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lfc

10-17-2006 19:04:40




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I appreciate all of the help everyone has offered by answering my "newbie" questions. I've never operated any crane before - let alone a friction crane. I'm pretty certain that this must be a model 150, with a Waukesha 6BZ engine.
I'm also sure the boom is locked, as the owner mentioned having to lift it in order to drop it. I still think I'll try to lift the boom under its own power, as that sounds the safest. Next option is a neighbor with a boom truck. There are also some experienced local engine club members I'm sure I can recruit to be the first at the controls. I tried the controls, and three of the four levers moved with a hard tug, but it doesn't feel like the pistons followed the handles back so I'll have to remove all of them. I'll start spraying everything else.
Now I at least know which lever is which (thanks oldcraneguy) but now I have some more "advanced" questions (for me at least):
-What is the lever for (with the bungee attached) on the left side of the seat?
-What are the two smaller levers for to the left of the bungeed lever? In the picture, one is behind the fluid reservoir petcock, and the other is by the handwheel.
-What is the handwheel for? I think this engages the tracks somehow, but then how do you steer it?
-On the dash are two handles that go to small valves with brake lines running to them. These must do something to the controls, but what?
I'll eventually master this thing! Thanks again for putting up with me.

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oldcraneguy

10-18-2006 10:49:09




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 Re: Thanks everyone - more questions in reply to lfc, 10-17-2006 19:04:40  
While I cant be certain never having run that model, I know its goin to do its traveling with the swingers (far left) so one lever, prob the one by the seat will move a sliding gear from the swing position to the travel position the lever beside the wheel should be your house lock and the wheel is prob for your steering dogs, I cant see the other ones your talking about but theyre prob the drum dogs, if you trace the boom cable down to the drum you should be able to see if the paw is actually engaged in the teeth around the outside of the drum, it could just be resting on top of one of the teeth in which case the drum wont have to be rotated up before coming down.... In fact you can prob trace (follow linkage or lines) all the controls and get a good idea how things work. Also bear in mind that the boom cable is 20+ yrs old and even if you get it running and the controls working, allow for the possibility that the boom cable could break and ruin your day if happen to be in the way...as always be careful.

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oldcraneguy

10-18-2006 11:58:25




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 Re: Thanks everyone - more questions in reply to oldcraneguy, 10-18-2006 10:49:09  
Meant to ask you the other day, how far away are those power lines? If the machine started to swing in that direction would the boom get in em? If you get it running, when you go to engage the master clutch just kinda touch it a few times at first just to make sure one of the swing frictions hasnt rusted to the drum if all the gears start turning and you dont get any movement of the house or cables then you could go ahead and knuckle it in...Don oh btw what state are ya in?...fla here

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lfc

10-19-2006 20:24:04




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 Re: Thanks everyone - more questions in reply to oldcraneguy, 10-18-2006 11:58:25  
The picture is deceiving - the power lines are pretty far away.
I'm in CT, so the rapidly approaching cold season is likely going to delay much work on this until Spring. Time will tell.
The 2007 HCEA national convention is going to be held about 20 minutes from here, so my goal is to get this running well enough to take it to that show the end of July. Apart from that, I'd like to try cleaning out a few cow ponds, if the local wetland officials will allow it. The current owner used the dragline to dig out peat, and he scared me when he told me he had to park the crane on large movable wooden platforms to keep it from sinking. One of our ponds is pretty wet on one side, so I might have the same issue.
Hiring an excavator would probably be easier, but not as much fun!

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oldcraneguy

10-20-2006 11:49:45




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 Re: Thanks everyone - more questions in reply to lfc, 10-19-2006 20:24:04  
Those are dragline mats, if theres nothing left of the ones he had, and youve got a stand of pines around, you can make your own.. Id shoot for 14-15 footers 4 feet wide ( use some allthread to bolt em together) try to wind up with 3, 2 to dig on and 1 to move to. If your lucky there will be a mat hook on one of the drag chains on the bucket just past the crowsfoot. You run a good sized loop of cable thru the mats on each end and clamp it then you use the machine to hook the mats and drag em around to where ya need em, theres a knack to it so you'll be lotsa fun to watch to begin with. Have you tried to move the engine yet? keep us posted...Don

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