Cuz Casey's Colossal Case-apillar Completion

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Tad Wicks

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Well it started as a fleeting thought then morphed into an idea when Casey procured a parallel ripper from a 1450 Case to mount on his D6C and then finally after several years, turned into a reality last week. I laid out all the parts on a 2D CAD to maintain the parallel engineering then sent them off to be CNC burnt. I did the boring in my mill, 2 inches plus .005 knowing all to well that several passes of 3/16 Jet would pull the 1 inch plate and of course it all had to line up right on the D6 bolts so allowances had to be made for that as well. I am really glad I had the mag drill, it was a lifesaver. Tad

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Tue, Oct 11, 2016 12:18 AM

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Hey Tad,

Wow... Looks Great... good job

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Tue, Oct 11, 2016 12:26 AM

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Hey Tad,

Wow... Looks Great... good job

Wow great job. That mount plate should be more then heavy enough to withstand the forces of ripping.

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Tue, Oct 11, 2016 12:50 AM

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Hey Tad,

Wow... Looks Great... good job

Looks good!!! Here is the original Cat version for comparison.

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Tue, Oct 11, 2016 12:55 AM

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Looks good!!! Here is the original Cat version for comparison.

I couldn't be more pleased with this construction and installation. It works flawlessly! Cousin Tad talks about the CAD, Jet rod and the .005 overbore, but he neglects to mention the hardest tool of the bunch. The Tape Measure!!! If I recall correctly, we measured and measured and measured again and again and a 12th time. I must say gents, that Tad's ability to translate a tape to paper then to steel is remarkable. He never had to disassemble any part of the project and start over. Truly a testament to Tad's craftsmanship.

Thank You Tad.

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Tue, Oct 11, 2016 1:12 AM

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I couldn't be more pleased with this construction and installation. It works flawlessly! Cousin Tad talks about the CAD, Jet rod and the .005 overbore, but he neglects to mention the hardest tool of the bunch. The Tape Measure!!! If I recall correctly, we measured and measured and measured again and again and a 12th time. I must say gents, that Tad's ability to translate a tape to paper then to steel is remarkable. He never had to disassemble any part of the project and start over. Truly a testament to Tad's craftsmanship.

Thank You Tad.

That is cool beans guys!! I've looked around for a ripper for my C, and have thought about building one. Now I know it's possible!!

Bruce.

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Tue, Oct 11, 2016 5:11 AM

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That is cool beans guys!! I've looked around for a ripper for my C, and have thought about building one. Now I know it's possible!!

Bruce.

Thats come up really well and sounds like it works just as planned

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Tue, Oct 11, 2016 9:52 AM

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Thats come up really well and sounds like it works just as planned

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That's some darn good looking work Casey!

D-4 7U-43159 with 4S dozer and Cat 40 scraper, D-7 3T-1179 with Cat 7S hydraulic dozer, D-7 17A 13,944, D-8 14A-1160 with Cat 8S cable dozer, Cat 12-99E-4433 Grader. All runners and users.

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Tue, Oct 11, 2016 11:02 AM

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I couldn't be more pleased with this construction and installation. It works flawlessly! Cousin Tad talks about the CAD, Jet rod and the .005 overbore, but he neglects to mention the hardest tool of the bunch. The Tape Measure!!! If I recall correctly, we measured and measured and measured again and again and a 12th time. I must say gents, that Tad's ability to translate a tape to paper then to steel is remarkable. He never had to disassemble any part of the project and start over. Truly a testament to Tad's craftsmanship.

Thank You Tad.

[quote="Casey Root"]I couldn't be more pleased with this construction and installation. It works flawlessly! Cousin Tad talks about the CAD, Jet rod and the .005 overbore, but he neglects to mention the hardest tool of the bunch. The Tape Measure!!! If I recall correctly, we measured and measured and measured again and again and a 12th time. I must say gents, that Tad's ability to translate a tape to paper then to steel is remarkable. He never had to disassemble any part of the project and start over. Truly a testament to Tad's craftsmanship.

Thank You Tad.[/quote]

You just can't beat a CMM (Cousin's Multiple Measuring) when precision coordinates are required!

Awesome design and fabrication gentlemen...Kudos to you both :clap2:

Tom

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Tue, Oct 11, 2016 8:44 PM

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[quote="Casey Root"]I couldn't be more pleased with this construction and installation. It works flawlessly! Cousin Tad talks about the CAD, Jet rod and the .005 overbore, but he neglects to mention the hardest tool of the bunch. The Tape Measure!!! If I recall correctly, we measured and measured and measured again and again and a 12th time. I must say gents, that Tad's ability to translate a tape to paper then to steel is remarkable. He never had to disassemble any part of the project and start over. Truly a testament to Tad's craftsmanship.

Thank You Tad.[/quote]

You just can't beat a CMM (Cousin's Multiple Measuring) when precision coordinates are required!

Awesome design and fabrication gentlemen...Kudos to you both :clap2:

Tom

Thanks Crawler Dollars.
The Kudos have to go to Tad. If left to my own devices, the project probably never would have been finished. If I had finished it then I can almost guarantee that it would have been re-started 2 or 3 times and even then it probably wouldn't have worked properly.

Here is a quick video of how well it works.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOiLxA-miHs

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