Mechanical Craziness!! Cold war preferred, anything nuts also gratefully accepted!

[Cave Dweller]

Cant resist this one

Couple of pictures on bucket reclaimers on first page of thread. They are also huge pieces of mobile equipment.



Where did I park my D9 bulldozer?? Ah.... there it is!

 

[thecat]

Where did I park my D9 bulldozer?? Ah.... there it is!

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Is that a D9 or D11? Either way that's about $1.5Million dollars worth or dozer picked up and tossed about like a toy....

I once very nearly backed over the bosses ute in a cat 990 but that takes the cake.

 

[skinnyboy73]

The Napier Deltic, used in the Deltic class locomotives and torpedo boats. It had three crankshafts, and three banks of opposed cylinders in a triangular layout (hence the name). Technically a two stroke diesel - the two pistons in a given cylinder don't reach their respective top centers at the same time. Sounds like pure power.

http://www.google.com.au/imgres?img...page=1&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=68&ty=59

As a kid growing up in the UK they used a lot of Deltics on the non electrified routes. The sound of a deltic at full noise clagging its way to North Wales still gives me the chills. They have to be seen and felt to really appreciate what a beast these things were, great memories of them pulling out of Liverpool Lime Street turbos screaming their heads off, the smoke, the earth literally rumbling. Awesome!

http://youtu.be/vpXtZ0-2nOs

 

[Hamsta]

Poor D9........


Interesting.

http://www.mattracks.com/

Could have some practical applications in Australia?

 

[Xavo.au]

May as well post here:

Does anyone know the advantages of having those tracks arranged in the 'A' sort of direction? We had a Dozer out at the farm (Fiat Allison B4 I think it was) and it just had the flat kind of tracks, but all the really big ones seem to have the tall 'A' ones (if you know what I'm talking about).

 

[Hamsta]

May as well post here:

Does anyone know the advantages of having those tracks arranged in the 'A' sort of direction? We had a Dozer out at the farm (Fiat Allison B4 I think it was) and it just had the flat kind of tracks, but all the really big ones seem to have the tall 'A' ones (if you know what I'm talking about).

From the Source of All Knowledge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterpillar_D10. I'm guessing that Mattracks use this design to improve ride comfort and durability?

 

[Fruitbat]

May as well post here:

Does anyone know the advantages of having those tracks arranged in the 'A' sort of direction? We had a Dozer out at the farm (Fiat Allison B4 I think it was) and it just had the flat kind of tracks, but all the really big ones seem to have the tall 'A' ones (if you know what I'm talking about).

I would say the mattracks conversions use the A frame design as they are replacing a wheel with the tracks. The A shape maximises the length of track that can be made to contact the ground and still fit under the guards/maintain height/gear ratios etc.

 

[Xavo.au]

Ah sweet, thanks for the top replies there.

 

[skinnyboy73]

For awesome steampunk style stuff our commie brothers won hands down

for instance

http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/the-craziest-secret-military-project-of-the-ussr/#more-100546



And for sheer awesomeness, the Krasnoyarsk Dam SHIP lift!

http://englishrussia.com/2011/08/09/the-job-of-vessel-carrying/

for more see http://englishrussia.com and lose yourself for hours!

 

[MasterOfReality]

I found this website amusing:

http://www.miningmayhem.com/

 

[Adrian]

May as well post here:

Does anyone know the advantages of having those tracks arranged in the 'A' sort of direction? We had a Dozer out at the farm (Fiat Allison B4 I think it was) and it just had the flat kind of tracks, but all the really big ones seem to have the tall 'A' ones (if you know what I'm talking about).

Seems to be the main advantage is clearance of the underside of the vehicle. the elevated cog is the drive, and will directly impact the clearance of axles, diffs, etc.

The footprint of the track would be increased by spacing the two bottom cogs further apart.

 

[Adrian]

Who took batteries in the pit?? Naughty...

Massive gravedig, just to say I do it every day. Completely legit and legal.

 

[Hamsta]

Well the thread did say anything nuts also gratefully accepted. Probably developed during the Cold War (those crazy Americans), after all some Navy's did train Dolphins to plant mines on the hulls of ships.

 

[NCR600]

Steampunk fantasy sculpture or Victorian era diving suit?

http://www.retronaut.co/2012/08/carmagnolle-diving-suit-1882/

 

[jonny the boy]

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next, SHARKS WITH FREEKIN LASERS!

 

[Bermshot]

I love this. But would rather be aft than on the main, especially pushing the west to get back above and over Cape Horn.

pushing hard, but can't go too much.

All sails heaved (not the the same ship) and the men get a break.

Cutting swift Captain! Eye

 

[fatboyonabike]

I did most of my apprenticeship hanging off these..
CDSCC near Canberra.. this is DSS43, the largest at 70mt at 2400 tonnes, rotating on a hydrostatic bearing thinner than a strand of hair.
best day was hanging in a fall arrest harness from the sub reflector platform at full tilt!