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5 months 5 days ago #257565
by mog5858
Hi, I am looking for info / a load chart for my 561. well it's a D6-9U 28676 but it has a caterpillar live draw works on it 39C308. Just trying to see what I got and how much it could lift. she got 10 smaller counter weights and 6 larger with Tk2556MB200 cast in the side of them it was before the days of Hyd counter weights. hear are a few pic as we all like pic.
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5 months 4 days ago #257570
by Deas Plant.
Hi, mog5858.
I don't have a load chart for that 'li'l beauty' but a LOTTA sidebooms would lift close to their own weight close in before the advent of hydraulic counterweight extension and many would lift more than their own weight with hydraulic counterweight extension.
Here izza link to the current PL61 sideboom page at plmcat.com:
plmcat.com/pipeline-equipment/pipelayers/pl61-pipelayer
Your machine would lift somewhat less than that.
Just my 0.02.
You have a wonderful day. Best wishes. Deas Plant.
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5 months 4 days ago #257571
by GrantJ
Was this the one that was auctioned off a couple of months ago in Sacramento? Just curious. Grant.
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5 months 4 days ago #257577
by bluox
Not really a 561, it's a MD6 pipelayer.
Its serial number is 9U39C308 if you read it right.
With 3500lb. counter weight might pick 26,500lbs at 4 foot overhang.
Bob
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5 months 4 days ago #257581
by mog5858
thanks you bluox for telling me what I have along with the info about lifting capacity. no this was not sold recently I had it a couple a years ago up hear in Canada. might have some jobs up for her this summer.
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5 months 4 days ago #257583
by Deebo
Great find there Bruce! I’ll put it in the library, we’ve got Operator’s Instructions for the MD7 but nothing on the MD6..
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3 months 1 week ago #258605
by mog5858
things went well last week so I thought I would share a few pic as we all seem to like to see equipment working. the tank was 5000LB and you could tell it was there but I think the sideboom handle it well. I would like to find a block to make the load line a 2 part line as it's very fast when going up right now. the 992B helped with clean up.
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3 months 1 week ago #258607
by neil
That's very cool Martin. Nice to use one's own equipment for "real" jobs as well as show / play-days. A shipping company just barged a new overbridge down the Erie Canal past our place as a genuine commercial load that wasn't a tourist activity (those are good too but seeing freight on the canal is extra special). You mentioned it has live draw works - where is the power for the winch taken from on the tractor? Is it the regular PTO, and does that disengage with the tractor's main clutch?
Cheers,
Neil
Pittsford, NY
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