photos to sir. Love seeing your photos.
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fubar57
General
Many thanks sirs. Aaron, when the temperature gets below -15°C, all the equipment that will be used is kept running 24hrs but the fluids cool down during shift change or idling as I was doing. Before starting the shift I do Hydraulic calisthenics. The cylinders are cycled in and out several times starting with the smallest cylinder and working to the biggest. This takes about 5-10 minutes. On Thursday, I had to run the smaller 14 grader which had sat for 2 days. It took almost 30 seconds(maximum cranking time) for the engine to fire up and 25 minutes for the hydraulics to warm up.
Geo
Geo
Crimea_River
Marshal
Great stuff Geo. Minus 21 in February is not bad for that area.
great pics George, thanks man...
T Bolt
Colonel
Great pictures George. Question: Why does the shovel need electric cables? Auxiliary power?
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fubar57
General
Both of our shovels and both drills are electric, not diesel powered. Someone feels that electric powered equipment is more cost efficient but I can't see it. First they have to run power lines 90km into the pit. Then there is the cost of moving the shovel such as last night. A diesel digger would have started working after the one hour move as opposed to the ten hour prep work. There always needs to be a man near by to move cable around when the digger moves to a new location within the pit plus an electrician is on standby to cut the power in case cable is added or subtracted. Plus there is the added hazard of equipment running over the cable. As I said, I don't see the savings, but a bean counter somewhere said that this was the way to go. Having said that, the last mine I was in went through four tandem diesel fuel tankers per day.
Geo
Geo
T Bolt
Colonel
Wow, that thing has got to draw a huge amount of power! Could be someone made a bad decision and is now stuck with it.
