MY WORLD (1 Viewer)

[Airframes]

Great stuff Geo, and there's folk here in the UK, with Land Rovers and other 4x4s, who'd pay to drive over that s*it - I used to teach them off-road driving, and they were totally happy and content if their vehicles were blatted in mud !
And that dam - hope there's no low-flying Lancasters around .......................

 

[ontos]

Very interesting Geo, that is one job I would not want. I'm afraid if I got stuck in that mud I would never get out

 

[fubar57]

I had to pull the other grader out of the ditch 2 weeks ago. He was trying to get the ditch clear of snow, over graded and over it went. Machine was sitting at better than 45°, the only thing stopping him from going completely over was his wing attachment.

Geo

 

[Wayne Little]

Interesting stuff George.

 

[fubar57]

Thanks Wayne. Compare this shot to that in Post #271, two weeks later...

...we even had to bring out the water truck to control the dust. Last night it snowed an inch. Flat topping a berm for a pipeline. 8-10ft. drop dam side, about 50-60ft. pond side.

 

[Shinpachi]

Man's work

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff Geo!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Big difference two weeks makes.

 

[Crimea_River]

George doesn't fool around.

 

[ontos]

Wow! That is a big difference.

 

[Wayne Little]

Some change alright....

 

[fubar57]

Big fleet getting pre-tripped before night shift. Missing are 2 trucks getting their full life treatment including new engines.

Geo

 

[Wurger]

Nice shots...

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots Geo!

 

[ontos]

Nice shots, brilliant colors in the sky.

 

[Crimea_River]

What's "pre-tipped" Geo?

 

[fubar57]

Thanks guys. Andy, before any equipment is moved, from pick-up to shovel, a pre-trip is mandatory. Basically a walkaround looking for leaks, damage and overall condition. Damage must be reported immediately. If you don't report it and someone else finds the damage later on, it becomes your damage and you suffer the consequences. Because I'm bored, here's a grader pre-trip...

1) Check the body fluids (hydraulics, coolant, transmission and oil levels) in the engine compartment and look for leaks. Look for damage - to be done at each step.
2) Articulation cylinders and center pin. Look for leaks under the machine.
3) Check the tires for cuts and wear
4) Undercarriage condition and leaks.
5) Rear lights, fire suppression system and ripper.

Other side is basically the same

6) Front lights.
7) Grease lines, steering cylinders.
8) Rear grease lines, tires.
9) Lift cylinders, circle motor, grease lines.
10) Circle, circle shims.
11) Cutting edge, side shift shims and cylinders.

The pre-trip book is then filled out and any irregularities noted. We're also supposed to do a post-trip to check and see if we did any damage during the day.

Geo

 

[Shinpachi]

I think you are also a good instructor there, Geo

 

[Crimea_River]

Ah, I see. I read it wrong actually. Thanks fro the explanation.

 

[fubar57]

Andy, about the Mount Polley comment. We had our Quarterly meeting with upper management this week and it was mostly about the dam. According to them, we have the most modern dam monitoring system in Canada and it is the only one that monitors 24/7. Mount Polley also build theirs improperly on a glacier floor (I wish I could remember the term but never try and explain something to me before 7am). That caused the bottom of the dam to slough out due to too much weight on a smooth surface. Ours will be keyed into the floor. Not saying a disaster couldn't happen but so far so good. Not very often the water is calm.

Geo