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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2016 22:14:36 GMT -5
Whew! The drama and suspense of the bidding, the buying, the transporting and unloading was wearing me out...glad you got that beauty home. Yes, she needs a bath, but what a deal!!! Agreed Randy. It seems time for a little bourbon to reflect on this misadventure. Bob, how would you have explained to your lovely bride the broken header over your garage door? |
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Post by captbob on Aug 13, 2016 7:16:07 GMT -5
Bob, how would you have explained to your lovely bride the broken header over your garage door? That's why I went with 2 eye-bolts instead of one. Figured that helped spread the load. It's a 4x10 and went as high as I could on the street side for the best support. Some times ya just gotta roll the dice. |
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Post by DirtCleaner on Aug 13, 2016 19:32:49 GMT -5
Should have seen this thread earlier. Took out my 30" Covington out of my truck without much trouble.
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Post by tbvet3 on Aug 16, 2016 9:36:53 GMT -5
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Post by johnjsgems on Aug 17, 2016 15:13:36 GMT -5
I have plywood strips that fit one of my trailer ramps sets. Saws on wheels easy to load with winch. As far as motor, if it is dual voltage it will say on motor data plate and have wiring instructions. I ran my HP24 on 115V with no issues.
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Post by jcinpc on Aug 22, 2016 23:22:10 GMT -5
should have hollered, I`m in Plant City and have plenty of friends in the St Pete area, lol JamesP was in Florida at his hunt camp at the time y ou were picking up the saw
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Post by johnjsgems on Aug 23, 2016 18:27:18 GMT -5
Now you have it home be careful with the hood. I have friends with the same saw. Hood catch didn't stay "catched" and hood fell on his arm causing quite a bit of tissue damage. His wife outdid him when it fell and hit her in the face breaking a bone in her cheek. They called Diamond Pacific and were told they had a safety device they could sell them. They never bought there again. Good saw other than that.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2016 18:37:43 GMT -5
Now you have it home be careful with the hood. I have friends with the same saw. Hood catch didn't stay "catched" and hood fell on his arm causing quite a bit of tissue damage. His wife outdid him when it fell and hit her in the face breaking a bone in her cheek. They called Diamond Pacific and were told they had a safety device they could sell them. They never bought there again. Good saw other than that. They have a safety device they can sell someone whom was injured by their poorly engineered product? That is about as dumb a box of dog turds. They could/should have sued for actual damages. DP should have given the safety device for FREE. Omg... |
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Post by captbob on Aug 23, 2016 22:31:27 GMT -5
Thanks for the caution John. Supposedly, there is a pin that goes through a hole in one of the lifting arms that will prevent the hood from closing until the pin in removed.
Will be careful when I get the hood back on!
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Post by QuailRiver on Aug 23, 2016 23:25:22 GMT -5
I've seen a few folks rig a weight and pulley system from the rafters above to the lids of large saws like this for ease of opening and safety.
Larry C.
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Post by captbob on Aug 25, 2016 18:16:12 GMT -5
She noticed the eye bolts today when she got home from work!  I had said it would take her two weeks to notice. Tomorrow is two weeks. Need to work on my timing. "What the heck is that?" < pointing > I just laughed. wimmins ... |
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Post by johnjsgems on Aug 25, 2016 18:57:47 GMT -5
Tell her it is a $600 forklift. I have a pallet with a built up platform I put together to lift my roll up door to install on my garage. I bought the door and found my tractor with forks lifted 2' too short. Got a $1600 estimate from a garage door company to come out and install. I hired a kid for $30 and with platform lifted it right up. I call it my $1600 pallet.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2016 18:00:29 GMT -5
Need to work on my timing...
Priceless
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Post by johnjsgems on Aug 27, 2016 18:41:33 GMT -5
Or you can use the safety route. "Well Dear, I knew if you were here you would be worried sick I would get hurt unloading the 2 ton saw. A few eye bolts and a borrowed hoist and I unloaded it safely with no problems".
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Post by catmandewe on Aug 27, 2016 22:08:38 GMT -5
Changing from 220 to 110 will lower your HP rating, run more amps and cost more in your power bill.
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Post by Rockoonz on Aug 27, 2016 22:58:54 GMT -5
I don't think it would have much affect on the power bill, ohms law and all, but it will take it's own circuit and breaker, probably 16A or better.
220V will only draw about 8 amps, all this assuming a 1hp motor.
If you wire it for 110 you want all your wiring 12 gauge or bigger to avoid the added resistance, heat, and the loss in torque Tony referred to.
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Post by johnjsgems on Aug 29, 2016 12:27:19 GMT -5
Yes on the 20 amp circuit. A dual voltage motor may run more efficiently at the higher voltage but total energy usage is for all practical purposes the same. If name plate says 115/230 and rated load amps of 10.0/5.0 it means you will draw 10 amps fully loaded on one line or 5 amps on two lines. Old fashioned arithmetic says 5 plus 5 equals 10. I ran my old HP24 on 115 volts with no issues. I never checked actual amp draw but was able to run it and anything else in garage at same time.
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Post by captbob on Aug 29, 2016 13:27:11 GMT -5
Thank you for the input so far guys! This is a BIG honkin' motor. Way bigger than the one on my HP 24 saw. 5 HPDayton Industrial Motor Model # 6K633D The plate on it says: Volts 230 Amps 19.6 www.grainger.com/product/DAYTON-5-HP-General-Purpose-Motor-6K633(working on fixing link) no luck - google link below motor is first at top of page - Grainger page www.google.com/#q=Dayton+motor+6K633DI don't know that such a large motor can be changed to a lower voltage. Might be easier to change the motor out to one I can run without having to rewire for 230 I don't see anything on the motor about dual voltage. Even so, running on 110 would draw like 30 amps (?) I've never seen a 30 amp 110/120 breaker - but I've never looked for one either. If I keep it, it would be to hell and gone from the electric panel. Like over 100 feet away. Never looked into running 230 that far ... is that doable? Thanks again! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2016 18:19:20 GMT -5
Thank you for the input so far guys! This is a BIG honkin' motor. Way bigger than the one on my HP 24 saw. 5 HPDayton Industrial Motor Model # 6K633D The plate on it says: Volts 230 Amps 19.6 www.grainger.com/product/DAYTON-5-HP-General-Purpose-Motor-6K633(working on fixing link) no luck - google link below motor is first at top of page - Grainger page www.google.com/#q=Dayton+motor+6K633DI don't know that such a large motor can be changed to a lower voltage. Might be easier to change the motor out to one I can run without having to rewire for 230 I don't see anything on the motor about dual voltage. Even so, running on 110 would draw like 30 amps (?) I've never seen a 30 amp 110/120 breaker - but I've never looked for one either. If I keep it, it would be to hell and gone from the electric panel. Like over 100 feet away. Never looked into running 230 that far ... is that doable? Thanks again! You can sell that motor buy another one and have $$ left over. Help cover the expense of the saw! |
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Post by captbob on Aug 29, 2016 18:29:26 GMT -5
Thought of that Scott, but I doubt a used motor is worth all that much. Maybe a trade-in in at my local motor shop.
I'm wondering why there is a 5 HP motor on a rock saw in the first place. Seems like huge overkill.
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