M246 wrecker tractor hydraulic hose replacement

[RAYZER]

Dang Ray, is that a Mack motor?! I thought all the 246 were gassers.

Also, whats the story with that deuce next to your wrecker? It looks like someone set it on fire...

Yes Robb, a Mack!, and she's a great runner!
The said deuce was set on fire late 2010 after the GR in 2010, there is a thread on it somewhere, the truck had a "convoy follows" sign behind the cab. I was getting ready to scrap this truck out when the wrecker hose blew!

 

[gimpyrobb]

Yup, thats the one I thought it was.

 

[rosco]

Great thread!

 

[FloridaAKM]

Glad to see all your hard work was worth it. Nice to have a mobile crane in the yard to pull up pesky trees .... & do the heavy lifting on your MV when the time comes! Cheers.

 

[RAYZER]

Had a chance to do some work with the crane!
Also, removed the swivel limiter which allows a continuous 360* rotation, and extended the 3rd boom out to obtain max length!
A word of caution when rotating 360* and having the boom raised at 45*, the short glad hand hose stand springs tend to hook the hydrolic hoses at the underside of the cable drum area (ask me how I know).
I'm cutting my stands off.

 

[RAYZER]

And here's a video!
Watch "M246 720 degrees" on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlCUnLX2ukI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[Tow4]

Nice video, I'm starting to get dizzy....

By the way, I don't see your beer in the video. Who was holding it? You know, "hold my beer and watch this"????

 

[FloridaAKM]

Awesome job getting her going again. Watching that spinning motion made my eyes want to cross, but you can see that she is running smoothly. Told you that you might want to pull up (or cut down) some pesky trees with it. I'll buy you a beer or two when I finally get to meet you in person!

And here's a video!
Watch "M246 720 degrees" on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlCUnLX2ukI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[Tow4]

This is what came up after the video played. You sure this is YouTube Ray?

 

[RAYZER]

This is what came up after the video played. You sure this is YouTube Ray?

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I have no idea why it's related to those vids, but that's funny right there!

 

[73m819]

That is strange that when you swing 360 you hit the hose stands, mine does NOT when I do 360, your hoses may be longer then OM.

 

[RAYZER]

That is strange that when you swing 360 you hit the hose stands, mine does NOT when I do 360, your hoses may be longer then OM.

It was in the counter clockwise direction when it happened, r side, it touches on the left as well.
Hoses look standard,yours might be short!

 

[RAYZER]

Nice video, I'm starting to get dizzy....

By the way, I don't see your beer in the video. Who was holding it? You know, "hold my beer and watch this"????

No beer involved here Ray!
However, here's the "hmbawt"
Close call!
While putting the crane through its paces and testing the new capabilitie of 360* (counter clickwise) rotation with the boom up at 45*, i snaged the the glad hand air hose stand with one of the drum spool hydrolic hoses,
fortunately I was listening and diverted disaster, I'm surprised that this didn't damage the hose! I would have been kicking myself in the Azz!

Note:I remember the stand being slightly bent inboard, probably the cause.

I'm grateful this happened during the trial instead of in the middle of real work!
Check your air stand/hose clearance!!

 

[RAYZER]

Also looking for one of these.
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?p=1540070

 

[Tow4]

Where's the other video you were posting Ray? Did you ever get it to work?

 

[QUADJEEPER]

Ouch!

 

[RAYZER]

Where's the other video you were posting Ray? Did you ever get it to work?

Unfortunately, no.