D-Day Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Reworked the guyline shives and a little welding on the top of the tower should be logging the next skyline unit shortly 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-515810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx610 Posted November 23, 2022 Author Share Posted November 23, 2022 That thing is sick!!! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-515816 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx610 Posted November 23, 2022 Author Share Posted November 23, 2022 1 hour ago, D-Day said: Reworked the guyline shives and a little welding on the top of the tower should be logging the next skyline unit shortly Love to see some photos of this thing in its natural habitat. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-515818 Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Day Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 18 hours ago, Onyx610 said: Love to see some photos of this thing in its natural habitat. I don't have any good pictures I'll get some next time it's set up maybe try video 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-515861 Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Day Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Sometimes we use this little Christy yarder its small enough you can put it on the edge of some steep ground where space is tight 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-515868 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx610 Posted November 23, 2022 Author Share Posted November 23, 2022 Check out that view! What do you use to anchor that down? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-515872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post D-Day Posted November 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 23, 2022 Stumps behind the yarder are cut tall with notches to keep the guyline from slipping off same for the tail hold for the skyline you can see better here the 4 guylines on the left and the skyline on the right 1 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-515880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Thanks for sharing gorgeous scenery and mighty looking rig you have posted that here before,,, correct ????? Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-516003 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Are you in the logging business or building ski resort lifts??? OR BOTH??? 1 Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-516021 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 A Foden in Yanky land, surely a sin 🤔 lol Struggle to even Fodens in Australia, NewZealand still has a few though Paul 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-516023 Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Day Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 I did post a picture of the Foden truck on here some time ago it had a Rolls Royce diesel and I had to repower it I used an E-6 350 and an 8LL it is still right hand drive and we use these 2 yarders for steep slope logging in the mountains I have not done any ski lift work but the cable splicing knowledge is the same 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-516039 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx610 Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 I just came across this video on YouTube. I happen to really like trains and I personally think this is just cool as hell. However when I see this stuff it really angers me that other countries such as us have to have our fun and good running engines taken away. Also at the same time making trucks extremely expensive to buy and maintain. While at the same time your not being compensated for the down time that the federal government is the cause of 90% of the time since it’s usually emission related and then can’t get something as simple as a sensor. Mean while majority of countries have this going on and it’s not an issue. This isn’t just that train they are all like that. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-517178 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx610 Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-517183 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 those trains smoke like that for a few reasons. #1: piss poor maintenance, as long as it runs, leave it alone. #2: they are 50-60 years old. most soviets don't give a damn about the environment. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-517202 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx610 Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 Trains in the us smoke good too. They keep rebuilding the GE engines so they don’t have to switch to emissions. Also federal government isn’t going to screw with them since that’s how tomorrow moves Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-517217 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx610 Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 23 minutes ago, tjc transport said: those trains smoke like that for a few reasons. #1: piss poor maintenance, as long as it runs, leave it alone. #2: they are 50-60 years old. most soviets don't give a damn about the environment. It’s not just soviet trains either Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-517218 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 11 hours ago, Onyx610 said: It’s not just soviet trains either agreed. but it sure seems theirs are in a lot worse shape than ours are!! Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-517247 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vmac3 Posted December 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2022 So some of you may already know. Im a teacher at a college in Toronto Ontario. The program that I teach in is sponsored by Mack/Volvo. The students sign up for 36 weeks and receive 3 levels of apprenticeship training. Here in Canada we have an apprenticeship that is government funded. They learn all aspects of a class 3-4-5-6-7-8 truck, from wheels and tires to exhaust aftertreatments systems to everything in between. Here is our lab where we have students perform certain things. If you look under the racking you will see that they was disassembled engines right down the bare block. We will study how they work, do measurements, talk about failure analysis and so on. Right now they are doing battery testing using hydrometers and multimeters. V 1 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-517273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx610 Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 4 hours ago, tjc transport said: agreed. but it sure seems theirs are in a lot worse shape than ours are!! Agreed. Ours run very good and efficiently. It’s amazing those trains even run like that and also don’t melt parts. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-517274 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx610 Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 Thanks for sharing V, look forward to any other pictures you may post in the future! 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-517277 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx610 Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 Do all those trucks run? What are there purposes? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-517285 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vmac3 Posted December 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2022 (edited) They all run. We bug them so they have to follow troubleshooting steps, and explain their findings. We also bug a truck and they see what we did to bug it, such as a missing ecu fuse. They cant just pop in the fuse and say its fixed. They have to explain why it doesn't start using wiring diagrams and describe what pin at the ecu doesn't have voltage or sometimes ground (depending how we bug it). We start by explaining what the pointy end of a screw does to doing aftertreatment, starter, charging, sensor, transmission, driveline diagnostics. We have PTT and explain how it works (when it does work) all the features it has. We have 6, 10 and 13 speed transmissions that they disassemble and reassemble using Eatons procedures. They disassemble differentials and reassemble them using Eaton procedures. There is a lot of content starting with foundational content in the first semester to more advanced content in the second semester. Edited December 4, 2022 by Vmac3 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-517289 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 I would love to take your classes... jojo 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-517290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjh Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, Vmac3 said: They all run. We bug them so they have to follow troubleshooting steps, and explain their findings. We also bug a truck and they see what we did to bug it, such as a missing ecu fuse. They cant just pop in the fuse and say its fixed. They have to explain why it doesn't start using wiring diagrams and describe what pin at the ecu doesn't have voltage or sometimes ground (depending how we bug it). We start by explaining what the pointy end of a screw does to doing aftertreatment, starter, charging, sensor, transmission, driveline diagnostics. We have PTT and explain how it works (when it does work) all the features it has. We have 6, 10 and 13 speed transmissions that they disassemble and reassemble using Eatons procedures. They disassemble differentials and reassemble them using Eaton procedures. There is a lot of content starting with content in the first semester to more advanced content in the second semester. says alot right there! 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-517291 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx610 Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 I was thinking the same thing. Looks to be small class so lots of good learning going on. Should be some great “techs” coming out of there. And true story on PTT “when it does work” haha Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/45/#findComment-517292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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