shock n chain?

iclrag · August 26, 2012, 11:00:50 AM

So i got a new chain and a shock and was wondering if i could get some help on the pieces i need to install them
haha gotcha, those are from my new job up here in montana

Here's the chain:

and the shock:

That would be cool to have a bike powerful enough to use those! it kinda blows not having internet (or a phone) up here! already missing my bike, well i was missing it after the first day, but theres some great rides in this area!!!

yamahonkawazuki · August 26, 2012, 04:42:46 PM

you @ an oil field/mine?

mister · August 26, 2012, 08:22:26 PM

That looks like the CAT yard in Brisbane.

yamahonkawazuki · August 26, 2012, 09:55:44 PM

Quote from: mister on August 26, 2012, 08:22:26 PM
That looks like the CAT yard in Brisbane.

a CAT yard somewhere, wondering what hedid. service perhaps. PLENTY of spare parts, running the gamut between bobcats and id say those mine size dump trucks

iclrag · August 29, 2012, 08:42:15 AM

Its a CAT yard all right, but a dealership, im training as a mechanic. Glad im not in an oil mine yet! But im'm probably dirtier than any oil mine workers right now.

iclrag · September 08, 2012, 12:03:55 PM

Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on August 26, 2012, 09:55:44 PM
Quote from: mister on August 26, 2012, 08:22:26 PM
That looks like the CAT yard in Brisbane.
a CAT yard somewhere, wondering what hedid. service perhaps. PLENTY of spare parts, running the gamut between bobcats and id say those mine size dump trucks

First one is an Articulating truck if i remember right, then a skidster (bobcat is a brand) then on the right is actually a combine made by CAT / Lexion

mister · September 08, 2012, 01:41:45 PM

We call all skidsteer loaders "bobcats" down here. Actually pretty rare to see the actual brand "bobcat". Mostly see Toyota Huskies and Cats.

I think they are a hoot to drive. Such a versatile little machine.

Michael

Watevaman · September 08, 2012, 05:40:23 PM

I wonder how much a chain like that costs. We priced a door for our backhoe at work and it was something like 6 grand. Can't imagine buying another chain, let alone installing it.

yamahonkawazuki · September 09, 2012, 03:00:46 PM

Quote from: Watevaman on September 08, 2012, 05:40:23 PM
I wonder how much a chain like that costs. We priced a door for our backhoe at work and it was something like 6 grand. Can't imagine buying another chain, let alone installing it.

liks gotta weigh what 4-500lbs each?
would like to see the weight of those hydraulic pistons/cylinders/shocks lol must weigh OMG lbs

yamahonkawazuki · September 09, 2012, 03:05:27 PM

Quote from: mister on September 08, 2012, 01:41:45 PM
We call all skidsteer loaders "bobcats" down here. Actually pretty rare to see the actual brand "bobcat". Mostly see Toyota Huskies and Cats.

I think they are a hoot to drive. Such a versatile little machine.

Michael

yup same here called bobcats no matter who makes em. saw first actual bobcat in 5 years yesterday

iclrag · September 17, 2012, 07:39:34 PM

99.9% of the population who doesnt work with these machines regularly calls a skidster a bobcat regardless of the brand, myself included until I started working them more regularly. But either way they are alot of fun to drive around and play with. those chains sure are expensive, and heavy to! Id guess 500-600 lbs range depending on the lwngth

yamahonkawazuki · September 17, 2012, 08:13:49 PM

5-600lbs per link or total? yeah the skidsteers are fun to drive. cool thing is, if it gets away from you, like a zero turn mower, just let go of the controls, they'll stop.

Janx101 · September 17, 2012, 08:47:23 PM

mmmkay ... been several years .. but i used to drive a general freight delivery truck in Sydney, some of the deliveries actually went to the CAT assembly yard near the suburb of Hornsby ...

the hydraulic pistons/shocks - depending on the actual diameter/length/type , each of those big ones in centre of picture will weigh in the 1200-1800kg (2600-3900 lbs) ..

the chain , again depending on the length and type of internals , 900-1400kg (1900-3000lbs) ...

the wheel/rim on the right of the chain about 160kg (350lbs) ...

and the scraper plates at the very bottom of the piston photo .. about 90-120 kg (200-260 lbs) each ...

those machines are built to exert massive forces and require massive structure and weight

yamahonkawazuki · September 18, 2012, 12:13:51 AM

for scales sake the pallets underneath the chain are what 4x4ft? not doubting you janx. ( and appreciate the breakdown on weights too) just trying to grasp the scale of it all. saw a documentary on mines ( pit and tunnel type ) and a segment on the pit mines dealt with the assy. of one of those ginormous dump trucks. interesting when one of those gets stuck lol

Janx101 · September 18, 2012, 12:32:42 AM

thats cool Yama .. no dramas eh .. yeah a pallet is 4' sq .. and 5" from top to bottom .. that chain dwarves it!

my delivery truck was a 22.5 ton (45,000 lbs) GVM with lazy axle rear end .. 7 pallet long deck and 2 wide .. 'nastiest' CAT delivery i did was 3 pallet of scraper plates, 3 pallet of chain (same but different to pic) , 4 pallet of rims, 2 of 20'x 8" rams and 3 sets of 12' x3" forklift rams ... once i added up all the paperwork .. and with me in the seat .. truck would have been 22,620 kg (45,240 lbs) ... within the 'allowance' given by the authorities for overload ... but it was heavy man! ..

so glad that was a dry day with less traffic than normal ... wet roads and heavy traffic would have meant the panel beater shops got rich

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