New cylinders and cable, off to Nampa to get the new cylinders from Advantage Machine, then unspooling the old cable off the Galion to replace it so we don't have an accident
prusik knot on the rope about 10-12 inches from the hole and pull it back into the hole with a chain hoist. check down in those little holes for set screws too. I have seen a few older cranes with nothing on the end of the cable just stuck through a hole in the drum since its never really supposed to hold any weight in the first place
250 foot . . . The hole probably has a set screw in it locking the cable in. Sometimes 2 set screws, top one to lock the bottom. When you wind on the new do so under load. Roll it out and get the twist out then drag something like a skid steer across yard to keep it lying tight on the drum. If the layers aren't put on tight the upper layers will pull between the lower layers and pinch, flatten, fray . . . Ruins your rope and may send coils out that'll tangl and damage other stuff. Wrecker manufacturers say to cycle it all the way in and out 5 times under load to train it to lay on the drum right.
Wire rope on cranes should be lubricated frequently since the wire fibers slide on each other as the cable go over sheaves and around the drum. I have seen oilers on some cranes that apply oil as the rope travels past them.
Great video Jeff always enjoy watching you work on this Galion Crane. Glad to see you're getting the rest of your parts to finish the outriggers and steering cylinders. Thanks for sharing stay safe Jeff.
I worked in a hydraulic shop for a while, the standard was to boil and filter used oil and use it to test and fill cylinders as a means to recycle/dispose of it, just a heat cart for tar or undercoating with a 55-gal drum on it. set a thermostat at 220f and let it cook, when it reaches temp pump it thru a good filter and return it to service. The winch cable is usually not secured as well as u might imagine, is there set screws in the top of the spool to hold the cable while you start to wrap it on? my understanding is that 3 complete wraps around the spool supplies enough friction that nothing else is needed for a retainer or stop.
150ft of cable on the floor. Loved watching you rebuild the old galion. But I really found your video on the cat backhoe really fun to watch. Especially when you went off on the engineers that designed the placement of the egr on the back of the engine with no real way to get to it. Thank you for the videos and the laughs.
Engineers who make engines and machinery that require a miniature to repair one thing and a giant with huge hands that can lift 800 pounds for an oil change need an education behind the horses ___ for at least a week
Machine holds 450 or 500 ft of hoist rope depending on which manual boom section you have. To remove rope from drum, loosten set screw and pull on tope. Drum looks like a mess, I would clean and oil the drum before installing new rope.
180 ft. of cable. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and videos stay safe. You and your brother need to sit down and tell us some stories from the past. I bet we would be rolling on the floor with laughter.
I'm sure you have noticed that the shivs on your block are not centered. Awesome hard job you did resurrecting that beast. Years ago I was a swamper in the Louisiana oil field industry. My job was to ride around on the side of that machine and rig-unrig cables and hooks for carrying huge pressure vessels around the yard.
Hi Jeff, I’m guessing that’s 250’ feet of cable. Love your channel Jeff, I’m an excavating contractor in CA. We’re just a small company and I wrench on everything myself but am no where near your level of expertise. Thank you for sharing everything you do, you truly are incredible with what you can fix! So fun watching you guys! Thank you!
I'll guess 320 feet of cable on the floor. If by chance you meant on the drum as well I'd add another 180 feet of wire cable, assuming the cable hasn't been cut or shortened! My second guess is 700 total feet as it's doubled and triple run at the turnbuckle. Thx for the fun... Not worried about the Hat etc. nice work, job!🔧🔧🔧🤠
Jeff, I think I see the problem with the block reaving. I noticed the sheaves slid from the left side of the block, to the right side, when you pulled the wire off the drum. Then I noticed the wire was not reaved over the left head sheave. As viewed from the operator's seat. The fleeting sheave should be all the way to the left. For a four part reaving, the wire goes over the fleeting sheave and over the left head sheave, down to the left block sheave, up to the center head sheave, down to the right block sheave, up to the dead end "B". If you want a five part reave, it is the same to the center head sheave, then to the center block sheave (the right block sheave put in the center), up to the right head sheave, down to the right side of the block on the sheave shaft. The five parts would need more wire. With a 60 foot 4 section boom, this would be about 425-450 feet of wire. The parts book should show the exact amount. The five part reave may need a different wedge socket. On the 150 they show a socket "A" and a "B". It seems more like it is location "A" "B" "C" of the wedge socket to dead end at. Here is a screen shot of the 150 manual showing the reaving from the front. Still looking for the hoist drum wire securement.
Been a good ride along watching you fix this wee crane bro. Yeah that snapping cable could have been very pain full or worse, fatal. Safe travels. Ken.
G'day Jeff, Great to see the crane almost ready to put back to work , dose sound like a exhaust flang is ticking away. I noticed everyone needs a shirt ,so I'm saying looks like 50 meters, or about 155 ft . Looking forward to seeing that crane lifting the engine out soon . Respect....!
Get those glowplugs repaired, she'll start even though it needs valve /cylinder head work. I have one on a Td6-62, starts good on 1 battery, glow it for 30 seconds and she goes right off!
I guess 500 feet of cable, Jeff. At 81, I just bought a new 3500 pound Kymron excavator with cab, 22 hp Yanmar diesel and 5 attachments, a quick hitch that I just installed, and as soon as the weather clears up I will be out learning how to operate it while digging out a bunch of ash stumps that died several years ago, wish me luck.
Believe two set screws pushing in a plate (strip) that presses against the rope the end is welded a button swedge won’t fit on those probably been near 20 years since I changed one the friction from the minimum 3 wraps holds a lot
I'd say your chain thru the counterweight hoses was getting a pretty good workout. We were rigging 34,000# today and our sling angles from horizontal were about 38°. At 30° your sling tensions are twice what a vertical sling would be. So if you are lifting 5,000# with two rigging legs at 30° that means you have 5,000# tension in both legs. Today I had to tell the riggers to get bigger slings because of the angle. Dang engineer put four lift lugs way too far apart for no apparent reason. Forced us to go with shallow sling angles so we would have enough lift height with our particular overhead crane.
Jeff… I wish you would quit using the vice to hold those cylinders! You need to press the flat end of the cylinder in your hydraulic press and support the cylinder near the threads with a good pipe jack. Try it you’ll like the results. Lol
203! but if you string for 6 partsdrum should hold 300 looked like yhe head and tail blocks had enough shives but my eyes are known to deceive me ! Great Videos on bringing the Galipn back to life !
In Nampa, where you left, on Tuesday we had about 18 hours of continuous snow. But it was warm, 37-38 degrees, so the snow never built up on streets and sidewalks, only on lawns and roofs.
Going with 300ft! Good effort on the Gallion. Looking forward to the D9 work continuing! Funny the Gallion engine chuffing away with the blown exhaust gasket, sounds like an old single cylinder donkey engine!
140' 9/16 wire rope Next time try to get a little more length in the chain to make the basket taller On the CW. You come a long way with that old jewel! Tom
365 ft of cable...you missed a great opportunity to pinch you fingers again, while putting the cylinder together. Grandpa used to day, "don't put your fingers where you wouldn't put your ...you know...awesome job resurrecting the ol gal.
I’m guessing 189 feet of cable on the floor. In Kentucky we have a way of removing snow that works well. We wait for the big ball of light in the sky to come out. Then like magic, the snow disappears. You should try it.
320 ft of wire rope is my quess and there's probably a set screw holding that rope on the winch. It also may have an osha in the end of it. If there's no screw in that hole try to push it back out and take the osha swedge out.
316 ft
winner
275 feet of cable. Thanks for all you do, Your a Good guy. There isn't enough like you in the world anymore.
125’ of cable. Loved the “shake hands with danger”😂
prusik knot on the rope about 10-12 inches from the hole and pull it back into the hole with a chain hoist. check down in those little holes for set screws too. I have seen a few older cranes with nothing on the end of the cable just stuck through a hole in the drum since its never really supposed to hold any weight in the first place
250 foot . . .
The hole probably has a set screw in it locking the cable in. Sometimes 2 set screws, top one to lock the bottom.
When you wind on the new do so under load. Roll it out and get the twist out then drag something like a skid steer across yard to keep it lying tight on the drum. If the layers aren't put on tight the upper layers will pull between the lower layers and pinch, flatten, fray . . . Ruins your rope and may send coils out that'll tangl and damage other stuff. Wrecker manufacturers say to cycle it all the way in and out 5 times under load to train it to lay on the drum right.
Thanks for the show Jeff 🍻 🇦🇺
210 feet, I really admire your persistence. Jeff wins! Stay safe, keep your fingers.
450’ been awesome watching you rebuild that old thing.
167’, Thank you for all the great videos!
188’. Enjoyed watching the rebuild.
Thanks for sharing 155ft of cable 😊looking great buddy
200 LF of cable.
Nice video release! Thank you.
Rob
165'. And very glad to see you replacing it!
200 ft. Of cable . That has been a project for you! It's great to be get so close to done. Good job.
Wire rope on cranes should be lubricated frequently since the wire fibers slide on each other as the cable go over sheaves and around the drum. I have seen oilers on some cranes that apply oil as the rope travels past them.
Great video Jeff always enjoy watching you work on this Galion Crane. Glad to see you're getting the rest of your parts to finish the outriggers and steering cylinders. Thanks for sharing stay safe Jeff.
430 ft of cable!! Enjoyed the video!
500 ft of cable.
Loved the rebuild series on this crane.
I worked in a hydraulic shop for a while, the standard was to boil and filter used oil and use it to test and fill cylinders as a means to recycle/dispose of it, just a heat cart for tar or undercoating with a 55-gal drum on it. set a thermostat at 220f and let it cook, when it reaches temp pump it thru a good filter and return it to service. The winch cable is usually not secured as well as u might imagine, is there set screws in the top of the spool to hold the cable while you start to wrap it on? my understanding is that 3 complete wraps around the spool supplies enough friction that nothing else is needed for a retainer or stop.
112.25 feet .great channel jay.
261’ you have an awesome collection of iron!
264 ft 7 inches. Damn that's a lot of snow. Stay safe. thanks for posting PS thanks for the shake hands w danger toons. memories.
150ft of cable on the floor. Loved watching you rebuild the old galion. But I really found your video on the cat backhoe really fun to watch. Especially when you went off on the engineers that designed the placement of the egr on the back of the engine with no real way to get to it. Thank you for the videos and the laughs.
I believe it's 150 also
Engineers who make engines and machinery that require a miniature to repair one thing and a giant with huge hands that can lift 800 pounds for an oil change need an education behind the horses ___ for at least a week
Not gonna repair that exhaust leak ? After all that work that tick sounds awful.
4 cables to hook , boom extension, plus spare layer in winch drum I say 200 .
Jeff, my guesstimate is 325 ft. of cable. Love your channel!
Machine holds 450 or 500 ft of hoist rope depending on which manual boom section you have. To remove rope from drum, loosten set screw and pull on tope. Drum looks like a mess, I would clean and oil the drum before installing new rope.
171ft is my guess. Love the videos.
187 feet
...and just remember, if the ladies don't find ya handsome, they'll sure find ya handy.
302'3" Great idea, Jeff's getting ready to win again! Cheers from Ashland oregon
120'. I enjoy the read on the green deisel. Thanks Jeff for the information. Take care Buddy
My craine has 505 ft on it. I'd have to guess 257. Love watching you figure this old stuff out! Keep up the great work 👍
I’m guessing 237 ft of cable. God video Jeff. Thanks for sharing.
Great video. Thanks.
Always wiz wheeled large cables. Seems to leave a good clean cut.
180 ft. of cable. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and videos stay safe. You and your brother need to sit down and tell us some stories from the past. I bet we would be rolling on the floor with laughter.
290'.....glad you decided to change it. Thanks for the entertaining videos.
I'm sure you have noticed that the shivs on your block are not centered. Awesome hard job you did resurrecting that beast. Years ago I was a swamper in the Louisiana oil field industry. My job was to ride around on the side of that machine and rig-unrig cables and hooks for carrying huge pressure vessels around the yard.
Hi Jeff, I’m guessing that’s 250’ feet of cable. Love your channel Jeff, I’m an excavating contractor in CA. We’re just a small company and I wrench on everything myself but am no where near your level of expertise. Thank you for sharing everything you do, you truly are incredible with what you can fix! So fun watching you guys! Thank you!
Shake Hands With Danger Perfect Addiction To The Video!!
Thanks for the Tuesday treat Jeff, I'm questing 350ft
450 feet of 9/16 dia. Cable would be my guess. Love your content. Takes me back to my old navy seabee’s days working on heavy equipment.
I'll guess 320 feet of cable on the floor. If by chance you meant on the drum as well I'd add another 180 feet of wire cable, assuming the cable hasn't been cut or shortened! My second guess is 700 total feet as it's doubled and triple run at the turnbuckle. Thx for the fun... Not worried about the Hat etc. nice work, job!🔧🔧🔧🤠
Jeff,
I think I see the problem with the block reaving. I noticed the sheaves slid from the left side of the block, to the right side, when you pulled the wire off the drum. Then I noticed the wire was not reaved over the left head sheave. As viewed from the operator's seat. The fleeting sheave should be all the way to the left. For a four part reaving, the wire goes over the fleeting sheave and over the left head sheave, down to the left block sheave, up to the center head sheave, down to the right block sheave, up to the dead end "B". If you want a five part reave, it is the same to the center head sheave, then to the center block sheave (the right block sheave put in the center), up to the right head sheave, down to the right side of the block on the sheave shaft. The five parts would need more wire. With a 60 foot 4 section boom, this would be about 425-450 feet of wire. The parts book should show the exact amount. The five part reave may need a different wedge socket. On the 150 they show a socket "A" and a "B". It seems more like it is location "A" "B" "C" of the wedge socket to dead end at. Here is a screen shot of the 150 manual showing the reaving from the front. Still looking for the hoist drum wire securement.
Good afternoon from Southeast South Dakota
Been a good ride along watching you fix this wee crane bro. Yeah that snapping cable could have been very pain full or worse, fatal. Safe travels. Ken.
G'day Jeff,
Great to see the crane almost ready to put back to work , dose sound like a exhaust flang is ticking away.
I noticed everyone needs a shirt ,so I'm saying looks like 50 meters, or about 155 ft . Looking forward to seeing that crane lifting the engine out soon .
Respect....!
163 feet great stuff
Get those glowplugs repaired, she'll start even though it needs valve /cylinder head work. I have one on a Td6-62, starts good on 1 battery, glow it for 30 seconds and she goes right off!
Love the videos, Jeff! I bid 240 ft.
250 ft of cable...thanks for the video!
Hey Jeff, love the videos and the dirt work! Can't wait unit you start working on the dozer!..🚜🚜 I'm going to say 275ft on the cable.
Thanks for the video Jeffrey great job rebuilding the cylinders too funny 🤣🤣🤣❤️❤️👍. Take care of yourself and family and friends and be Blessed ❤️.
200feet looking good Jeff
I think it's about 293 feet and my husband thinks 350 feet. Always Look forward to watcing your channel . Thanks 😊
247 feet, love the channel
137 ' 9 5/16" cool videos jeff keepem coming....
320" Hope you have a great afternoon!
I guess 500 feet of cable, Jeff. At 81, I just bought a new 3500 pound Kymron excavator with cab, 22 hp Yanmar diesel and 5 attachments, a quick hitch that I just installed, and as soon as the weather clears up I will be out learning how to operate it while digging out a bunch of ash stumps that died several years ago, wish me luck.
144 feet of cable. Hi Jeff! Gotta get down to see you again one of these days when the weather clears up.
176 feet of cable, great video
Believe two set screws pushing in a plate (strip) that presses against the rope the end is welded a button swedge won’t fit on those probably been near 20 years since I changed one the friction from the minimum 3 wraps holds a lot
125 feet been fun watch you win against the Gallion
237ft of cable! Keep it up, Jeff
I'd say your chain thru the counterweight hoses was getting a pretty good workout. We were rigging 34,000# today and our sling angles from horizontal were about 38°. At 30° your sling tensions are twice what a vertical sling would be. So if you are lifting 5,000# with two rigging legs at 30° that means you have 5,000# tension in both legs. Today I had to tell the riggers to get bigger slings because of the angle. Dang engineer put four lift lugs way too far apart for no apparent reason. Forced us to go with shallow sling angles so we would have enough lift height with our particular overhead crane.
Love your information! as i only know enough to be dangerous LOL
I'm going to say 50 metres of cable, just to mess with ya, Jeff. Greetings from Australia mate.
Jeff… I wish you would quit using the vice to hold those cylinders! You need to press the flat end of the cylinder in your hydraulic press and support the cylinder near the threads with a good pipe jack. Try it you’ll like the results. Lol
163 feet and 3.5 inches. Keep winning Jeff
203! but if you string for 6 partsdrum should hold 300 looked like yhe head and tail blocks had enough shives but my eyes are known to deceive me ! Great Videos on bringing the Galipn back to life !
In Nampa, where you left, on Tuesday we had about 18 hours of continuous snow. But it was warm, 37-38 degrees, so the snow never built up on streets and sidewalks, only on lawns and roofs.
it hasn't stopped snowing since I came home, getting tired of it.
180 ft. Booms gonna be new by the time your done with it. Nice.
Going with 300ft! Good effort on the Gallion. Looking forward to the D9 work continuing! Funny the Gallion engine chuffing away with the blown exhaust gasket, sounds like an old single cylinder donkey engine!
140' 9/16 wire rope
Next time try to get a little more length in the chain to make the basket taller
On the CW.
You come a long way with that old jewel!
Tom
I worked with the same machine 125 galion and 150 petto one good machines when they worked
215 ft of cable. Thanks for the good entertainment Jeff!
240ft of cable, love the videos been watching for years and hi from pocatello lol hope to see you on a jobsite one day
225feet of cable at a wild guess! Cj UK crackin Video
I’ll guess 216ft. Keep up the great content!
When we have a ram like that in the vice. We put a length of timber under the ram stem to stop it pulling down in the vice when tietening the coller.
Cut the cable and push threw I believe the cable is sandwiched between two sleeves and is compressed when entering the hole
Thanks for travel😮 .getter done
250 ft , btw I love the old bonanza music.
What a difference 100 miles makes, we got hardly any snow here in Tremonton. I'm guessing you took off 452 feet and will put 450 back on.
365 ft of cable...you missed a great opportunity to pinch you fingers again, while putting the cylinder together. Grandpa used to day, "don't put your fingers where you wouldn't put your ...you know...awesome job resurrecting the ol gal.
My .02 worth says 500'. Thanks Phil.
G/day Jeff. My guess would be 84 meters or 275.7087 ft in the old scale. Looks pretty cold where u are
I’m guessing 189 feet of cable on the floor.
In Kentucky we have a way of removing snow that works well. We wait for the big ball of light in the sky to come out. Then like magic, the snow disappears. You should try it.
175 feet. Good job to be done finally
266 feet of cable, have a good one Jeff.
don't worry about breathing the powder from the fire extinguisher it is backing powder and you eat it all the time.
Like the shake hands with danger references
You can keep the snow, Jeff. I'm gonna guess around 180' of cable.
Hey up mate 120meters crane has come along way since you suggested seeing about making it run for a quick D9 engine lift
You know Jeff you got Andy in that old boy up north of you in Canada king of obsolete he's got Sir Rodney
300’ is my guess ! 👍🏽😀❤️🇺🇸
Hi Jeff: very little snow this year here. My guess cable length is 265FT.
I would use anti rotation crane cable or swagged cable !
320 ft of wire rope is my quess and there's probably a set screw holding that rope on the winch. It also may have an osha in the end of it. If there's no screw in that hole try to push it back out and take the osha swedge out.
149 ft like the video , Jeff wins again great job man!
230 feet of cable and thanks for the ball cap.
It’s either too much or not enough.😎
237ft Enjoy your snow!