S&M construction open for bizz nizz!

[Bo Wallen]

Thank You Mario I'm feeling it

[bigford]

were sleeping around the fire pit, and for food beer and jerky
he!! cooper forgot to eat for two days at cabin fever LOL!!!

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by bigford

were sleeping around the fire pit, and for food beer and jerky
he!! cooper forgot to eat for two days at cabin fever LOL!!!

Been there, done that at Indy. It was Susan who managed to drag me out long enough to get some food. Lol

Just realized, one machine we really need to make road fixing proper is a grader. I wonder how hard it would be to get Travis to go north of the border?.
Admins are invited naturally.

[fhhhstix]

Might have to see if we can do that but I think you have to have a pasport for that so I will have to work on that first.

[doodlebug]

Yes you do need a passport, they don't have a sense of humor at the border!

[Cooper]

It's been a while since I've crossed the Canadian border. When I lived in Vermont we frequented Montreal quite a bit, just a drivers license in and out. And over the years of traveling out of country I have to say our customs are a joke. It is far more timing and proper paperwork to get into other countries (Caribbean, South America, Central America) than to pass back into the U.S. Many times arriving into Baltimore late at night customs just wave you by. But that is mostly air travel. I wonder what the desk would say when asked " any checked bags?" And I reply I have a d11, cat excavator, dumptruck as carry ons

[flatdeck]

I want to be there when your carry on goes through the Xray machine with D11 and a dump truck inside ... you may have some explaining to do......

I think a long weekend at Mario and Sue would be the best part of the 2016 summer..... I know most of the club will be there.......


Wayne

[modelman]

Supermario-looks like you are planning a great event for next year. Should be fun!! I have a question. In this picture you posted on cooper's thread.

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...psjvxgb1tm.jpg
Do they typically run the front tire pressure this low?

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by modelman

Supermario-looks like you are planning a great event for next year. Should be fun!! I have a question. In this picture you posted on cooper's thread.

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...psjvxgb1tm.jpg
Do they typically run the front tire pressure this low?

Actually Tom it's the tire chains that are a little on the loose side and they make it look like the tires are low. I took care of maintenance and repairs on the loader but tire chains were maintained by mine mechanics. There is a fine balance between chains to tight which wears them out faster or too loose which causes links to break and once a few go it's like dominoes and next thing you know there's a big hole in the chains.
One tire chain weighs over 15,000 lbs and costs about 40K but they save so much in tires. I worked there for 3 yrs, not one flat or worn out tire.
I'll never forget the very first day I went down in the pit to look at my first large tire chain loader. I was walking in about 3" of super fine crushed rock dust! Anywhere these machines drive just pulverize the rock. So then they water it for dust, which then turns it into slop....ahhh, I miss those days.

[fhhhstix]

Man I just looked at the dates and you guys are swell to plane a bithday party just for me.

[Bo Wallen]

Originally Posted by fhhhstix

Man I just looked at the dates and you guys are swell to plane a bithday party just for me.

Yes Sir. off course we do What kind of cake would you like ?

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by fhhhstix

Man I just looked at the dates and you guys are swell to plane a bithday party just for me.

It's a sign! Life is saying.... Celebrate your B day on a trip away from home next year!

[Cooper]

Hey Mario what are the haul roads like up there at the worksite? Have a heavy truck coming up there for work! Lol!!!

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by Cooper

Hey Mario what are the haul roads like up there at the worksite? Have a heavy truck coming up there for work! Lol!!!

Roads are 16" wide with plenty of room to spare but going down into the pit ain't gonna work my friend. The ramp down is only about 10" wide so this would be the first time a mining haul truck that can't go into a pit!
But, then again there's a great project to do. Dig a new ramp down just for the big beast!
What do you plan on packing btw? Need an idea of how much iron is coming and how many projects to run. Right now I'm up to 4 different tasks of digging and hauling.

Pit run - 2 excavators loading 3 trucks that haul to screener......after your D11 rips up the roots to make digging easier.

Screening plant - 1 loader or excavator feeding screen and 2-3 trucks hauling material to road work areas.

Road work - 1 dozer and a grader or compactor.

Steel plant site - lots of grass top layer I need removed by your D11 ( once done at the pit). 2 excavators or loaders loading 3 trucks which go on what I like to call a " long haul".... Haul from the very back of property all the way, 250ft , up to the front yard ditch and drop there.

Loading docks - all kinds of room for cargo, forklifts and trucks with flatbeds to run around also.

In a perfect world, this is what I see going on all at the same time.

[bigford]

2 lowboys one hauling the kat. one drop deck. the dump trailer
the hummer

[Cooper]

D11, 349 excavator, siccors neck trailer, aeromax daycab, and hopefully have the bugs worked out of a 785d haul truck.

[bigford]

wonder if i need to remove the IHB plow bumpers off

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by bigford

wonder if i need to remove the IHB plow bumpers off

Don't take them off yet Mark. Silly me, way back when I layed the shingles out I never paid attention to direction of flow. The problems my friend Chris had with his Texas bumper is when he came to a spot where the shingles were laid under- over instead of over under.... If you know what I mean?
As long as you stay on the right side of the road, you'll be ok.......hmmm that's going to be a problem eh?

No seriously, I plan on gorrillla taping all the road seams to get rid of the issue.

[Mikem]

Good point Ford otherwise you roll up the shingles and make roll roofing ! Mario I'll bring my Mack , flat bed railroad service truck ( KH) ,low boy , 45 foot flat bed trailer and if it's done a tractor (KH) maybe a couple hundred feet of portable narrow gauge railroad and a train . Can't travel without one . Mike

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by Mikem

Good point Ford otherwise you roll up the shingles and make roll roofing ! Mario I'll bring my Mack , flat bed railroad service truck ( KH) ,low boy , 45 foot flat bed trailer and if it's done a tractor (KH) maybe a couple hundred feet of portable narrow gauge railroad and a train . Can't travel without one . Mike

Believe me, there won't be a shingle roll up incident. It'll be a truck stops dead or bumper is gone incident....ask Chris.

Sounds great Mike! I just picked this up and could use to load rail cars.
Just waiting for escs to arrive and will make this full RC and shoo goo the slip clutches.

Good to know your coming with a train. I'll be sure to keep that in mind. What kind of turn radius distance would you need to make a 90' turn btw? If we can make a backyard loop work.......You might be leaving it behind