Rebuilding Dempster 10 ft no 12

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mtblah
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Re: Rebuilding Dempster 10 ft no 12

Post by mtblah »

The difference in the weight is the 1st thing that struck me , wow . 10 ft'r is HEAVY , oh , that's why most of you guy's have gin poles , fork lift , overhead chain fall , cherry picker , etc. to lift the load .
CTXmiller
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Re: Rebuilding Dempster 10 ft no 12

Post by CTXmiller »

They are much heavier the bigger they get and I’d imagine your 10’ #12 is heavier than my 10’ #15 with the #12 having two pinions and two bull gears. I can pick up most 8’ gearboxes, but I use the tractor frontend loader for the 10’ ones or bigger.
Wayne
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Re: Rebuilding Dempster 10 ft no 12

Post by Wayne »

The older we get the heaver a 100lbs gets.
mtblah
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Location: new braunfels TX

Re: Rebuilding Dempster 10 ft no 12

Post by mtblah »

Well , reassmbly started today , 1st bearing race is installed , piece of cake !
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