02-18-2010, 10:50 PM
I got a bit more done. the fuel and water lines are in, and attached to their pumps, risers are in, and need support structure before adding the delivery pipe/hose. The platform is modeled down, with tension on the chains.....it is designed to be able to rotate up about 74 degrees to the stored position, but will stay down.
In this shot from a slightly higher view, the risers, fuel foreground, and water, background, come up bewteen the water tank and the platform.
Because of the design choice for the platform, I decided to move the fuel filler pipe to the back wall of the crane. I'm thinking that fuel will be delivered by hose, and the water by semi-fixed pipe that rotates back out of the way when done....kind of a "water column" kind of thing.
All the handrails were set up, ACC'd in place, and then the stanchions were soldered to the rails. The upper attachment of the chain supports were soldered to the forward stanchions, the lower ends Acc'd to the platform "I" beam frame.
In this shot from a slightly higher view, the risers, fuel foreground, and water, background, come up bewteen the water tank and the platform.
Because of the design choice for the platform, I decided to move the fuel filler pipe to the back wall of the crane. I'm thinking that fuel will be delivered by hose, and the water by semi-fixed pipe that rotates back out of the way when done....kind of a "water column" kind of thing.
All the handrails were set up, ACC'd in place, and then the stanchions were soldered to the rails. The upper attachment of the chain supports were soldered to the forward stanchions, the lower ends Acc'd to the platform "I" beam frame.
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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!