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Title: Things finally going my way....
Post by denisf on Sep 25^th, 2018 at 5:03pm

New tech started this week and the hoist is coming in tomorrow ! I'll be spending a lot less time on my back lol.

Hoist is a custom PKS, 35 feet, 40,000 lbs 4 posts drive on with 2 x 20,000 lbs rolling jacks. Took me a couple of years to get the budget money but it's here now (well technically it will be tomorrow).

Title: Re: Things finally going my way....
Post by Ernest on Sep 26^th, 2018 at 5:23pm

Good Stuff Denis! Will you be able to post a picture when it will be installed? :)

Title: Re: Things finally going my way....
Post by Steelhog on Oct 1^st, 2018 at 5:02am

Yeah, I would be interested in a few pictures myself!

Title: Re: Things finally going my way....
Post by denisf on Oct 6^th, 2018 at 7:36am

Pic was taken without my knowledge (i'm the one with the flashy pants under the backhoe, the tall ugly one is our apprentice)

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Title: Re: Things finally going my way....
Post by richmunch on Oct 6^th, 2018 at 3:23pm

That thing looks awesome. :D

It looks like you had to do some cement work for the posts. And you work on some heavy duty stuff. :D

Thats got to be waaaayyy better than working on things like that on the ground. :)

Title: Re: Things finally going my way....
Post by Ernest on Oct 6^th, 2018 at 6:59pm

Very Nice! :D

Title: Re: Things finally going my way....
Post by denisf on Oct 7^th, 2018 at 7:45am

richmunch wrote on Oct 6^th, 2018 at 3:23pm:

We resurfaced the floor to get rid of big chips and low spots, to ensure water wouldn't pool under the hoist and anything on small wheels would roll easily. We had to do some mudjacking under the front post section of the floor slab because we found that the ground had washed away underneath. What you see under the post is just a HD grouting, to fill the void after leveling the posts.

And yes ! Gonna be so much nicer to work on the underside of the firetrucks now.

Title: Re: Things finally going my way....
Post by Spence on Oct 7^th, 2018 at 4:21pm

denisf wrote on Oct 6^th, 2018 at 7:36am:

Pic was taken without my knowledge (i'm the one with the flashy pants under the backhoe, the tall ugly one is our apprentice)

Well they seem to work. ;D

Title: Re: Things finally going my way....
Post by denisf on Oct 31^st, 2018 at 11:52am

One more

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Title: Re: Things finally going my way....
Post by cwinkler2 on Oct 31^st, 2018 at 12:42pm

now were talking!!

Title: Re: Things finally going my way....
Post by Spence on Oct 31^st, 2018 at 4:57pm

denisf wrote on Oct 31^st, 2018 at 11:52am:

One more

Nice! [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Title: Re: Things finally going my way....
Post by fisher on Oct 31^st, 2018 at 6:16pm

What was the fire truck in for?

Title: Re: Things finally going my way....
Post by denisf on Oct 31^st, 2018 at 7:40pm

fisher wrote on Oct 31^st, 2018 at 6:16pm:

What was the fire truck in for?

Annual cvip. Just doing some wiring, water lines and pump belly pan improvements while on the hoist.

Title: Re: Things finally going my way....
Post by Steelhog on Nov 2^nd, 2018 at 12:20pm

Spence wrote on Oct 31^st, 2018 at 4:57pm:

Nice!

I second!! That would be as handy as a pocket on a shirt! [smiley=dance.gif]