Wish I could post a picture of the pebble our operator ran over this morning, might be able to get a copy from the working group leader!
Just to give an idea of the size it was on more or less level ground in the quarry where they were doing stripping of overburden. From where the stone was sitting while we were working on the dozer it was just sitting out in the open where the dirt was already stripped. Well this pebble was big enough to dent the front most belly pan under the radiator in enough to bust the adapter attached to the lower radiator tank! With out measuring it I would say it was close to five feet around and tall!
Needless to say the 45 gallons of coolant exited the system pretty fast. Checked with dealer and was told this part was on the "Build as needed" list!:eek: Well that was not going to help! That's when that D9H that ventilated the crankcase with #1 rod came in handy!
So we had to drop two belly pans and remove the bottom radiator pipes from both and then reassemble one also using the "donor" machine's belly pan as it was not as dented. Also had the good luck to finish the job about one hour before the rain started. This was good as machine was sitting in the low laying area of the quarry.
Did find that a local aftermarket parts dealer can locate a new after market adapter for $125.00 Now we just need to find the engine for that one!
Just to give an idea of the size it was on more or less level ground in the quarry where they were doing stripping of overburden. From where the stone was sitting while we were working on the dozer it was just sitting out in the open where the dirt was already stripped. Well this pebble was big enough to dent the front most belly pan under the radiator in enough to bust the adapter attached to the lower radiator tank! With out measuring it I would say it was close to five feet around and tall!
Needless to say the 45 gallons of coolant exited the system pretty fast. Checked with dealer and was told this part was on the "Build as needed" list!:eek: Well that was not going to help! That's when that D9H that ventilated the crankcase with #1 rod came in handy!
So we had to drop two belly pans and remove the bottom radiator pipes from both and then reassemble one also using the "donor" machine's belly pan as it was not as dented. Also had the good luck to finish the job about one hour before the rain started. This was good as machine was sitting in the low laying area of the quarry.
Did find that a local aftermarket parts dealer can locate a new after market adapter for $125.00 Now we just need to find the engine for that one!
A little D9H fun this morning
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