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Re: Ol’ SARGE aka BIG RED thread
« Reply #500 on: April 13, 2016, 12:30:23 PM »
At the rate things are going maybe ol' sarge will be pulling the square D out of the garage and to the farm.   You can put hay in the back for cattle


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Re: Ol’ SARGE aka BIG RED thread
« Reply #501 on: April 17, 2016, 07:58:07 AM »
Have deployment orders for Sarge been published?
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Re: Ol’ SARGE aka BIG RED thread
« Reply #502 on: April 17, 2016, 06:09:24 PM »
Bout time! ;D
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Re: Ol’ SARGE aka BIG RED thread
« Reply #503 on: April 17, 2016, 08:55:29 PM »
Driving over tomorrow and see if they can schedule a truck for Tuesday

I'm getting so busy with church work...Teach a class Wednesday night, services Friday night and Sunday morning, and I teach a class Sunday afternoon. Additionally I am head of security and just stood that program up...

I just hit it in the morning and see how much I can get done before the energy runs out about 2200 ish...
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Re: Ol’ SARGE aka BIG RED thread
« Reply #504 on: April 18, 2016, 08:57:07 PM »
OK, movement to the Hide is scheduled for tomorrow morning.

I did my pre deployment checks today and after some consideration gave it the thumbs up to get to work.

It has some issues, but I could spend years chasing this and that and get no work out of it, so it's time, Sarge is hittin' the road in less than 12 hours.

I started it up, drove it around for awhile, went over to the grubb pile and dug and dug to see if something might give way, but it stayed strong.
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Re: Ol’ SARGE aka BIG RED thread
« Reply #505 on: April 18, 2016, 08:58:15 PM »
The wet area here was probably left over from the repairs last fall. It didn't have corresponding drip marks on the ground
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« Reply #506 on: April 18, 2016, 08:59:29 PM »
None of the decals failed, which would have required me to send it to the scrapper after pronouncing it properly dead!
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« Reply #507 on: April 18, 2016, 09:00:40 PM »
I was taking full bites in low/low range and it was eating the dirt, 1.75 yards at a time of wet clay
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Re: Ol’ SARGE aka BIG RED thread
« Reply #508 on: April 18, 2016, 09:01:25 PM »
That da*n Osage orange knew when to die....it knew the fate that awaited it if it stuck around.  ;)

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Re: Ol’ SARGE aka BIG RED thread
« Reply #509 on: April 18, 2016, 09:03:22 PM »
I found this small cylinder seal seep. You can see a drop there. That was after perhaps 15 minutes of loader work. He lift is fast and with no protest, although the hydraulic pump does have a rhythmic singing sound, not a squeal. I'm used to listening to a big Vickers Hydraulic pump over my head in the hook, but this one sounds different
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Re: Ol’ SARGE aka BIG RED thread
« Reply #510 on: April 18, 2016, 09:04:07 PM »
That da*n Osage orange knew when to die....it knew the fate that awaited it if it stuck around.  ;)

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I didn't like that tree.
Its days were numbered the moment we first met!
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« Reply #511 on: April 18, 2016, 09:04:58 PM »
I feared there was a crack here, but nope, was just a scratch...
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« Reply #512 on: April 18, 2016, 09:06:19 PM »
Yep, time to start yanking gears!
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Re: Ol’ SARGE aka BIG RED thread
« Reply #513 on: April 18, 2016, 09:18:21 PM »
Looking forward to seeing another piece of engineer equipment get into the fight.  Beware, the potential for an increase in LOGPAC operations, ie fluids.
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« Reply #514 on: April 18, 2016, 09:26:39 PM »
Looking forward to seeing another piece of engineer equipment get into the fight.  Beware, the potential for an increase in LOGPAC operations, ie fluids.
Copy that!
I think it holds 60 gallons of fuel and 40 gallons of hydraulic fluid. A busted line will cost you 10-20 gallons easy...been there, done that!
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Re: Ol’ SARGE aka BIG RED thread
« Reply #515 on: April 19, 2016, 12:01:40 AM »
What in the wide world of sports is a goin on here?  Sarge pronounced finsihed?  Getting hauled to the hide?

The next thing you know you'll be driving square D....
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Re: Ol’ SARGE aka BIG RED thread
« Reply #516 on: April 19, 2016, 12:36:07 AM »
Glad to see him getting in country finally. Like any grunt a few days and you will know what needs tweaking.

I bet the JD is going to let out a big sigh when he shows up.

Square D, whats that? Oh the trailer for Sarge,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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« Reply #517 on: April 19, 2016, 06:21:39 PM »



The next thing you know you'll be driving square D....

I almost posted the exact same thing, but then decided to let a more veteran DOT do the honors... (plus I didn't want to get fired) ;)
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« Reply #518 on: April 19, 2016, 06:27:53 PM »



The next thing you know you'll be driving square D....

I almost posted the exact same thing, but then decided to let a more veteran DOT do the honors... (plus I didn't want to get fired) ;)
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Re: Ol’ SARGE aka BIG RED thread
« Reply #519 on: April 19, 2016, 06:28:55 PM »
Glad to see him getting in country finally. Like any grunt a few days and you will know what needs tweaking.

I bet the JD is going to let out a big sigh when he shows up.

Square D, whats that? Oh the trailer for Sarge,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Well, JR, I definately know what's leaking...not need tweaking...

But first, I'll post a vid of the beast tearin it up!
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Re: Ol’ SARGE aka BIG RED thread
« Reply #520 on: April 19, 2016, 06:29:38 PM »
This thing sounds good!
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« Reply #521 on: April 19, 2016, 07:20:11 PM »



The next thing you know you'll be driving square D....

I almost posted the exact same thing, but then decided to let a more veteran DOT do the honors... (plus I didn't want to get fired) ;)
Have I banned or fired you yet?
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Nope, but there's always a first! :D
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Re: Ol’ SARGE aka BIG RED thread
« Reply #522 on: April 19, 2016, 09:18:24 PM »
This thing sounds good!

Oh my.... That thing sounds awesome. Well, somebody's gonna have to peel Don of the seat of ole Sarge in about a week or so.

Congrats chief, must feel good to have 'er operational
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« Reply #523 on: April 19, 2016, 09:24:25 PM »
After an hour plus transport by this semi tractor, Sarge arrived at the entrance to "The Farm"
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« Reply #524 on: April 19, 2016, 09:29:38 PM »
Kyle,
It does sound healthy, that's for sure.

It has four speeds forward and four in reverse. In low/low/low, just set your angle and depth and drive into it. Advance about three feet and curl the bucket back and raise up a big piece of mother earth. At least 2 yards!

I was just getting the rhythm and getting it to work faster when it blew a main seal out of the left bucket curl cylinder.

Yup, garden hose busted. Probably dumped several gallons. Good for me, none of the hot oil got on the seat. My clothing blocked and absorbed all of that!

I wonder why I'm all red and itchy now???
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Re: Ol’ SARGE aka BIG RED thread
« Reply #525 on: April 19, 2016, 09:31:31 PM »
Remember that little seep I detailed yesterday?

Well, that's the piston seal that let go!

Hope I didn't curse myself!

But just look what I did in maybe 30 minutes:
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« Reply #526 on: April 19, 2016, 09:35:17 PM »
The road/path was sunken into the ground 2-4 feet. I just cut off the left side then piled the dirt over onto the bank where the house front lawn will be, thereby extending it outward a yard or two and significantly widening the road to the barn. I will also taper the grades so that it can be easily mown.

I noticed that after tracking around the "Milled" earth, it was very hard and compacted. That surface is ready for gravel already. Never got that finish with a skinny tractor!
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« Reply #527 on: April 19, 2016, 09:44:11 PM »
So that's that for now.

I'll need to pull the cylinder off and carry it over to Larry and Richard (Ace Mechanic with the Dog Head) and let them heal it.

Going to be some work, I'll bet it weighs 300 pounds!
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« Reply #528 on: April 19, 2016, 10:02:43 PM »
Good thing you got a skinny tractor not doing anything in retirement....
Living in the remote north hoping Ken doesn’t bring H up here any time soon…..

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« Reply #529 on: April 19, 2016, 10:06:03 PM »
Going to be some work, I'll bet it weighs 300 pounds!

You could use the JD to lift that cylinder, unless its beat-down-broken or on strike!

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« Reply #530 on: April 19, 2016, 10:08:33 PM »
Great to see it on-site.  Like you learned on the M60, things go bad sitting in the motor pool.
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« Reply #531 on: April 19, 2016, 10:28:54 PM »
Nice Boss!  I have to say I'm a little jelly of that piece of equipment.  I don't know I could justify owning one but sure would like to play with one
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« Reply #532 on: April 20, 2016, 12:04:29 AM »
Man that stinks, but you're probably used to the carnage by now. Didn't you have those rebuilt already?
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« Reply #533 on: April 20, 2016, 01:47:01 AM »
That did sound good and wasn't that the seal weeping anyway?

Sounds like a barrel oil Hyd oil and a few spare hoses are in order.
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« Reply #534 on: April 20, 2016, 06:53:58 AM »
Great to see you have Sarge where you need him!  Sorry your seal let you down........maybe call that area of the farm, Murphy's Meadow?
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« Reply #535 on: April 20, 2016, 08:19:22 AM »
I'd likely take both to your fix it fella. In my experience one ram fails...the other side will provide yr next hot oil bath in short order. Then again, I usually wait tell it goes...I learn slow like that LoL

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« Reply #536 on: April 20, 2016, 10:45:15 AM »
Those oil baths never happen at a good time. Only had 1 myself on a very hot dusty day.
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« Reply #537 on: April 20, 2016, 01:16:26 PM »
Great to see it on-site.  Like you learned on the M60, things go bad sitting in the motor pool.
So true

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One year, annual gunnery comes around. It's night gunnery, we're maybe 20 rounds into it. I give a fire command from the turret, "Driver stop, Gunner Battlesight, tank," Up, Identified, On-the-way" Ka boom. I observe the tracer go right through the tank silhouette in the distance...about the same second I hear screaming and realize my legs are on fire!

The main gun hydraulic seal blew and sprayed really hot oil all over the loader, gunner, and my legs!

Yep, hydraulics do fail!
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« Reply #538 on: April 20, 2016, 01:18:40 PM »
Nice Boss!  I have to say I'm a little jelly of that piece of equipment.  I don't know I could justify owning one but sure would like to play with one
It's a beast!

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It eats dirt like candy!
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« Reply #539 on: April 20, 2016, 01:20:59 PM »
Man that stinks, but you're probably used to the carnage by now. Didn't you have those rebuilt already?
Ken, nope, sure didn't

I'll anticipate all 4 of them giving it up over the summer!
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« Reply #540 on: April 20, 2016, 02:56:23 PM »
Something I've been meaning to build and just haven't yet that might be helpful for just this sort of chore...(so yeah....I'm spending your $ again for ya! ha)....start with a tube to go in the receiver hitch....a vertical post off that that goes up to an arm that can swivel. Put a small block and tackle on it that can carry the weight (even 4,000 lb ones are under $20 on Amazon not that the hitch would take that but who knows used in this manner). It would make it easy to throw a harness on the piston....unbolt it....swivel it over and lay it in the bed. In my mind the "up" post could be hinged from the post that goes in the receiver with support arms and locking pins so the whole thing folds up pretty flat. Granted you already have a nice "tube" raiser in the JD but this made me think of it when you said 300#.   

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« Reply #541 on: April 21, 2016, 07:47:25 PM »
Pics coming up, but have to go krogering first...You know how we housewives are never done...!

Should have had a video running, and maybe Duane can tell it better than me, but had another fall!

So I'm standing on the track and have this 12" crescent wrench on the hydraulic hose fittings. the inside one is stubborn so I yank with all my might, and it gives all at once.

That's when I realize I am at a pretty good angle and steepening fairly quickly due to:

1. There was no back rest to stop me, just air!
2. The tracks are soaked in hydraulic oil, and my feet are reversing direction as well.

Duane is safely on the ground

I noticed him as I passed him on the way down.

Well, I tried to get in a PLF, but got tangled up with rocks and loader tracks. Well I landed hard and then Duane comes over, "You all right?" he asks.

"Yea I'm OK, why in the heck didn't you try and catch me?"

"Catch you? You kidding?

Then he said the classic line for the day

"well, you landed about as good as you could!"
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« Reply #542 on: April 21, 2016, 08:05:21 PM »
Yeah, we definitely need Duanes version. Probably no chance he got pics?
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« Reply #543 on: April 21, 2016, 09:45:09 PM »
Glad you're ok....but....


..can you please mount a go-pro on your body somewhere for our entertainment?


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« Reply #544 on: April 21, 2016, 10:27:59 PM »
Yeah, we definitely need Duanes version. Probably no chance he got pics?
He hangs around but doesn't post...some computer thing...
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« Reply #545 on: April 21, 2016, 10:29:33 PM »
Glad you're ok....but....


..can you please mount a go-pro on your body somewhere for our entertainment?


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Naw, that's fair.

I personally think it would have made a funny vid.

Caption right before when I'm leaning back against, airspace and yanking would have read:

"What was he thinking?"
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Re: Ol’ SARGE aka BIG RED thread
« Reply #546 on: April 21, 2016, 11:35:28 PM »
Don the older you get the longer it takes to heal. Please be careful.  The rest of us would run out of threads to DOT if you stopped being able to build cool stuff


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« Reply #547 on: April 21, 2016, 11:49:14 PM »
Yup, a go pro mounted or with Duane. I mean he would be watching you most the time unless you get one of those new tracking setups.

Not sure if I would have caught you either, but may have tried to slow you down.

Just a picture of your face driving Sarge would be good. Has to feel good.
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« Reply #548 on: April 22, 2016, 02:48:08 AM »
Well, I tried to get in a PLF

Don't worry, I don't think I've nailed a picture perfect PLF on most of my jumps when I was in. If you could ruck away from it, you did it satisfactorily.
So, Bobby...being the calculating trained warrior NCO that you are.  Take the appropriate action, Execute!
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« Reply #549 on: April 22, 2016, 07:11:02 AM »
Were you on the same side of Big Red as when you cracked the concrete next to Square D?  If so, you might want to consider picking up an old mattress to use as a crash mat when working off terra firma - kinda like fender covers for the ground!

It IS probably Duane's fault though, as I'm certain he wasn't wearing the appropriate yellow safety belt while standing post as Safety Officer....... ;D
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