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  1. catbuster

    Its Electric!

    Chernobyl was the absolute worst case that could happen with nuclear power. A lot of people worked on it, and a lot of those people died because of it. Hard to believe the Soviet official toll was 37. But yes, I am concerned about the limits of electric equipment compared to current available...
  2. catbuster

    Its Electric!

    IMO 2020 - See the link. MGO and VLSFO are acceptable now. IMO (International Maritime Organization) governs shipping. Almost everything oceangoing has an IMO number, and is subject to these regulations. Draglines weren’t super popular in western Kentucky until later on when the mines got...
  3. catbuster

    Its Electric!

    IMO put the kibosh on high sulfur no. 6 fuel in 2020. Anything still running no. 6 fuel had to put NOx and SOx scrubbers on. Just saying… They are impressive, aren’t they? There’s still something to be said for the phrase “if it’s not farmed, it’s mined.” I would have loved to see more of the...
  4. catbuster

    Its Electric!

    I saw the electric Cat 320 and 230 Volvo at ConExpo in March, as well as Cat’s 950 & 906 wheel loaders, and Case’s electric 580 backhoe. It’s cool, but I was oogling other stuff. Like the new Komatsu PC900 or Cat’s next generation 335. Cat’s people were quite confident in their product being the...
  5. catbuster

    Fire

    I’m just out here wondering how many fed employees will actually quit, strike (which is difficult because their contracts prohibit it) or just not show up to work when the “pay cliff” comes into effect next month as the temporary pay supplement comes to an end, given that congress does not seem...
  6. catbuster

    Drawbar Pull - tracks vs. tires?

    What we now commonly refer to as a bulldozer was for the longest time known as a track type tractor, and Caterpillar will still refer to them as such in many occurrences. In the vast majority of applications a bulldozer/crawler tractor will put more tractive effort to the ground than anything...
  7. catbuster

    50 Acres of Gamble Oak. What it the better way for Mitigation for skid-steer

    A deck mower will level it all but you’ll still have a pile of slash, but more skid loaders can run one. Probably the best option is a forestry mulcher on a high flow skid steer loader if you do it with a skid loader. You can get it all into the topsoil layer, unlike a deck mower or a disc...
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    Log attachment for wheel loader

    Yuppers, solid carbide drills are… Well, I never kept them in the shop. Nitride coatings on HSS worked fine or we had insert drills, all greater than 3/4”. HSS drills are usually sharper out of the box than carbide too. Unless you’re drilling titanium (specialty parts) HSS is the way to go. The...
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    Log attachment for wheel loader

    Do this. The induction hardened layers on pins and chrome bar for hydraulic piston rods are weird. Just a little bit is hard, and if you try to soften the hard layer with heat you’ll have to put enough heat into it to heat the whole part, stresses will build unevenly and the pin might crack...
  10. catbuster

    RIP Treeslingr'

    No way… Gone too young. Good faller, dude and saw builder. I hope his kids are doing okay. I don’t know what happened, maybe his luck ran out, he’d had quite a few run ins.
  11. catbuster

    Fire Shelters, Lassie, and Other Stuff

    This made me look up how early shelters were around. Apparently the Australians started researching them in 1958 and MTDC in Missoula started working with them in 1959. USFS bought 6,000 in 1967. I dunno when this episode is from, but maybe? The old ones were A-frame style. EDIT: Apparently the...
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    Fire

    Wow. A lot of ignorance is shown in last two pages or so of this thread. Anyway… So the thunderstorm in Québec thing isn’t hard to explain. I’ll lay it out real simply, line by line. Most of you already know this, but maybe it will be easier to understand for… Well, we all know who...
  13. catbuster

    What kind of Safety Glasses Do You Need?

    Z87 at home? Come on, man. Wear the stuff when it’s needed. I’m feeling some…
  14. catbuster

    Mac 10-10A mystery washer.

    Might want to ask this on the chainsaw forum. @madhatte
  15. catbuster

    The Descriptive Process

    You’d be amazed at some of the things you can find at a Ritchie Brothers auction. It’s too damn hot… Already.
  16. catbuster

    570 Husqvarna X-Torq

    It’s an older saw, circa 2008 or so. It’s the smaller displacement version of the 575XP. If I remember correctly, those were Husqvarna’s first attempts at stratified scavenging engines, and they were prone to bearing issues and air leaks. The 575 later became the 576XP, which was a really good...
  17. catbuster

    Lightweight Guidebars

    Stihl is the market leader right now. A lot of people like their Cannon lightweight SuperBars. Oregon lightweight bars are pretty disappointing, they were the first, but haven’t really updated their design as better ones have come onto the market.
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    Anyone notice variation in metal when filing cutters?

    That’s why I use Stihl chain. I like that Oregon stuff is made in the States, and I like the price better, but Stihl makes a better chain, and bars. I’ve also had some experience with Oregon/Husqvarna chain. Grinding the initial profile probably got it too hot, then the air sucked the heat from...
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    Logging Prices

    Yes, that’s a fair price. It doesn’t seem like you have a lot of marketable timber, and pulp isn’t worth it. Money in pulp and small timber is an acreage game for the landowner, and 18 really isn’t that much. Either way, it’s less expensive than paying to have it mechanically cleared, and...
  20. catbuster

    The Descriptive Process

    Those particular guys take extremely good care of their equipment. Greased every 8-10 hours (every shift), fuel topped off at the end of the day, tracks cleaned out when they park up at the end of the day. Their guys are hungry to succeed, too. They’re also paid very well. I dunno why… Ha. I...
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