Machinery talk thread

[Nova.]

A good demolition machine is a reliable machine, preferely less then 3 years old. That machine would only make the company look bad if put into service.

looks new enough to me

how much do you's want for it i'll write out a cheque

[Headbanger]

500t mobile drilling rig

[bogan]

Mobile eh, is that a loose definition! Looks like a fandangled bit of kit though.

Here's something a little bit different.

[Headbanger]

Mobile eh, is that a loose definition! Looks like a fandangled bit of kit though.

The entire unit is modular, All the infrastructure was housed in shipping container sized units, the main drill rig lays down flat and is towed away, If you look at the centre of the picture you can see the rows of axles.

A fleet of trucks and a couple of crews and she could be ripped down and moved to a new location in a couple of days.

Definitly one of the more interesting bits of plant I have worked on.

[unstuck]

Is Drott a brand name? I've rarely heard it used....we called them Traxcavators, and for some reason the only brand the company would use were Komatsu.

Drott,s were makers of farm machinery who came up with the bucket/loader system most commonly used on traxcavators, they mated them to international crawler tractors and they just became known as Drotts. MF 200b is one of the best traxcavators, IMO.

[Nova.]

Drott,s were makers of farm machinery who came up with the bucket/loader system most commonly used on traxcavators, they mated them to international crawler tractors and they just became known as Drotts. MF 200b is one of the best traxcavators, IMO.

used to be used for demolitions of bigger buildings, heard they would track them up to the top floor somehow and work their way down, heard one dude fell through 3 concrete floors and survived in a drott

[Headbanger]

I first came across the word drott when I arrived in Brisbane in 96, Never heard it used in NZ apart from when I was down the sothern end.

Plenty of people have been killed in NZ by dropping drotts/traxcavators through floors. They were used before excavators were readily available, And in hindsight make a very poor demolition machine. Still, my oldboy loves them with a passion, and when they were outmoded by excavators he pretty much stopped driving the gear.

[Nova.]

I first came across the word drott when I arrived in Brisbane in 96, Never heard it used in NZ apart from when I was down the sothern end.

Plenty of people have been killed in NZ by dropping drotts/traxcavators through floors. They were used before excavators were readily available, And in hindsight make a very poor demolition machine. Still, my oldboy loves them with a passion, and when they were outmoded by excavators he pretty much stopped driving the gear.

you always seem to stick to your roots i reckon. i still love the scream of an older excavator over a new one.

[awa355]

The bulldozer is an Allis Charlmers HD20. weighed about 38 ton. Was powered by a GM 6/110 diesel. 2spd transmission. Cable blade, I spent many hours as a kid sitting next to dad. It was mostly used for roading in the Whilstdown pine forests.

The White had a 145hp sidevalve 6cyl. They used to crack the block between the 4/5th cyl. so were eventually re powered with 6/71 GM's.

This one still had the sidevalve petrol engine.

[unstuck]

The bulldozer is an Allis Charlmers HD20. weighed about 38 ton. Was powered by a GM 6/110 diesel. 2spd transmission. Cable blade, I spent many hours as a kid sitting next to dad. It was mostly used for roading in the Whilstdown pine forests.

The White had a 145hp sidevalve 6cyl. They used to crack the block between the 4/5th cyl. so were eventually re powered with 6/71 GM's.

This one still had the sidevalve petrol engine.

Great pic.

[pete376403]

Is Drott a brand name? I've rarely heard it used....we called them Traxcavators, and for some reason the only brand the company would use were Komatsu.

Drott aka International Harvester. Drott may well have been a brand name of just the 4-in-1 bucket, wheich then became a generic name for anything with that type of bucket. When I was at Harvesters every man and his dog had an IH 100B with a 4-in-1 and with a suitable small truck they were in the section clearing business. These guys always referred to their machines as a "Drott".

Traxcavator is/was a Caterpillar trademark after they bought the company http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traxcavator

[awa355]

Try this today, and see if you get away with it. Unload the crane, drive it through the Mt Messenger tunnel, then load it back onto the transporter.

I wonder where this country would be today if our Fathers & Grandfathers had to endure the PC world we live in today, instead of getting stuck in and using their heads to deal with problems.

[nadroj]

There used to be a track around the outside of the Mt Messenger tunnel. I drove a car around it many moons ago - very carefully. Trucks would drive around it if their load was too big, just dragging their trailer around the bank.

[skippa1]

View from my cab today (me driving)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIGm_dXRxG4

My machines working with another operator(I manage the business, dont actually own them myself....)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fbLJ-unEDc

The view of my work site shot today while I was operating
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNFl_y8fmX0

[unstuck]

Awesome photos.