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56 minutes ago, mowerman said:

I don’t think it’s gonna take that long but I guess it depends on what size unit you are using. I would’ve guessed 2 to 3 at the most.

I hope you are right but I don’t think so.I will keep track.

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56 minutes ago, mowerman said:

I don’t think it’s gonna take that long but I guess it depends on what size unit you are using. I would’ve guessed 2 to 3 at the most.

I hope you are right but I don’t think so.I will keep track.

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That was a Cummins wasn't it ?  With components on it I think it'll be over a ton.  I'm sure you know it, but last thing you need is to get hurt.  That engine is too much for a 1 ton chain hoist.  That's how we woulda done it when we were 25 and knew everything 😂

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Yes sir, that’s just the way it was I couldn’t find much on a Cummings weight, but I am assuming they’re similar. Also make sure you use something light in the sandblaster as we discussed. Otherwise, you get clean steel full of craters I think but nutshells would probably be your best bet. Good luck.

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i used to use a guy that used baking soda. 

worked great. 

another shop i did a lot of work with used dustless blasting. it was a liquid based product. 

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when you are up to your armpits in alligators,

it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp..

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12 hours ago, hicrop10 said:

Looking for the weight of my tr130 transmission and a nt335 Cummins motor?

.net say 3150lbs for a dressed Big Cam, , 3250 with turbo/aftercooler.

 From my experience lifting them, that weight seams about right.

Not sure about the transmission, I had Fuller/Eatons.

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17 minutes ago, Geoff Weeks said:

.net say 3150lbs for a dressed Big Cam, , 3250 with turbo/aftercooler.

From my experience lifting them, that weight seams about right.

Not sure about the transmission, I had Fuller/Eatons.

Geoff is right-when I used to work on Cummins, the 855s were over 3,000 lbs.

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Just now, mowerman said:
On 10/13/2024 at 3:55 PM, tjc transport said:

i used to use a guy that used baking soda. 

worked great. 

another shop i did a lot of work with used dustless blasting. it was a liquid based product. 

I was just curious are you talking about pressure wash or run the baking soda through the sandblaster????

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3 hours ago, mowerman said:

I was just curious are you talking about pressure wash or run the baking soda through the sandblaster????

baking soda as a medium instead of sand.

it is called "soda blasting"

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when you are up to your armpits in alligators,

it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp..

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i never had any issue with it. they would blast in the sand blasting pit out behind the shop.

than blow out and wipe down everything before the guys pulled it back up the hill and into the paint booth to prime to prevent surface rust.

then it would go into the body shop for repair. 

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when you are up to your armpits in alligators,

it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp..

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could be. it has been over 30 years since i used soda blasting, and don't remember much other than it is a lot less abrasive than sand, so does not build up as much heat for less panel distortion.
there was also a guy that was doing dry ice blasting. that worked real good, but was expensive.

it also left no residue except for the paint dust it blew off

when you are up to your armpits in alligators,

it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp..

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16 hours ago, Brocky said:

I am thinking (???) that the soda dissolves in water????????  Wash down the truck and pad then quickly throw a coat of primer on it???

Right, you have to make sure after soda blasting you wash it down good--just plain water does the job. If you don't, then the paint will peel.

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Wow, you’re either very slow. Very fussy or my timing was way off ha ha good deal thanks for letting us know. And yes, I have all the time of the world now myself. I would do some more sanding, but our weather turned to crap it’s raining on and off and my wife asked me not to sand  in the garage, especially fiberglass Let’s keep it up, bud…. Bob

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2 hours ago, hicrop10 said:

Yes I’m having problems with posting pictures Any help would be great.

send it to me, i can still post pics. 

i will then add them to your post.

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when you are up to your armpits in alligators,

it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp..

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