1/16 Bucyrus-Monighan Walking Dragline

[9W Monighan]

Originally Posted by eef7260

Very nice progress Steve the spokes came out real nice.
Are the 19 sheaves for the suspension ropes all the same or a lot of different sizes ?
How is the flu ?? ( over here it does not feel very pleasant )

Eef

They are all the same 20''dia -1.25''scale there are two more called deflection sheaves that are mounted on a small A frame 3/4 up the boom about the same dia. only they mesh together,one with a male flange and the other a female flange. They run on a shaft and can slide back and forth about 3/4'' with the cable swaying and following the spooling and unspooling. I think Lorenzo's Page dragline has a similar setup but closer to the house. I need to get the delection sheaves done, attach the wood planks on the tip and fasten two truck tires (I'm using Lego tires like on Smallhaul's Tonka)
to keep the cable from rubbing the lattace. I noticed some rubbing but nothing major from the Cabin Fever run.
As far as the Flu, I'm only in one day with the Amoxicillin. but getting a little better.