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Just finished a head swap ... (PICS)
....on a caterpillar motor! My buddys Ford LT9000 tri-axel dump truck had the head crack and diesel fuel mixed with the antifreeze.
-Saturday after work i started helping at 1:30pm, straight till about 8:00pm. -Sunday for a few hours because we needed to get some parts and the dealer was closed, so we just basically got the head torqued down (210lbs tq specs :shock: ) -Monday i went over after work around 6 and worked till about 1:00 am when we got it running again -Today, tossed the hood on, and did some odds and ends. (cleaned the dirt out of the blower motor, charged the A/C and such). I drove it around a bit , fun as hell to drive it. Hardest part is downshifting into the right gears. 18 speed tranny (3 reverse gears, 15 foward, but the lowest 5 you wont use unless your in dirt or something). On that note, I'm friggin' exhausted. If you wanna see pics they are here. I just threw together a quick text page to link them since comcast wont allow ftp directory browsing. Later ~Tim Btw, this is what it looks like all done and put back together http://mywebpages.comcast.net/tstrel...lauslt9000.jpg |
That looks like its fun to drive! I wanna drive a dump truck!
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sounds like real fun.
Worked on a F700 ford dump..that was prolly the biggest one ive worked on so far..lot different then the other cars/trucks that come in the shop..lol |
18 speed :shock:
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R 1 3 L 2 4 Theres two switches located on the shift knob. One for lo-lo gears (On the side that you switch with your thumb) This includes lo Reverse, lo lo, lo 1, 2, 3,and 4. They really dont get used unless your in dirt. Then you have your midrange. This is when the hi-lo switch thats on the front of the knob is down. This includes Reverse, L, 1, 2, 3, 4. Unloaded, I can start moving in 1st, or 2nd. Loaded then I gotta use L or even the lo-lo range. Normal conditions I use this pattern. L or 1st to start from a stop in the midrange. then 2nd, into 3rd. Flip the hirange switch up, and go back to L, then 1, 2, 3, and finally 4. It takes a bit to get used to. The thing is fun to drive, currently I have a class B license with air brake endorments. May 5th I take my road test for tractor/trailers. I hope I pass. |
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I'm taking some ASE's that day. |
One has to ask....I have enough trouble with 70 ftlbs on the heads....how do you manage 250 (or whatever. I forget)
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Very cool...
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