What I have been doing lately

zippyt · 12-09-2006, 03:03 AM

This last week I have been busy , I had a customer that uses the HELLLL out of their scales , the average truch that crosses the scale is about 250,000 lbs , about 200 trucks a shift x 2 shifts , so that makes about 400 trucks in a 24 hr period x 15 years , plus this scale is generly burryed in gumbo mud mixed with slag and rock dust ,

Here is some of the damage that I had to fix ,

Notice how the bace plate has sunk away from the ancors in this pic ,

Same bace plate from above ,

After a Sizeadle shim , some grout , and new ancors

Some pro spective , my Pickup is a F350 , the big truck is a 60 Ton cap bed ,

Here is some of the guys I am used to working with , Matt , Gary and Chris ,

Done , Handeld , and taken care of !!!!!!!
( Fuck all that " get-r- Done shit !!!!!!)

DanaC · 12-09-2006, 07:16 AM

That was really interesting. I love it when I get an insight into the day-to-day lives of people living so far away from me.

footfootfoot · 12-09-2006, 08:03 AM

The inchling LOVED the trucks, especially the two fer:
"A dump truck and a pick up truck!"

Sundae · 12-09-2006, 08:18 AM

There is something about a huge truck that just makes a man look so .... rugged! You can post lots more pictures of the men you work with if you like (especially the one in the middle!)

Seriously tho - like Dana I love to know what people are up to. Very interesting.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-09-2006, 10:11 AM

Looks like the tare weight on that scale has been moving up,.......a lot.

BTW Zip, I noticed some #%$@^&* has screwed up your right front fender and got your truck all muddy.

Beestie · 12-09-2006, 10:49 AM

Cool Zipster. Hey - is that the Mighty Mississippi in the background??

zippyt · 12-09-2006, 12:15 PM

Yeppers thats the Mississippi river at Barfield landing ,
Yeah I know some dumb ass trashed my truck ( oh did I say dumb ass I ment ME , F@#king fire plug !!!!)
As to the guys , well they are just working guys , good folks .

If you guys want I have few more from a different job .

BrianR · 12-09-2006, 03:07 PM

Hey, what kind of truck was that? It looks mighty familiar...

zippyt · 12-09-2006, 04:38 PM

Komatsu , they get better fuel millage that the Uklids

Griff · 12-09-2006, 05:35 PM

the average truch that crosses the scale is about 250,000 lbs
Friggin ouch, I thought our local road wreckers were actually getting work done!

zippyt · 12-09-2006, 07:44 PM

Friggin ouch, I thought our local road wreckers were actually getting work done!

Those have a load limit of 80,000 and axle weight restrictions ,
these big tonka trucks have structurial limits they can tote about 60 tons ,
rumor has it that these folks are going to be switching over to 100 ton trucks SOON ,
Oh and I may get to put in a scale to weigh these big boys ,
http://www.kresscarrier.com/
some where around 500,000 lbs of rolling stock

footfootfoot · 12-09-2006, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by zippyt

If you guys want I have few more from a different job .

SG wants the guys, inch and I want the trucks.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-09-2006, 07:57 PM

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Kress Corporation was founded by Edward S. Kress in October, 1965. Two months after being founded, Kress made its first contribution to the mobile equipment industry. A slag pot carrrier for the Edward C. Levy Company was delivered.

What? They founded the company and delivered one of those monsters in two months? The carrier must have been mostly built before the lawyers made the company, a company.

zippyt · 12-09-2006, 08:24 PM

Al right dude , comeing right up ,
But I think this should be in the quailty images thread .

zippyt · 12-09-2006, 08:52 PM

Ok here is an NTEP ( National Type Eval Program ) test of a prototype heavy duty off road scale , average truck crossing this scale is around 350,000 lbs , 9-11,000 weighments per month ( or so I am told ) , this was a few years ago , there HAVE been some modifications since then .
This is a view of the scale from the side being loaded with test weights ,

we had to consentrate the load in various places on the scale , ( each one of those silver blocks weigh 1,000 lbs ) ,

Here is some prospective for you , these guys are about 6' tall ,

Trucks for Foots ,

Loading up the final test , unknown weight ( steel coils at about 50-60k a piece ) and known weight ,A+B should equal C (and yes the carts are certified as well ),

And this ladies and gents is the final load ,

425,060 lbs , the inspecter had us leave it on the scale for over 2 hours , then clear it all off , then do it ALL again on both ends of the scale .
The scale zeroed off and repeated the weight on BOTH ends Both time he had us do it !!!!!!!

12-09-2006, 03:03 AM	#1
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	What I have been doing lately This last week I have been busy , I had a customer that uses the HELLLL out of their scales , the average truch that crosses the scale is about 250,000 lbs , about 200 trucks a shift x 2 shifts , so that makes about 400 trucks in a 24 hr period x 15 years , plus this scale is generly burryed in gumbo mud mixed with slag and rock dust , Here is some of the damage that I had to fix , Notice how the bace plate has sunk away from the ancors in this pic , Same bace plate from above , After a Sizeadle shim , some grout , and new ancors Some pro spective , my Pickup is a F350 , the big truck is a 60 Ton cap bed , Here is some of the guys I am used to working with , Matt , Gary and Chris , Done , Handeld , and taken care of !!!!!!! ( Fuck all that " get-r- Done shit !!!!!!) __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

12-09-2006, 08:03 AM	#3
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	The inchling LOVED the trucks, especially the two fer: "A dump truck and a pick up truck!" __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-09-2006, 08:18 AM	#4
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	There is something about a huge truck that just makes a man look so .... rugged! You can post lots more pictures of the men you work with if you like (especially the one in the middle!) Seriously tho - like Dana I love to know what people are up to. Very interesting. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-09-2006, 10:11 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Looks like the tare weight on that scale has been moving up,.......a lot. BTW Zip, I noticed some #%$@^&* has screwed up your right front fender and got your truck all muddy. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-09-2006, 10:49 AM	#6
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	Cool Zipster. Hey - is that the Mighty Mississippi in the background?? __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

12-09-2006, 07:16 AM	#2
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	That was really interesting. I love it when I get an insight into the day-to-day lives of people living so far away from me.

12-09-2006, 12:15 PM	#7
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Yeppers thats the Mississippi river at Barfield landing , Yeah I know some dumb ass trashed my truck ( oh did I say dumb ass I ment ME , F@#king fire plug !!!!) As to the guys , well they are just working guys , good folks . If you guys want I have few more from a different job . __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

12-09-2006, 03:07 PM	#8
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Hey, what kind of truck was that? It looks mighty familiar... __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

12-09-2006, 04:38 PM	#9
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Komatsu , they get better fuel millage that the Uklids __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

12-09-2006, 05:35 PM	#10
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	the average truch that crosses the scale is about 250,000 lbs Friggin ouch, I thought our local road wreckers were actually getting work done! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-09-2006, 07:44 PM	#11
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Friggin ouch, I thought our local road wreckers were actually getting work done! Those have a load limit of 80,000 and axle weight restrictions , these big tonka trucks have structurial limits they can tote about 60 tons , rumor has it that these folks are going to be switching over to 100 ton trucks SOON , Oh and I may get to put in a scale to weigh these big boys , http://www.kresscarrier.com/ some where around 500,000 lbs of rolling stock __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

12-09-2006, 08:24 PM	#14
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Al right dude , comeing right up , But I think this should be in the quailty images thread . __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

12-09-2006, 08:52 PM	#15
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Ok here is an NTEP ( National Type Eval Program ) test of a prototype heavy duty off road scale , average truck crossing this scale is around 350,000 lbs , 9-11,000 weighments per month ( or so I am told ) , this was a few years ago , there HAVE been some modifications since then . This is a view of the scale from the side being loaded with test weights , we had to consentrate the load in various places on the scale , ( each one of those silver blocks weigh 1,000 lbs ) , Here is some prospective for you , these guys are about 6' tall , Trucks for Foots , Loading up the final test , unknown weight ( steel coils at about 50-60k a piece ) and known weight ,A+B should equal C (and yes the carts are certified as well ), And this ladies and gents is the final load , 425,060 lbs , the inspecter had us leave it on the scale for over 2 hours , then clear it all off , then do it ALL again on both ends of the scale . The scale zeroed off and repeated the weight on BOTH ends Both time he had us do it !!!!!!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

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