Xfirecat Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 North of Capreol: does anyone know what the round wood and steel structure is at the bottom of the hill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupkids Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 I believe it's a part form the mill at the mine that was there. I have no idea what was mined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Quote We were by there two weeks ago and wondered the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledguy74 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 prototype Ski Doo track design????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupkids Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Found out what that part is today. It is the drum that the hoist cable wraps around. The mine was called nickel offset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbane Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Just wondering what Sudbury and North Bay trails have been like this weekend. Is there still decent base with a minimum of base spots? Any report appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupkids Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Sudbury northern trails where great yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xfirecat Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 Thanks Kevin, that was my guess. Wonder what the vintage is. Looks turn of last century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xfirecat Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 Interesting 1926-1959. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecker Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 i think it was used for packing roads in the winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02Sled Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 large scale lawn roller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbane Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 On 3/18/2017 at 9:44 PM, soupkids said: Found out what that part is today. It is the drum that the hoist cable wraps around. The mine was called nickel offset. Soupkid, did you get that info from a reliable source? While I'm certainly no expert on mine hoist equipment, I have trouble understanding how that wheel would be used as a hoist pulley or cable drum?? If used as a hoist pulley to redirect the hoist cable, it wouldn't need to be so wide. IF used as a cable drum to wind up the cable, I would think it needs endplates. Interesting piece of old equipment for sure with the wood/steel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupkids Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Got the info from a guy that said he knows ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrafrozen Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Much too light construction to be a cable hoist drum, no grooves, bull gear or grease. Looks like a part of a rotary vacuum drum filter to me. A pump draws slurry through from the outside to the inside and solids build up on the outside to be scraped off as a filter cake. It's hard to see in the pic but is the center shaft a pipe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrafrozen Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Found this: Caption said: "Drum filter and mill" from the Log Cabin Mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xfirecat Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 Ultrafrozen, here are a few more pics. No pipe in the centre like a vacuum drum and if you look closely you can see some threaded pipe with floor flanges and unions used to reinforce one end of the drum, I assume it was where the most stress was put on the drum. The wood has holes to allow fastening to the steel wheel with threaded hooks. There are large gears on each end. One of the pics make it look like the wheel is out of round but it's just the camera lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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