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<blockquote data-quote="MacFromOK" data-source="post: 3233290" data-attributes="member: 40864"><p>Hehe, reminds me of a project the boss gave me when I worked for an oil field service company (I was the mechanic/welder). <img src="/images/smilies/biggrin.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>He'd won a bid on laying several miles of 8-10" pipeline (don't remember exactly), and bought a side-boom for his Case 450 dozer w/6-way blade, along with a heavy counter-weight. Installation for that was included in order to have a warranty.</p><p></p><p>But he wanted me to build a set of tongs to pick up the pipe so they wouldn't waste any time lifting/lowering the 20' sections. I asked how much each pipe weighed, and he said probably no more than 2000 lbs.</p><p></p><p>So... I build a gorilla set of tongs. Started with heavy pipe just larger than the pipe they were laying, split it, made gorilla hinges for it, and cut wrap-arounds of 3/8" plate on each side (edgewise), and then added 3/8" strips along the edges, so it looked like the wrap-arounds were made of really heavy angle-iron conformed to the heavy pipe (also made the "handles" a bit longer than usual for more leverage gripping the pipe). Added heavy chain to the top of the tongs, with a loop on top made of sucker rod for the lifting chain/cable.</p><p></p><p>And... finally the job started.</p><p></p><p>After the first day, the boss brought the tongs back to the shop and asked if I could put some type of liner inside to make the I.D. smaller and provide a cushion.</p><p></p><p>I asked why...</p><p></p><p>Apparently the pipe had changed specs somewhere along the line. The result turned out to be a smaller diameter <em>fiberglass</em> pipe, and he was worried about the tongs marring it as the guys connected/remove them... <img src="/images/smilies/biggrin.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>So I riveted truck brake linings inside the tongs. After a few days, some of the crew asked me why I'd made the tongs so heavy for fiberglass pipe.</p><p></p><p>Got a lotta laughs out of that project.</p><p><img src="/images/smilies/new/drunk.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":drunk2:" title="Drunk 2 :drunk2:" data-shortname=":drunk2:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacFromOK, post: 3233290, member: 40864"] Hehe, reminds me of a project the boss gave me when I worked for an oil field service company (I was the mechanic/welder). :D He'd won a bid on laying several miles of 8-10" pipeline (don't remember exactly), and bought a side-boom for his Case 450 dozer w/6-way blade, along with a heavy counter-weight. Installation for that was included in order to have a warranty. But he wanted me to build a set of tongs to pick up the pipe so they wouldn't waste any time lifting/lowering the 20' sections. I asked how much each pipe weighed, and he said probably no more than 2000 lbs. So... I build a gorilla set of tongs. Started with heavy pipe just larger than the pipe they were laying, split it, made gorilla hinges for it, and cut wrap-arounds of 3/8" plate on each side (edgewise), and then added 3/8" strips along the edges, so it looked like the wrap-arounds were made of really heavy angle-iron conformed to the heavy pipe (also made the "handles" a bit longer than usual for more leverage gripping the pipe). Added heavy chain to the top of the tongs, with a loop on top made of sucker rod for the lifting chain/cable. And... finally the job started. After the first day, the boss brought the tongs back to the shop and asked if I could put some type of liner inside to make the I.D. smaller and provide a cushion. I asked why... Apparently the pipe had changed specs somewhere along the line. The result turned out to be a smaller diameter [i]fiberglass[/i] pipe, and he was worried about the tongs marring it as the guys connected/remove them... :D So I riveted truck brake linings inside the tongs. After a few days, some of the crew asked me why I'd made the tongs so heavy for fiberglass pipe. Got a lotta laughs out of that project. :drunk2: [/QUOTE]
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