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Here's some pics of an all metal copper brass radiator we rebuilt for a Toyota 4Runner. The top brass tank was cracked & leaking around the fillerneck area so we replaced it with a new tank. The core received a rod & repair along with re-running the top & bottom headers. Running the headers means [...]
Here’s some pics of an aluminum gasoline powered cylinder head & a compacted graphite iron diesel powered cylinder head we cleaned & machined. The aluminum cylinder head was surfaced with a cutting insert that we use that is specifically tailored for creating the proper surface finish on aluminum cylinder heads & blocks. The Perkins diesel [...]
Here’s some pics of a Caterpillar 854G RTD (Rubber Tire Dozer) hardnose radiator cooling system package we picked up for repair & rebuilding. The entire nosecone & all of the cooling system components inside of it will be removed for cleaning, repairing & then all reinstalled. Rebuilding the complete hardnose like this makes it a [...]
Here’s some progress pics of a compact diesel engine we’re rebuilding. The engine is a tier four Perkins 1204E four cylinder diesel engine that goes into an Xtreme Manufacturing XR4030 telehandler. We have the engine shorblocked which means the crankshaft, pistons, rings, & connecting rods are installed in the block. Included in the assembly are [...]
Here are some before, during & after pics of a Caterpillar 854K hardnose radiator cooling package we rebuilt. The hardnose is off of an RTD which stands for Rubber Tire Dozer. Inside the hardnose, or nosecone, assembly are sixteen Caterpillar AMOCS aluminum radiator cores, three various oil coolers and two aftercoolers, or charge air coolers [...]
Here’s some before & after pics of a hardnose cooling package we overhauled. Also referred to as a nosecone, this one is off of a Caterpillar 740 articulated truck. Inside the hardnose, or nosecone, housing is the radiator, oil cooler, ac condenser, fan, fan drive & a few other cooling system components. 5435 Desert Point [...]
Here's some pics of a Caterpillar 16M & 18M Grader Axle Spindle Housing. The bores are worn beyond the OE specs so machining & welding is required to bring them back to spec. We first set up the spindle housing on our Rottler cnc boring mill & machine the bores oversize until they are perfectly [...]
Here’s some pics of various jobs we have going on in the radiator shop, machine shop & the fabrication & welding department. The first three pics are of a Caterpillar 793F Mesabi Radiator that we overhauled & the aluminum aftercoolers just got mounted to it. The fourth pic is a set of Caterpillar 2W-5540 folded [...]
Here's some before & after pics of an Ingersoll Rand DML drill rig radiator & lo-temp aftercooler we reconditioned. The radiator portion is a bolt-on with a conventional flat fin core & six rows of tubes. The LTA, or lo temp aftercooler, is an all aluminum heat exchanger which is constructed with a bar-and-plate core. [...]
Here's some pics of some Wiseco engine parts we ordered for a Kawasaki KX250F engine build. The main parts for the engine build are included in the Garage Buddy Kit which includes a new crankshaft with connecting rod, forged piston with rings, cam/timing chain & a full set of gaskets. In addition to those parts [...]
