076 — Direktlink
18.04.2008, 05:36 Uhr
bobm2004
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Okay folks its time to post Team USA results for rigging the PTC. Sorry it took Team USA so long to get it done, but hey, that’s life in the USA! Today was the 17th anniversary of my 29th birthday, so I took it off to play with my PTC. So this post will be a little multipart as I am going to post my reeving time, post a few how to’s and a small review of the PTC. A full review of the PTC will be up on my website later this evening, with 82 pictures.
Part one: Reeving time totals: 100 minutes for the main boom and the luffer, and 151 minutes for the main hook and small hook. However I need to give myself a 8 minute deduct for the phone call from mom, and I need to deduct another 6 minutes for the phone call from the boss man. So Team USA time is 237 minutes.
Paul???? Time to post and remember I am a moderator and can edit your post!!! (I would never do that)
Part two: Here are some pictures of my hook reeving that happened today. The main hook that comes with the PTC has keepers on the hook to prevent rigging from coming off. And unfortunately the manufacturer made these permanent not spring clips that work. So in my infinite wisdom I tried to drill out the pin to make it work. This unfortunately lead to my breaking the part off. So a quick dab of epoxy and it went back together in its non-functional state.
And here are a couple of the pictures of my set up. The book shows laying the hook block lose on its side-that is nuts! Holding things tight is a better idea!
Part three:The PTC I am really liking. Yes it was pricey, but a heck of a detailed model. I think having WSI as their masters made TWH do a better job than on some previous offerings.
The disappointments are:
You cannot break down for transport mode-impossible
The pre rigging of the counter weight connections is, ah, difficult to deal with at best-all four block and tackles on a common drum-no possible way to loosen them or tighten without them jumping when undoing the tape. I had to re reeve all four blocks - 3 hours worth
The pre measured pennant lines to the main boom-one tight the other lax and swinging in the breeze. The only way to tension is to lay the boom out at about a 35 degree angle-other than that no means to adjust.
All of the backmast stays did not have the right size hole in them to accept the screw provided and required drilling all 8 out to the right size-not the end of the world, but still….
The good points:
It goes together pretty easily
Everything fits and no defects in the parts other than the back mast stays
It spins on the track super easy
Detailed parts are sensible
The winches have awesome, the brakes work and hold well
All reeving works perfectly-you can easily boom up and down and luff up and down
Instructions are pretty clear and logical
Packaging is superior
Boom tips are black
Details are superior
Braided line-not musky master but close
It has aircraft warning lights on the boom tip
Booms all the way up and down on its own-you could lay it out 2" off the ground and it is rock solid
Overall the big trick is getting the weight of the crane evenly distributed across the counter weight pennants and the back mast pennants
Overall this model is worth every penny!! A few pictures to share, and again 82 in total on the web site
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