Not So Pro 3

[dall]

Oh little one, you have so much to learn.
Come with me, and I'll teach you how to work.
We will be going to a paper mill.
You will be getting up on a "wet end crane" to do a full controls mod, or maybe replace some rotted out steel.
It's around 140°Fahrenheit with 100% humidity 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
You will literally breathe in steam with every breath, and you will sweat a steady stream that runs off your elbows and down your legs until it fills your boots and runs out onto the catwalk.
Pay is pretty good. Most dont seem to care about that though.

lol you know what I mean then
Some wouldn’t want to be up in the air like that
I’ve been up about 150 feet in what we call a spider pick suspended from a 5/16 cable and it does test you
It’s usually in the 90s or more during a outage and on emergency outages we have to wait to enter the unit until it’s cooled down to 140
I rarely take emergency outages anymore

 

[USMC615]

Morning Slackfest…48 to 65 and clear.

 

[Cat 525]

Good morning fellas! Hope to it today!

 

[Lnk]

Oh little one, you have so much to learn.
Come with me, and I'll teach you how to work.
We will be going to a paper mill.
You will be getting up on a "wet end crane" to do a full controls mod, or maybe replace some rotted out steel.
It's around 140°Fahrenheit with 100% humidity 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
You will literally breathe in steam with every breath, and you will sweat a steady stream that runs off your elbows and down your legs until it fills your boots and runs out onto the catwalk.
Pay is pretty good. Most dont seem to care about that though.

I worked in corrugated back in the 90's. The wet end is indeed a hot place to work. 175 psi steam heated vessels in the 350 degree range makes for a warm work environment. I have fished my last siphon tube that broke off a Johnson joint. I am a certified slacker now. Might have enough credits for a master's degree in it. Slacking, that is!

Hope you all have a safe day.

 

[Mastermind]

Good morning heated slack masters.

 

[redline4]

Morning guys

This is getting old..

 

[Lnk]

Morning guys

This is getting old..
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Moving weather. Think of the money you are saving on gas for your lawnmower.

 

[redline4]

Moving weather. Think of the money you are saving on gas for your lawnmower.

Nah.
I had the scooter out on April 5th of last year..
This year,I started it twice now..
As far as mowing, I hate doing it so I set the deck to "chop up the earthworms", and then wait until it's "bog the 25hp v-twin to death" in height.

 

[Lnk]

Nah.
I had the scooter out on April 5th of last year..
This year,I started it twice now..
As far as mowing, I hate doing it so I set the deck to "chop up the earthworms", and then wait until it's "bog the 25hp v-twin to death" in height.

I guess we are both in the right place then. I enjoy mowing, I have walk behind rotary as well as sickle. I have a 9' flail for the big tractor. Heck, I enjoy putting up hay too. As long as you like what you are doing, you are good.

 

[GCJenks204]

Morning/ Evening All. Happy FriYAY!!!

 

[redline4]

I guess we are both in the right place then. I enjoy mowing, I have walk behind rotary as well as sickle. I have a 9' flail for the big tractor. Heck, I enjoy putting up hay too. As long as you like what you are doing, you are good.

As stupid as it sounds, I spent a number of years racing lawnmowers. After that, mowing at normal speed is boring

This is from my brother in laws gopro. I'm on the black and white #1 mower.

 

[Woodrow]

Good morning fellas.

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

As stupid as it sounds, I spent a number of years racing lawnmowers. After that, mowing at normal speed is boring

This is from my brother in laws gopro. I'm on the black and white #1 mower.

That explains a lot Ed.
What are the power plants?

 

[how57]

Morning boys. *f-worden Friday!

 

[GCJenks204]

As stupid as it sounds, I spent a number of years racing lawnmowers. After that, mowing at normal speed is boring

This is from my brother in laws gopro. I'm on the black and white #1 mower.

Super cool Ed, thanks for sharing.

 

[redline4]

That explains a lot Ed.
What are the power plants?

We started with Briggs OHV single cylinders.
Then went to Tecumseh single cylinders and the ones in the video were Tecumseh V-twins.

Super cool Ed, thanks for sharing.

Same race, but video from the pit area.

 

[GCJenks204]

We started with Briggs OHV single cylinders.
Then went to Tecumseh single cylinders and the ones in the video were Tecumseh V-twins.



Same race, but video from the pit area.

Were you purposely a little slow to the throttle on the restart pinching #888 behind you allowing your BIL to get him on the outside? Was so great timing by the BIL for sure.

 

[Stump Shot]

Good morning, April snow brings May _____ ?

 

[redline4]

Were you purposely a little slow to the throttle on the restart pinching #888 behind you allowing your BIL to get him on the outside? Was so great timing by the BIL for sure.

No, the other guy was flat out sleeping on the restart.
The engines we had were quite a bit different and the one my brother in law had was better at lower rpm which always helped on restarts too.

 

[redline4]

Good morning, April snow brings May _____ ?

Turnips?