Compact telehandler

[MossRoad]

I've heard stories about them getting into all kinds of places. That's a new one.

 

[bindian]

Back when I worked On DC9 and B727 freighters, our cargo ramp was next to a large drainage ditch. One summer evening, while watching our DC9 takeoff, it aborted and taxied back to the cargo ramp. The Captain opened his cockpit window and hollowed............"No airspeed indication".

I immediately grabbed a ladder and looked into the opening of the pitot mast to find it covered up by a mud dauber. I could poke the dirt loose, but didn't have anything to clean the dirt out with that was handy. Lets just say I had a lot of dirt to spit out of my mouth that night, so we wouldn't take a delay!
hugs, Brandi

 

[npalen]

Back when I worked On DC9 and B727 freighters, our cargo ramp was next to a large drainage ditch. One summer evening, while watching our DC9 takeoff, it aborted and taxied back to the cargo ramp. The Captain opened his cockpit window and hollowed............"No airspeed indication".

I immediately grabbed a ladder and looked into the opening of the pitot mast to find it covered up by a mud dauber. I could poke the dirt loose, but didn't have anything to clean the dirt out with that was handy. Lets just say I had a lot of dirt to spit out of my mouth that night, so we wouldn't take a delay!
hugs, Brandi

That is truly "taking one for the team", Brandi.

 

[bindian]

That is truly "taking one for the team", Brandi.

Back then, I was all for taking one for the team, as I got to go home 30 minutes after liftoff.
I only had one cargo flight (B727) cancelled in two years there, and that was because of wrong information, over the truck phone, from a maintenance controller! I finally found the problem valve AFTER the crew was headed for the hotel.

Now, back to telehandler updates..................
hugs, Brandi

 

[Xfaxman]

Brandi, no update now, but thanks for the interesting posts. I can imagine what it was like sucking the remaining dirt from the pitot tube. :thumbsup:

 

[bindian]

Brandi, no update now, but thanks for the interesting posts. I can imagine what it was like sucking the remaining dirt from the pitot tube. :thumbsup:

I'm not gonna go there.
hugs, Brandi

 

[lostcreekranch]

I'm not gonna go there.
hugs, Brandi

Good answer!

 

[bindian]

Good answer!

:thumbsup:
hugs, Brandi

 

[Xfaxman]

I was recently asked about the receiver hitch since it isn't from Bobcat. This is the stock pin hitch:

I moved it up to the plastic plugged holes visible above the logo in the picture above. Cut down a flat backed receiver hitch, drilled the holes, bought two longer metric bolts and bolted it on:

I still use the top pin hitch to pull with, no danger of flipping over like pulling high on a tractor.

 

[Xfaxman]

Today's project.

Two dead trees, one smaller:

One bigger:

Clamped on the first one with the tree puller:

Raised the boom, it broke off:

Clamped on the second one and pulled it:

Took it to the brush pile: