Now These Are Brakes !

[DaveP]

i found out the hard way that there was two types of wedge, i found one type in my books, so i stoped looking, thought i was backing off the rears on the 977, hooked up to it , get out in the middel of the interesction , droped it, hooked up to the front so i could turn it around, went to bacbup, wont roll, didnt want to dink with it in the road (by this time traffic did look apon me as a postive thing), just rehooked up the rear and put it back in the same spot from where it started from.. then went in and READ the book to see what was wrong, on the NEXT page shows the OTHER type DA

Ron, that sounds like the way things go for me also! i never seem to do anything without turning it in to an adventure.

 

[73m819]

when you have a 819 AND a xm977 in the middle of a intersection, all that od iron becomes a major ROAD BLOCK, plus ididnt start the turn-around till about 4:00 PM, need i say more

 

[DaveP]

when you have a 819 AND a xm977 in the middle of a intersection, all that od iron becomes a major ROAD BLOCK, plus ididnt start the turn-around till about 4:00 PM, need i say more

I'm not sure what a XM977 looks like but the M819 is a pretty good road block all by itself! i wish i could have been there to see that! I I I I I mean to help! I'm sure you were very popular.

 

[73m819]

xm977

 

[DaveP]

cool! what is that a Kenworth? I think i remember seeing that one for sale.

 

[73m819]

it is a pacific car & foundry prototype sn xm9770000002

 

[DaveP]

Ron, is that blue Paccar in the background yours?

 

[73m819]

NO

 

[joec]

xm977

That is cool looking!!!!!

 

[DaveP]

Ron there is to much snow on the axle pile yet for pics.

 

[DaveP]

after looking at the pics that i posted of those rears, they are different. i am kinda surprized no body noticed.

 

[joec]

Look the same to me wires hanging. in 1-2 pic maxi with bolts through.

 

[73m819]

different touque arms

 

[DaveP]

different touque arms

yes but theres more---

 

[73m819]

no springs, has axle stops so the axle must pivot, so i would guess some type of semi solid mount

 

[DaveP]

The center section, 3rd member or whatever you preffer to call it is off center.

 

[No.2Diesel]

Did you get a pic of the entire Mobile Crane? Who was the Manufacturer? Thanks for pointing this potential parts source DaveP. Straight air brakes are far more responsive.

 

[steelsoldiers]

Here's a couple of 939A2-series pics for reference:

 

[joec]

no springs, has axle stops so the axle must pivot, so i would guess some type of semi solid mount

GradaLL and PH,Grove used solid mounts on some 35-65 ton cranes..With Gradall being a house mounted excavator.

 

[DaveP]

no springs, has axle stops so the axle must pivot, so i would guess some type of semi solid mount

GradaLL and PH,Grove used solid mounts on some 35-65 ton cranes..With Gradall being a house mounted excavator.

No i did not get a pic of the unit. i think it was called a grade all. had a squirt boom with a ditching bucket on the end. Cummins triple nickle lower eng and I'm not sure what the upper was. it was a v configuration tho.