1/16 Bucyrus-Monighan Walking Dragline

[D8R]

looking good as usual, Steve. Looked the vid with one of my friends (who also visit Brownsville) , he has more than 20 real machines,. A question, it looks like there to little weight in the bucket, is this only a test bucket? You had a bigger one on side of machine, is that the one that will be used??
Dan

[9W Monighan]

Originally Posted by D8R

looking good as usual, Steve. Looked the vid with one of my friends (who also visit Brownsville) , he has more than 20 real machines,. A question, it looks like there to little weight in the bucket, is this only a test bucket? You had a bigger one on side of machine, is that the one that will be used??
Dan

That's a smaller bucket we used because I didn't see the real problem till I got home and it was two set screws on the hoist motor shaft came loose and you can't see the motor shaft spinning inside of the hoist pinion cross shaft. It used to be pressed on slightly. I couldn't pick the big bucket up empty. After 6yrs I guess you find these unseen problems,after all it was only the second time this has been in the dirt actually working. It's fixed now and I wish I found the problem at the show. I think I described this problem earlier.

I'll have more pictures soon on the boom point. I just cut a piece of 3.75'' round stock this morning for the point sheave. I'll be working on the cradle that holds the point sheave tonight.

[9W Monighan]

Lots of time fooling around with these two pieces.

Profiling out one of the pillow blocks that hold the point sheave cradle.


Drilling and boring


Just need the bronze bushing installed.


Hogging out the cradle


Pocketing one of the sides at an angle


Ready to turn the end pins


Roughing in one end between centers



Final finishing


Completed cradle ready for deburring and final finishing to remove tool marks.

[ihbuilder]

All I can say

[JAMMER]

That looks real good Steve you do have a talent and a lot of patients more than I in either case. Ed