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[truelove]

New member, run for your lives . Bought a grove TM275LP, needs a bunch of work on it. I am building container house, and didn't want to rent.
My brother said I wanted a container house because I had a hard on for a crane haha.
I wanted a nicer machine and looked for at least a year this one came up fairly local so I jumped on it.
Most immediate thing to fix is one of the outriggers is a geyser, but can plainy see the hole, hopefully it's not a complete pia to get the hose out. Also needs a holding valve (i suppose) as the boom bleeds down, slowly.
Third stage is also a geyser, but may be not needed.
Lower is 8-71 13 sp with 4 sp splitter.
I got it to stop and start from the cab, now needs the brakes fixed. Parking brake works great, builds air like a champ, but loses air when the brakes released. Tires are excellent.
Anyways, hopes of being crane kiig of the county have been dashed, but I can use it around the house for now

 

[skyking1]

Looks like good rubber, at least the steers.

 

[MarcusZ1967]

Oh, he!!..... YOU FIT right IN!!!! Welcome to the HEF with a BANG!!!

 

[funwithfuel]

Welcome. Jumping in head first and with a picker. Woo-hoo!

 

[truelove]

The rears are even nicer, changed over to 24.5 11. 2nd steer are real nice, front axle are pretty good

 

[crane operator]

There's no School like old School.

Very similar to the first crane I ever owned. Mine was a FWD carrier tm250, I think your carrier is a Pierce, judging by the outriggers and cab.

Diesel or gas upstairs? Some were detriot upstairs, others had ford gassers. Mine had actually been repowered upstairs to a perkins. It was great on fuel.

Looks like you have the 32-101 4 section boom. The dead section is okay once you learn how to use it. The A frame jibs are a pain to mount, unless you have all the time in the world and a forklift handy.

 

[Tyler d4c]

I had the same enthusiasm as you the day I hualed home my rt58. When your all done well see if you still have it!!!!!

 

[truelove]

It's detroit up and down, upper I'm not sure if it's a 6 or 4.
The pdf spec page shows it came with a 6-71 lower and 5 sp, I figured it got swapped out at some time.
I got brand new support cables for the A-frame, I'll install them later on.
I'll be back to messing with it in a couple days, I hope to at least get the outrigger hose off.

I'll have questions about the load chart and best way of deploying the jib later.

 

[truelove]

I'm already looking at another one, shipping is a tough pill to swallow

 

[truelove]

I want to remove an outrigger, and have no manual.
The stationary end of the cylinder looks easy enough to detach, if detached, will the whole thing slide out of the box, cylinder and all, or are the stops that have to be dealt with?

 

[crane operator]

I've never had a pierce carrier beam out. Some pictures of each end might help.

On a grove carrier- If you need to reseal cylinder there's a pin on each side.

If you are just changing hoses, you can pull the pin opposite the jack cylinder, and pull beam and jack together. Change both hoses and slide it back together. Use wire or rope to restring.ie tie rope to old hose, and use that rope to pull new hose back through.

 

[truelove]

One of the outrigger hoses needs changed, now the jack on the opposite side sprung a leak while running them yesterday
A couple of the jack hoses were already replaced, but they just threw them over the carrier.
The hoses are a mixed bag of crimp and thread on, I'll probably buy some hose and fittings and make my own
Retainer bolt

Pin opposite

 

[crane operator]

How about a couple more pictures showing the outrigger cylinder, both sides. It's pretty lazy to no rethread the hose in the box

 

[truelove]

Anyone have the procedure for removing dpring tension off the third section hose reel? I'm going to replace both hoses

 

[crane operator]

They usually have a hole in the drum. to put a pin in, and then retract boom to get it slack. I've clamped a vise grip on the rim, to ones that don't have a hole.

You're wanting to pull boom? or replace a hose in the reel?

 

[truelove]

Replace the hoses in the reel, the 3rd section won't move, there's a geyser in the hose.

I had thought of doing it like a garage door spring, i dont think I'd trust the vice grips but might try them.
There's a bolt that may play a part in holding it, but I didn't see a hole it would go into
With everything retacted it's about 4 feet to the fittings in the boom, easy enough to get off, reconnecting will take some doing.

We test lifted a container a few days ago, I'm going to need the 3rd section to do what I want, not to mention just wanting to get all 3 sections, the dead section and the underfolder up in the air for the erection factor

 

[crane operator]

I'm almost sure there's a pin hole to lock it. I've got a old book I think at the shop, and it should show it. I'll look at it tomorrow.

I hope you aren't planning on using jib for lifting conexes?

 

[truelove]

Ha no on the jib/context, I was thinking of another erection.
If you have the manuel that's great, when uou have time I'd appreciate it if you'd let me know what it says about the reel.
I need to shop around maybe I'll get lucky and find one

 

[truelove]

Got the hoses out today, made a tool to turn the reel and vise grips to hold it.
Hoses are about 33 ft each
Question about the dumb section of boom.
It gets drawn out with the end boom section, wouldn't the end section need a super long cylinder to extend both it and the pin section ? Or it it only either or?

 

[crane operator]

There's only two extension cylinders. Both the same length.

The tip section is run in and out using the second section cylinder, and its either locked/pinned retracted, or extended.

If you run with the tip extended, but the 1 and 2 sections not fully extended, the chart capacities are based on boom angle, with pinned section extended.