These sure are nice rigs. Was on a Basic 120’ rig a few months back. The only thing I can’t get past on these rigs is the look of them. The pros are the simplistic design.
Man I do remember that rig like it was yesterday. I worked for pride oil well service and we kept our rig out for 1 company for a year and we averaged 80 hours a week for a year and all the other rigs hated our crew because we got the bonus every month for most rig hours. They finally just gave our bonus and then had onother one for the rest of the rigs. I loved working derricks on it. Single double rig
You should always make sure the "shaft" goes through before you tighten the allen bolts on the back of the pads... I always put the shaft in then tighten the 8 allen bolts on the back of the pad, make sure it slides in and out easily then pull the dowl pin out, throw the pad in and then slide the pin in and put linchpin's on, r clips move around and rub. You probably wouldnt be surprised how many times ive seen "operators" change pads without making sure the brakets are lined up and then just take a big f'in hammer to them and "beat them into place"
Yeah, I'm old school. I like good ol' manual stuff. An actuator will get somebody hurt. They do go bad and now what? Wreck. Again I'm old school so hopefully I'm wrong.
You'd have to assume you have hands that are actually checking their equipment, Taylor or conventional. I couldn't tell you how many rigs I've been on and how poorly they're maintained. Jam nuts not tighten on turn buckles on brakes, the complete lack of understanding how the brakes need to be adjusted. (I've seen tons of rigs where only one drum pad is making contact) I've heard you can't jar on anything with a Taylor, you don't get that hard stop like you get with drum brakes. I did see a brand new Taylor with at 500hrs laying across 3 pumping units once. They tripped in rods dropped the geronimo cart line on to another unit that was pumping and the pumping unit rapped up the line and sucked that f'er over. When I showed my drunk consultant the pictures one of my hands goes "I wonder if it did anything to the other units?" And without missing a beat the consultant said "I bet it set off the beam switches" i don't know why I found that so funny but I did Needles to say that brand new Taylor was totaled, that's the closest I've come to working on one, even after I went hydrotesting for a couple years.
These sure are nice rigs. Was on a Basic 120’ rig a few months back. The only thing I can’t get past on these rigs is the look of them. The pros are the simplistic design.
Man I do remember that rig like it was yesterday. I worked for pride oil well service and we kept our rig out for 1 company for a year and we averaged 80 hours a week for a year and all the other rigs hated our crew because we got the bonus every month for most rig hours. They finally just gave our bonus and then had onother one for the rest of the rigs. I loved working derricks on it. Single double rig
I have this sudden urge to go shake hands with danger
I dont believe you can feel as much through through yhe the long handle btakes asnd brake pads
You should always make sure the "shaft" goes through before you tighten the allen bolts on the back of the pads...
I always put the shaft in then tighten the 8 allen bolts on the back of the pad, make sure it slides in and out easily then pull the dowl pin out, throw the pad in and then slide the pin in and put linchpin's on, r clips move around and rub.
You probably wouldnt be surprised how many times ive seen "operators" change pads without making sure the brakets are lined up and then just take a big f'in hammer to them and "beat them into place"
I worked for basic out of Roosevelt and these rigs are garbage I hate the air and lil brake handle
Hell of a lot better than runnin a service king
These rigs do not allow for the finesse required for milling, wash over, and fishing operations. A real rig has a break handle.....not a breaker bar!
Mechanical not automated operating components.
Yeah, I'm old school. I like good ol' manual stuff. An actuator will get somebody hurt. They do go bad and now what? Wreck. Again I'm old school so hopefully I'm wrong.
You'd have to assume you have hands that are actually checking their equipment, Taylor or conventional. I couldn't tell you how many rigs I've been on and how poorly they're maintained. Jam nuts not tighten on turn buckles on brakes, the complete lack of understanding how the brakes need to be adjusted. (I've seen tons of rigs where only one drum pad is making contact)
I've heard you can't jar on anything with a Taylor, you don't get that hard stop like you get with drum brakes.
I did see a brand new Taylor with at 500hrs laying across 3 pumping units once. They tripped in rods dropped the geronimo cart line on to another unit that was pumping and the pumping unit rapped up the line and sucked that f'er over. When I showed my drunk consultant the pictures one of my hands goes "I wonder if it did anything to the other units?" And without missing a beat the consultant said "I bet it set off the beam switches" i don't know why I found that so funny but I did
Needles to say that brand new Taylor was totaled, that's the closest I've come to working on one, even after I went hydrotesting for a couple years.
TOTAL JUNK IRON
To much down time for maintenance.
Junk