View Single Post
  #16  
Old 18th March 2011, 11:57 PM
les g les g is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: S.E.Cornwall
Posts: 760
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by flyerncle View Post
Les,a friend of mine use to work on a floating crane and it was powered by two Magy Duetz V12 diesel's that ran two Shottle Heads through 2 90 deg angles to the props and there were u/j's in them,amazed me how they survived.
Paul
i hate floating cranes
i wish i could own back all the hours i,ve done on the bloody things
got quite good now with the 2 stroke detroits now
to and fro from the van on the quayside to the crane via a tug or RIB all flippin day (big blokes like me look silly in an old fashioned lifejacket - like an orange michelin man )
gettin tools or parts or hoses made up ..
or hanging in/from a man basket when you are scared of heights ,getting your feet dunked in the oggin when goin ashore at the end the day.........
oh how i laugh.............
as for crazy angles on shafts its all about the loads /revs and duty cycles
thats for those clever people to work out .......far too involved for my little brain
cheers les g
Reply With Quote