where i work we fix the arms and legs of machines that big..need any bushings or hydraulic cylinders or whatever repaired? ..i love big stuff...zap!

 

The front end loader is a Letourneau 1700. It has a 60 yd coal bucket. When the bucket was delievered we did drive an F250 into it.lol

 

We do all ours in house. Rechroming rods etc, the whole lot. We do send stuff out to get spray welded though. (I think)

 

I've welded in a couple different shops and had never heard that term before.
Searched goggle and learned a little bit about it. That is C.O.O.L. I wonder if there is a video somewhere of the gun working?

 

i've done lots of spray welding...not really good in the long term...we do alot of shrink fitting and other methods to avoid the spray weld stuff...yes it works but you really have to grind it to size...turning or boring is a mess...zap!

 

We have 2 guys that do mobile align boring all the time. thats about all they do. They weld up the holes and then machine them back out to specs and press in the new bearings if needed.

 

tough stuff in the field...spray weld or other?...zap!

 

No, they have it easy. after welding and setting up the equipment they sit and watch it work. they do have to adjust the cutter though.

 

lucky them...zap!

 

if I was a zillionair I would buy me one of them there D11's and one of those big dump trucks. How much do they cost?

 

Not sure about the D11 but the new 797 is around 3.5 million depending on options. The market is so good now Cat can not make the equipment fast enough. Cat and the suppliers cant meet the demand, We are getting equipment with out the tires. We have to buy them locally.

 

very true, tires are hard to come by these days. The tire companies say every tire they make from now until the end of '06 is spoken for! You can always get the so-so Russian tires. We bought some once and they were crap. Couldn't drive full speed with a full load on or they would overheat and shred. He!! if you order a D-11 now you won't see it for at least 10 months to a year. The whole mining industry is booming now, worldwide they are going nuts mining. We should open a tire plant!! lol

 

Oh yeah D11 twin stacks!!!

Adrianspeeder

 

Do you work for one of Basin's contracts?

 

If I was a Zillionair then I'd also have to get one of these spray welders to play with.