Most people won't believe me when I tell them that I took this picture years ago, way before the word "smartphone" was even used, and people referred to their cell phones as "camera phones". My phone's little screen size was laughable by modern standards, and it was of the flip-to-open type. I have not even bothered to resize the picture, and I've attached it with its full resolution.

I took it while on a flight between Mexico City and Tuxtla, in the state of Chiapas. It's the Pico de Orizaba volcano. If you look closely, in the lower left corner you can even see the round corner of the plane's window.

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Compare that photo with this one, taken by one of Nasa's satellites.

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Very good pictures. I like that)

 

A view from Monterrey:

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Generator of a windmill (Goldwind) on the tank top. Stevedores bolting the lifting tool. A total of 16 bolts used.

Weight of the piece, around 87 MT.

 

Looks like something out of the Land of the Giants. Like they are standing on a big aspirin on something.

 

Generator of a windmill (Goldwind) on the tank top. Stevedores bolting the lifting tool. A total of 16 bolts used.

Weight of the piece, around 87 MT.

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Looks like that lift bracket is custom designed? I assume the thing in the center is removed after lifting?

 

Looks like that lift bracket is custom designed? I assume the thing in the center is removed after lifting?

Yes. The bracket is just for lifting every time until arriving to the site.

There, they use a similar one but with an extension which, when freely hanging, brings the aspirin with its axis horizontal, ready to go up there and be installed inside the nacelle.

This design concept does not require a drive train as Vesta's or Senvion's. Not sure but it seems to be a much modern implementation.

I was somewhat pesimistic about the time the bolting/unbolting would take. With two Milwaukee electric pistols it is really fast.

 

Yes. The bracket is just for lifting every time until arriving to the site.

There, they use a similar one but with an extension which when freely hanging, brings the aspirin with its axis horizontal ready to go up there and be installed inside the nacelle.

This design concept does not require a drive train as Vesta's or Senvion's. Not sure but it seems to be a much modern implementation.

I was somewhat pesimistic about the time the bolting/unbolting would take. With two Milwaukee electric pistols it is really fast.

Bet that bracket costs more than my house! After the project is done, will it go elsewhere? or just be scrapped? Or maybe remain onsite and used for repairs and maintenance??

 

Looks like something out of the Land of the Giants. Like they are standing on a big aspirin on something.

You get used to things somewhat "big".

The short guy in the last is yours truly.

 

Bet that bracket costs more than my house! After the project is done, will it go elsewhere? or just be scrapped? Or maybe remain onsite and used for repairs and maintenance??

Not sure. They are a very recent player locally. It seems they will keep things here forever. Lifting tools for the blades they are brought to Argentina in a permanent import status.

All others companies send them back to origin and reuse them.

 

You get used to things somewhat "big".

The short guy in the last is yours truly.



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Hope you have good lift cables.


Where do I get a cool job like this? I sit in front of a computer all day .

 

Well, I stand on feet from 07.00 until almost 19.00 with a brief interval of 20 minutes around noon. Not THAT cool I guess.

All tools are supplied by manufacturers. Condition standard is quite high. We all, and cargo, benefit from that.

 

Well, I stand on feet from 07.00 until almost 19.00 with a brief interval of 20 minutes around noon. Not THAT cool I guess.

All tools are supplied by manufacturers. Condition standard is quite high. We all, and cargo, benefit from that.

Well in that case it does not sound so good. While I love to work outdoors in good weather, my back would never make it standing that long.

 

... my back would never make it standing that long.

Nor my feet!

 

Against my better judgment (acting on my wife's request) I tried clearing a pile of scrap wood and metallic junk from behind the garage in advance of my daughter's birthday party at our house. I knew the ground was too wet but I also knew that if our guests were exposed to my collection of eyesores, it would cause a problem between me and the lady of the house. So I took my chances. Yep, got buried past the axle.



I was flustered and could not think of a solution so I went inside and made salsa while trying to sell the idea that a mud pit with a stuck tractor looks better than a dangerous pile of scrap. While my argument may not have been very compelling, ultimately it was accepted because there was no alternative.

This morning I went outside and sat on the tractor for about 15 seconds until an idea hit me. Just aim the bucket straight down, force it into the mud (lifting the tractor front end), put it in reverse, and curl the bucket. The tractor pushed itself out of the mud no problem whatsoever. I guess it was technically never "stuck" to begin with.

 

This morning I went outside and sat on the tractor for about 15 seconds until an idea hit me. Just aim the bucket straight down, force it into the mud (lifting the tractor front end), put it in reverse, and curl the bucket. The tractor pushed itself out of the mud no problem whatsoever. I guess it was technically never "stuck" to begin with.

You should have had someone video it. Bet it would get lots of hits.

I have always wanted to have enough property to justify owning a tractor. But I am also glad I don't have enough property to justify owning a tractor. Too much work.

 

This morning I went outside and sat on the tractor for about 15 seconds until an idea hit me. Just aim the bucket straight down, force it into the mud (lifting the tractor front end), put it in reverse, and curl the bucket. The tractor pushed itself out of the mud no problem whatsoever. I guess it was technically never "stuck" to begin with.

And that is what they call experience. You'll never forget that move as long as you live. I wish all learning was that effective.

 

Hello,

Here is an oldie where the rigging goes wrong on an MRI:

Look at about 2:00.

Bertus

 

You should have had someone video it. Bet it would get lots of hits.

I have always wanted to have enough property to justify owning a tractor. But I am also glad I don't have enough property to justify owning a tractor. Too much work.

If I thought it was really going to work, I would have had someone video it. I was surprised how well it worked and it was all over before I thought to even take a picture.

I don't have enough land to justify it. At least not one this big. Maybe one of the tiny toy tractors. But this one is built big enough for actual work and deserves to be somewhere it could run free. I bought it for use as a 4WD offroad forklift for my business. It serves that purpose beautifully and has unplanned benefits for the business and personal use. I think I'll till a large garden this year because it would be a shame not to.

 

Dandelion:

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A view of the San Juan river, close to the U.S. border:

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Grasshopper:

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High rise behind a winter tree:

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700 m up. The peak is 1100 m. Obviously did not make it. Found out that my husky is not a tracker without my other dog leading