B O R Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 since november past ive been working for a local plant firm...duties include washing down,stripping down,preparing for painting,sandblasting,building up and valeting mainly diggers....ive seen quite a few go in and out and it wasnt to yesterday we were fitting a new slew ring to a fiat hitachi fh130 that i thought itd be interesting to post up a few pics as i go along for you,s to see heavy palnt with the guts pulled out of them getting repaired...must say im definately learning a lot about diggers pic 1 shows a komatsu 45 ton lifting the whole top of the fh130 after all the feed hoses were disconnected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 pic 1 shows the centre after ive spent a while cleaning it down,dirty work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 the new slew ring ready to go in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 a pic of the big 45 tonner,kept for heavy lifts like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 last pic for now but there,ll be lots more along the way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share Posted January 28, 2011 komatsu machines had a paint fading problem,this very low houred machine came in today for a total respray,under warranty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share Posted January 28, 2011 i spent 2 hours stripping down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share Posted January 28, 2011 stripped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share Posted January 28, 2011 everything kept together as it comes off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share Posted January 28, 2011 a start made on the masking to paint the grey 1st Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Keep the pictures coming Brian, i'm interested!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Me too.. thanks for sharing.. I bet that respary invoice won't be cheap As for the slew ring repair... is that 'safe' to lift the digger head off with another digger like that .. I don't think I'd fancy standing too near it when they did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDC Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Me too.. thanks for sharing.. I bet that respary invoice won't be cheap As for the slew ring repair... is that 'safe' to lift the digger head off with another digger like that .. I don't think I'd fancy standing too near it when they did Safer than the way we do them at work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 its safe when a machine like the 450 does the lift,its well within her capabilities..it takes the whole top lifted straight up as any side movement could cause the upper part of the digger to collide with the 2 hydraulic fittings on top of the motor equaliser...there would be some 9 ton there swinging about and its hard to hold her steady after the lift....the job itself only took about 1 hour to fit,it was the stripping down and removing all the hoses that took time,they are so awkward to get a spanner on to loosen....the 45 tonner also got a slew ring,this time a merlo lifted the back of her and the hoses were left on so the machine could lift the front herself,i wasnt there but sounds hairy,youd need both machines lifting at exactly the same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roberthenning Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Me too.. thanks for sharing.. I bet that respary invoice won't be cheap As for the slew ring repair... is that 'safe' to lift the digger head off with another digger like that .. I don't think I'd fancy standing too near it when they did As long as the workers were wearing the correct hi viz jacket, steel toe boots and a hard hat it would be perfectly safe :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 yes robert,i hear those hi vis vests offer good protection when a 9ton digger falls on you,it would make it a lot easier for the undertaker to find you and measure you up for the big wooden box......i suppose there just wouldnt be a safe way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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