02-12-2010, 07:03 PM
Progress update, and some pics:
On the "tender", the tank (fuel, and water) supports are built, not yet fixed to the flat. Details have been added to the crane, and the boom rest is built and attached.
Truss rods are fitted to both flats, couplers, trucks, and end beam details, have been added.
in this shot you can make out the boom rest. there is also a shelf unit in the "enclosure".
On the crane, I rebuilt the stack, added a safety valve (roof top), scrounged a generator from the spare parts bin, to provide 24v to run electric pumps on the tender for fuel oil and water transfer to the crane, finished the roof vent hatch, and added (opposite side, and out of sight) the conduit, and patch box for the 24v, and a fill pipe for the fuel oil. I also added a fill hatch on the external part of the water tank
I'm seriously thinking of building a new hook with a single sheave block to replace the original....it will mean re-rigging the crane's lift cable. I have to decide just how much underbody detail I will add to the crane, and the flats. I also need doors on the crane.
On the "tender", the tank (fuel, and water) supports are built, not yet fixed to the flat. Details have been added to the crane, and the boom rest is built and attached.
Truss rods are fitted to both flats, couplers, trucks, and end beam details, have been added.
in this shot you can make out the boom rest. there is also a shelf unit in the "enclosure".
On the crane, I rebuilt the stack, added a safety valve (roof top), scrounged a generator from the spare parts bin, to provide 24v to run electric pumps on the tender for fuel oil and water transfer to the crane, finished the roof vent hatch, and added (opposite side, and out of sight) the conduit, and patch box for the 24v, and a fill pipe for the fuel oil. I also added a fill hatch on the external part of the water tank
I'm seriously thinking of building a new hook with a single sheave block to replace the original....it will mean re-rigging the crane's lift cable. I have to decide just how much underbody detail I will add to the crane, and the flats. I also need doors on the crane.
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The greatest place to live life, is on the sharp leading edge of a learning curve.
Lead me not into temptation.....I can find it myself!