O.C.G.D. Thread, part two

[MasterBlaster]

Son!

 

[treesmith]

I have mixed feelings about the Mek. One, it's awesome for cutting trees and even on a bad day I still have a crane. Still, it's a big nugget to swing and I was making far more money elsewhere with that money... my theory is the Mek is a diversification of risk, and can make its big ROI after a storm.

I didn't think I ate THAT much for lunch....

 

[lumberjack]

Today I picked up my second 2 leg, adjustable bridle sling. It is made with Crosby hardware and 2x15' legs of 9/32" G100 chain. I also have a duplicate of that same bridle with Crosby Shur-locs for the end hardware. 9/32" G100 chain has a working load limit of 4300lbs.


I also bought a Crosby 1.5" S209 shackle to act as a sort of temporary master link for putting combinations of slings together. The shackle is rated for 17t (18.7 imperial tons), which is a pinch more than half the maximum lift for my crane.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Nice toe shot.

 

[Burnham]

Rug is nice, too .

 

[MasterBlaster]

Very nice.

 

[flushcut]

The rug is very nice!

 

[Dave Shepard]

How about some 24/32" rigging? That setup is good for 20 ton, limited by the quarry hooks.

 

[Cobleskill]

I picked up a ring like that at a yard sale for a couple bucks. Probably not quite that big.

Nice junkyard.

 

[lumberjack]

Haha I'm slipping! I always have made it a point to keep my feet out of those shots... I also should have cropped the picture also.

Dave, I'm going to hard pass on dealing with that chain, it looks powerfully heavy!

 

[Dave Shepard]

Yes, you have to set it in place with the crane. That bit of rigging is probably over 500#. We have a chunk of chain made from 1 1/8" wire at the shop. The links are about 8" long. We don't use it for anything.

 

[flushcut]

I would love to see a pic of the wire rope chain.

 

[Dave Shepard]

It's just a normal link chain. The links are made from "wire" that is 1 1/8" in diameter. It is an old quarry chain, so probably not anywhere near the strength of todays chain, hence the size.

 

[PCTREE]

What did that chain setup cost Carl?

 

[lumberjack]

The bridle with the chain choker hooks (in the picture) cost $350. The bridle with the Shur-locs cost $450.

 

[lumberjack]

Here they are being used today.

 

[pantheraba]

Perfect use for that eqpt. Cool lifting the spar out of that hole.

 

[Burnham]

One hella beast of a machine, Carl.

 

[sawman]

Carl's got a freaking crane

 

[flushcut]

It's just a normal link chain. The links are made from "wire" that is 1 1/8" in diameter. It is an old quarry chain, so probably not anywhere near the strength of todays chain, hence the size.

Gotcha!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Awesome sauce.

 

[Dave Shepard]

I would love to see a pic of the wire rope chain.

I was at the rock shop today, so I got a shot of one of the big chains. The links are ten inches long, and the wire is an inch and a half in diameter. I'm guessing it's wrought iron by the pitting and the forge welded joints. You can see my Leatherman in the pic. It's four inches long.

 

[flushcut]

HOLY SHAT! Sum big chain right thar! Seeing that makes me chuckle a little.

 

[cory]

Geez I thought that was a bin of sausages or something

 

[MasterBlaster]

Mmmmmm... damn...

Now I'm hungry!