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Homemade, sketchy steering setup, Dad is driving. It's a certain death trifecta; I still want a ride in it. 
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BoostCreep posted:I watched the video and I'm proud to say it sounded exactly the way the gif made it sound in my head. What a monster. It's the second best use of soft piano music on an internet video.
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Dec 2, 2014 06:37
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City17 posted:Homemade, sketchy steering setup, Dad is driving. Sketchy steering? It's got no front brakes. Rear brakes are debatable. Zoomie pipes, eye protection but no ear protection. 
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Dec 2, 2014 06:42
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BoostCreep posted:I watched the video and I'm proud to say it sounded exactly the way the gif made it sound in my head. What a monster. I like how hard it jerks the frame when the first cylinder lights off. that my friends is torque. the dude that cranked that thing has balls made of brass. No way would I crank that fucker. a Model T would break your arms if it backfired, much less this monster.
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Dec 2, 2014 06:55
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Bob NewSCART posted:It's amazing that humans actually built that thing, over a hundred drat years ago. It's even more amazing that the new Yamaha R1 being released this year has 300 horse power. In a motorcycle. ?? Just under 200 I believe. You're thinking of the Kawi H2R. Theoretical top speed of 250+ with 300hp..from the factory.
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I'm thinking about what to post next. I have a few collections of photos from overhauls of various equipment as well as day to day operations. I can also post drydock photos, but as I've mentioned a lot of things are going to need some explaining so it'll be a little more effort for me to prepare a post. May I ask if people would be more interested in, say, an overhaul of a lubricating oil purifier, various equipment in bits from drydock (which will need a lot more writing from me), or perhaps even just a post about various equipment on ship, with function and purpose explained?
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MrYenko posted:Cadzilla was finished in 1989. Efigy didn't show up until 2005. Funny that. Then again, there's a thing about that trait all on it's own. It's a heritage  I'm going to drive my ford to some Chinese or Indian takeaway if I can roll some cunts, otherwise I'll have to buy something from woolworths or kmart and cook for myself. Fo3 fucked around with this message at 16:57 on Dec 2, 2014 |
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Dec 2, 2014 16:53
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Ladies and gentlemens, the Thomassima.  Reading that link, I think he may be one of the most AI people ever.
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Dec 2, 2014 17:22
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Darchangel posted:Did he just forget or not notice the turn there or what? The "controller disconnected" message fits for sure. FYI: http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/22/porsche-911-rsr-in-bizarre-terrifying-rally-crash/ quote:While it's unclear what caused the accident, German Car Scene notes, "We can see his brakes locking up ahead of the impact, which also ripped both driver's side wheels off, so it may be a case of ill-judged late braking, locking brakes or a jammed throttle." Us? We're betting it might have been bad pace notes. Fortunately for Harry and his co-driver, all indications are that no one was hurt. Check out the videos below to see the spectacular crash for yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hStcyDj830Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsuhlAP8sMI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3-g31IEBD8
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Chris Harris on the Hooicorn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKBICDja6Sg "When Pirelli put your name on the tire, you've arrived."
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Dec 3, 2014 19:45
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Two Finger posted:I'm thinking about what to post next. I have a few collections of photos from overhauls of various equipment as well as day to day operations. Yes, that would be *awesome*. Every bit you mentioned, parceled out in oily deliciousness please 
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In the spirit of enormous machinery, I thought you guys might like to see this. Click for big. That thing on the left there is a Komatsu 930E haul truck, fully loaded weight of 1,270,000 pounds. She's a big fucker. The loader on the left is a LeTourneau L-2350, which holds the Guinness World Record for Largest Earth Mover, and can move 160,000 pounds of rock in one scoop. Four scoops will fill up the Komatsu. Look at the dude in the haul truck cockpit. Look how tiny he is. These things are loving massive. I'm a little over six feet tall, and I don't even come up to the middle of the wheel on the LeTourneau.
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Dec 4, 2014 03:31
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Man, I should try to get some kind of factory tour at LeTourneau. I'm in town, I work for the local newspaper, I could probably arrange it. I only just noticed the tiny sadfaced bulldozer on the hill.
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Bad Angus! Bad!
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Dec 4, 2014 06:54
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Just tire chains. In places with sharp rocks it prolongs the life of those really expensive tires.
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Dec 4, 2014 06:59
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gently caress, how long do those take to put on?
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I've wondered this for a while and I guess you're the guy to ask: what is the benefit of having gigantic fuckoff wheels like that as opposed to caterpillar tracks? I can understand the haulers having wheels because they potentially have to drive on hard surfaces, and their entire job consists of driving from place to place, so wheels definitely make sense there. But why would you want wheels on an earth mover?
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Dec 4, 2014 10:37
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Earth movers have to get to where the earth is too? If that thing was on tracks you would need a huge trailer and tractor to move it from site to site?
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Dec 4, 2014 10:52
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Speed, I would guess. Even having to move a small distance back and forth they speed up faster than you could walk a dozer in a straight line. Also, longer runtime /cheaper for a drive train to use wheels of that size vs an entire undercarriage and track sections?
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Slavvy posted:I've wondered this for a while and I guess you're the guy to ask: what is the benefit of having gigantic fuckoff wheels like that as opposed to caterpillar tracks? I can understand the haulers having wheels because they potentially have to drive on hard surfaces, and their entire job consists of driving from place to place, so wheels definitely make sense there. But why would you want wheels on an earth mover? Literally every decision about the specs on one of those things is to do with cost. It costs more to fix them, and because you're not working them on surfaces where mud beyond a few centimeters depth is an issue, you're not getting any appreciable benefit from tracks. Remember that tracks are for going places where wheels will get bogged to poo poo, and that the places where those loaders are working used to be the inside of a mountain - solid bedrock with no dirt to make mud. Speed isn't as much of an issue, and they're exactly as maneuverable as a tracked vehicle, as each wheel is independently driven. The 45L diesel is there to provide power to electric motors. Again, that's a cost issue, electric is easier on tyres and means no expensive drivetrains to break. Electric means you get to have a constant, efficient speed for the diesel to work at, which means you can cut down on battery capacity needed, as you know how much is being provided at all times from the diesel. EightBit posted:gently caress, how long do those take to put on? It's not too bad, couple of hours maybe? The workshop they maintain these things in is an aircraft hanger full of toys I could play with until the day I die and never get bored. The chains themselves come rolled up and you use the gantry crane to get them off the delivery truck, then roll them out on a big painted-on pattern on the floor. Then you drive the loader on, and use the crane to lift them and fix them into place. The hardest part is the bit where you fasten them at the top, because you're working at height and there's nothing like a minesite for the most spectacular OSHA anal retentiveness ever. I don't spin spanners for a living any more, I'm an exploration geologist, but I spent a morning I had off once watching the poo poo they get up to at Heavy Vehicle Maintenance at the mine that photo was from and it was awesome. Throatwarbler posted:Earth movers have to get to where the earth is too? If that thing was on tracks you would need a huge trailer and tractor to move it from site to site? They come in parts on the back of several flatbed trucks, with an accompanying Landcruiser full of factory techs to build them. They usually spend their entire lives on the same site, and if you need to move them off for whatever reason, you take them apart and ship them. You might get away with driving a little wiggle wagon or something on the roads for a limited amount of time, but not something like that.
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Oh, you guys like heavy machinery? I can answer pretty much any question relating to excavators/dozers/backhoes/loaders/trucks. I'm the chief estimator for a large pipeline company. Here's the view out of my office (Almost all of my heavy iron is out right now, but my two big excavators are in the yard):  Komatsu 1000 and 1250 Excavators sitting there on the right. I'm bidding a 2mil CY earthwork job right now that they will be perfect on. 7CY/buckets for each will let me load a belly dump in one shot. Be an engineer: 
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Slavvy posted:I've wondered this for a while and I guess you're the guy to ask: what is the benefit of having gigantic fuckoff wheels like that as opposed to caterpillar tracks? I can understand the haulers having wheels because they potentially have to drive on hard surfaces, and their entire job consists of driving from place to place, so wheels definitely make sense there. But why would you want wheels on an earth mover? Rubber-tire equipment can traverse at much faster speeds and over finished surfaces without destroying them. Tracking a track hoe (slowly) over a finished surface will disturb and or destroy it. Mainly, though, it's about speed. On a large earthmoving project, every MPH you can add to the haul speed is worth a lot of money.
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angryhampster posted:You're thinking of the Kawi H2R. Theoretical top speed of 250+ with 300hp..from the factory.
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It looks cool, of course, but it also seems to have even less side visibility than the drat Camaro.
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Terrible Robot posted:It looks cool, of course, but it also seems to have even less side visibility than the drat Camaro. They assume nobody will be able to catch you. Who the gently caress needs side visibility?
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Collateral Damage posted:The H2R isn't street legal though, it's a pure track bike. Its street legal little brother the H2 still puts out around 200hp. Putting on a tail light, bar end mirror, and rigging up a headlight is easy... we do it to trackbikes that see the street occasionally all the time.
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Just saw a stock looking miata with the V8 badge Ford puts on things. It was at a light next to a bro truck. The truck wasn't making the noise. Found him in a parking lot. LS swapped.
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Dec 4, 2014 19:43
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Perhaps someone will catch why this is special.
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Dec 4, 2014 19:47
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The DB10 front end screams Ferrari California at me (sans scoop.) Just doesn't look great from that angle I guess.
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BlackMK4 posted:Perhaps someone will catch why this is special. Yeah the slow parts were removed. I see a roundel on the cover too~
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BlackMK4 posted:Perhaps someone will catch why this is special. Is that an S38?
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CornHolio posted:Is that an S38? yes it is
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That looks uncannily like an itb bmw s motor e:fb like a single throttle trying to feed 6 cylinders
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Alighieri posted:The DB10 front end screams Ferrari California at me (sans scoop.) Just doesn't look great from that angle I guess. I almost posted that it looks like Ferrari front-engined car design language. So yeah, I agree.
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Memento posted:That thing on the left there is a Komatsu 930E haul truck, fully loaded weight of 1,270,000 pounds. She's a big fucker. The loader on the left is a LeTourneau L-2350, which holds the Guinness World Record for Largest Earth Mover, and can move 160,000 pounds of rock in one scoop. Four scoops will fill up the Komatsu. I'm rather curious if that loader was actually made at the LeTourneau plant in Longview or if its just using their name on it.
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BlackMK4 posted:Perhaps someone will catch why this is special. You know this is going to be good poo poo, because the company making this has a provincial number plate (aka three letters in front of the dash).
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Laranzu posted:Just saw a stock looking miata with the V8 badge Ford puts on things. It was at a light next to a bro truck. When you do an LS swap on a Miata what else typically gets swapped? Do you use a Corvette's transmission or is there some third party tranny that's smaller but able to handle the power? Anything else need to be beefed up on a Miata to handle that amount of torque or are these basically really fun death traps?
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davebo posted:When you do an LS swap on a Miata what else typically gets swapped? Do you use a Corvette's transmission or is there some third party tranny that's smaller but able to handle the power? Anything else need to be beefed up on a Miata to handle that amount of torque or are these basically really fun death traps? The engines/trans is basically the same size front to rear: 
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