SUMMER13 Tracy

Broken I-beam frame that runs the entire length of a side dumper.
Found while greasing, after lead had his walkaround and
approved it.
(flexhard)

   First week at Boss has been busy.  Dealing mostly with their trucks performing PM work, but also getting a fair share of time in on their equipment.  Since I don't start until noon everyday, when 4:30 rolls around the trucks start coming in and I am able to get intimately familiar with each of them.  There's only 6 or 7 so it isn't that difficult.  One thing that sucks is that a majority of the equipment I'm inspecting seems to me to be in need of lots of little repairs that have piled up so tall that each truck would be out days to take care of them all.  One of the most frustrating things, but also a skill I'm learning to develop, is being able to distinguish the difference between what can be sent back out for another run the next day and what needs to be fixed right now.

Truck cost them $1400/day to have sit

   Spent two days early in the week helping Gary with an in-frame.  No service manuals and no desire for online resource caused this truck to be in the shop for 3 more days after just trying to get the timing right for the fuel pump.  Didn't learn any more than I already did.  Threw random bolts at it, no clean work spaces, and no torque specs made for a frustrating experience.

 Here's a quickie resource for me for my brake servicing.  Should come in handy.

   Friday was spent in the field past Sedro Wooley replacing hydraulic hoses on a scraper that Boss sold a farmer as-is.  Lots of the hoses were in need of serious repair.

The setup that Boss has on their scrapers allows the tractor to pull two in series.  The one that Boss sold the farmer did not have this setup but wanted it, so we also put new fittings on the back end so the 14 yarder can now pull a 17 yarder.








  While in Sedro, was able to see Jordan pull out a busted off bolt by welding a slightly oversized nut onto it and simply turning it out.  Thought that was pretty slick.  Ray, the shop manager, has been very diligent about teaching me something new that I want to know more about as often as he can.  I've become a bit more familiar with the torch and much more exposed to welding.  However, everything is go go go, so there's no time for the noob to jump on the stick and bugger everything up.  Hopefully soon I'll get more fab time in.  One thing that I need to remember that Ray told me is when welding on a piece of equipment try to get the ground close as possible to where your welding, for the simple reason that the current to ground can really mess up bearings and such.  Makes sense, just not something I'd thought about.

Hours
Total: 58
Week: 58