Pete M Posted February 10, 2020 Posted February 10, 2020 not my adventure, just something I found on the interwebs. It didn't have any text with it, but I figure the pictures more or less tell the story...
mjeff87 Posted February 10, 2020 Posted February 10, 2020 I had to spend 10 hours at my work yesterday (on my day off) to figure out how to fix a malfunctioning fire and security system on the building. I got home around 1900 last night with a sore @$$ and rotten disposition in general. I now see how I didn't have the worst day that I could have.
Pete M Posted February 11, 2020 Author Posted February 11, 2020 random post from someone on FB. from his words it sounded like he was involved in the recovery and it happened a few years ago.
kook911 Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 7 hours ago, Pete M said: random post from someone on FB. from his words it sounded like he was involved in the recovery and it happened a few years ago. Yeah found the original post. Happen back in 2006. Still crazy though
Eagle Posted February 12, 2020 Posted February 12, 2020 Looks like something that belongs on Ron Pratt's or Plaza Towing's Youtube channel.
derf Posted February 27, 2020 Posted February 27, 2020 I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that they were lifting on the body and not the frame.
Pete M Posted February 27, 2020 Author Posted February 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Dzimm said: I don't see anything.
Dzimm Posted February 27, 2020 Posted February 27, 2020 16 minutes ago, Pete M said: I don't see anything. Like can't see the picture?
Pete M Posted February 27, 2020 Author Posted February 27, 2020 Just now, Dzimm said: Like can't see the picture? yup. just says "no description available". I assume it's a linked photo?
Dzimm Posted February 27, 2020 Posted February 27, 2020 Just now, Pete M said: yup. just says "no description available". I assume it's a linked photo?
Pete M Posted February 27, 2020 Author Posted February 27, 2020 interesting. I was able to snag the photo's address and go there directly. you guys needs to remember to save photos and upload them here. it appears that the entire truck was up in the air and then the drivers side slipped off but the lift caught the body.
jdog Posted February 27, 2020 Posted February 27, 2020 https://www.thedrive.com/sheetmetal/12961/this-chevrolet-tahoe-frame-swap-at-a-dealership-has-not-gone-well-at-allHere's the story on itStock 1988 swb 4.0 ax15 np 231.
derf Posted February 27, 2020 Posted February 27, 2020 15 minutes ago, jdog said: https://www.thedrive.com/sheetmetal/12961/this-chevrolet-tahoe-frame-swap-at-a-dealership-has-not-gone-well-at-all Here's the story on it Stock 1988 swb 4.0 ax15 np 231. Yeah, that sounds fishy. If he had lifted it by the frame it wouldn't have come apart like that. I bet he deliberately lifted by the body, leaving the frame hanging loose, so that he could push it around and line up the bolts to get them started.
MJCARENA Posted February 27, 2020 Posted February 27, 2020 At least it happened in the paint prep area.
Pete M Posted March 9, 2020 Author Posted March 9, 2020 there are plenty of train related bad days so I picked a couple of the non-deadly ones. honestly I'm not sure how I'd go about fixing this one. anything they do might cause a catastrophic cascade failure.
derf Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 Having to get a tooth pulled on a Sunday was not one of my favorite days. Still not as bad as some of the others.
Pete M Posted March 9, 2020 Author Posted March 9, 2020 on the same vein as that car engine, here's what can happen when a cylinder blows up in a locomotive: note the flaw in the middle of the roof ahh, there's that pesky Cylinder! and out on the lawn was the power unit that is above it all in the engine.
derf Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 Have you ever seen the inside of a repair depot for locomotives? I saw one getting a cylinder rebuilt a few years back. It was interesting seeing how everything comes apart like that. It's a truly modular engine. You can swap out everything in just one cylinder if you need to. That locomotive was probably fixed and put back into service.
Dzimm Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 3 hours ago, Pete M said: I'd really love to know the story behind this one. I may start doing some digging.
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