Is this acceptable quality on a brand new Kubota?

[Tollster]

Tolster,thanks for the info about your job.
The thing about u.t. verses r.t. is u.t is most operator dependant.[if operator is flawed so is test]

R.t. you have a piece of film,where every body and his brother can agrue about it,they can see it as well as the guy who made the shot and interpreted it.

But,after looking at these welds, don't think u.t./m.t. /p.t/e.t.[be real hard to x-ray the fillit weld],is needed,just a very casual v.t..

The versus has always been argument, but as UT has evolved, particularly with the automated UT, its considerably more accurate, and when viewed on an optical disc, its hard to hide any calibration errors. But like other NDE exams, it still has variables, many folks still consider it voo-doo, but it has a place and I believe the two disciplines compliment one another and should be used in conjunction when questions arise, or independent of each other depending on time, dose, and mobility come into play.

Danno, never been to Seabrook, but Pilgrim station (Mass.), and Millstone (Conn.). At last count I have only been to 32 US nukes. Its interesting stuff and many of the welds we examine are existing welds off the reactor, pumps, valves coolant etc.. We still do new stuff for mods and replacements. But I tend to enjoy the existing weld inspection the most. The main concerns are cyclic, and thermal fatique, and IGSCC in the stainless. I can only count about 5 outages in 22 years I personally have extended due to major findings in existing equipment. I was at TMI during 9-11, and mapped the head indications at Davis Besse.

This was a high dose, high contamination dive on a recirc valve bowl internal. I have one set of cotton coveralls, plastic booties, cotton gloves , cotton hood, two sets of rubber gloves, and two sets of rubber boot covers, one gortex "ninja" coverall, one powervisor, and one cotton face sock. I was performing a stellite seat verification with the stick magnet you see in my hand.

 

[rdsaustintx]

Congratulations.

That has got to be the most blatant topic drift in the history of the internet.

 

[Scooby074]

Tollster, Cool pic. Thats a pretty intense line of work your in judging by picture posted and PPE involved. It would have to be a "unique" feeling being in close proximity (relatively) to a working or recently operating reactor.

 

[curtisfarmer]

I vote we send him to the Kubota plant see what is going on with the welding on the new tractors. Oh, and grab me a peice of plutonium, I live in a 1746 farm house with no insulation and could use the endless free heat. Add me to the axis of evil along with Iraq, N Korea, and the rest....I just want free heat. Around this forum we all know who the real axis of evil is......Kiotis and other Kubota knockoffs!!!

 

[greenmule]

Well,them welds on my kioti look pretty good,matter of fact,don't think I've seen better even at a power plant.

 

[curtisfarmer]

Perfect opportunity to see what the competition is making!! Greenmule, could you post pictures of your welds? Sure would be nice to see what Kioti is putting out. BTW, only busting chops about Kiotis.

 

[greenmule]

No,can't post pictures,just believe me!!?? them welds are like ones I used to make,back when I could see....prettiest welds I ever seen on them kiotis!!

 

[WaxMan]

Going to try and post pics of my welds tomorrow, had to work today with the machines and looked at the welds all day..... some are thick....will post soon.

I have a standing offer for a Kubota roundup at my farm to compare, check out curtisfarm.com to see my "wedding" farm. Have truck&trailer to pick up friends.

curtisfarmer
Just checked your web site. Wow!! you have a great place there , and what a great job.
I asked my wife the other night what the Hel* is a wedding farmer.
Now I know, was that your families place or did you buy it.
What a job playing with the Kubota and beautiful women around you every week. I 'd like to do that for a living. Great idea for such a nice place.
Beautiful place you have.

 

[curtisfarmer]

The farm is the oldest house and farm in our town, 1746, and we have owned it since 1907. It was given to me over all long period of time as my grandmother knew my dad would chop it up, so she taught me how to run the place and gave it to me before she died. I became the owner when I was 22, I am now 36, was a corporate finance analyst starting insurnace companies in S. East Asia, quit to come be at the farm, worked for a high tech.....got laid off in 2001....didn't know what to do for work so I used my old Ford farm equipment to do landscaping and farm type stuff for others. I started the wedding "farm" in 1996 as a means to keep the place and help pay the taxes, it was either that or chop it up and build McMansions. Farming up here is dead unless you do something different. People kinda laughed and thought it was cute and all, but now it is 1/2 my income and growing. People think I am loaded (land rich, very cash poor) cause I have such a huge place and I am young, but they also scratch their heads cause I literally drive a tractor for work almost every day of the week. Remember the recent movie the Astronaut Farmer or something like that? I used my friends Kubota L2350 GST to get me off the ground, bought my first L48 and went from there. I call my self an edumacated dirt pirate and self proclaimed wedding farmer. Never thought I would be doing what I am doing. I went from the 60th floor of the John Hancock Tower to the seat of a Kubota and love it!

 

[Charlton John]

The farm is the oldest house and farm in our town, 1746, and we have owned it since 1907. It was given to me over all long period of time as my grandmother knew my dad would chop it up, so she taught me how to run the place and gave it to me before she died. I became the owner when I was 22, I am now 36, was a corporate finance analyst starting insurnace companies in S. East Asia, quit to come be at the farm, worked for a high tech.....got laid off in 2001....didn't know what to do for work so I used my old Ford farm equipment to do landscaping and farm type stuff for others. I started the wedding "farm" in 1996 as a means to keep the place and help pay the taxes, it was either that or chop it up and build McMansions. Farming up here is dead unless you do something different. People kinda laughed and thought it was cute and all, but now it is 1/2 my income and growing. People think I am loaded (land rich, very cash poor) cause I have such a huge place and I am young, but they also scratch their heads cause I literally drive a tractor for work almost every day of the week. Remember the recent movie the Astronaut Farmer or something like that? I used my friends Kubota L2350 GST to get me off the ground, bought my first L48 and went from there. I call my self an edumacated dirt pirate and self proclaimed wedding farmer. Never thought I would be doing what I am doing. I went from the 60th floor of the John Hancock Tower to the seat of a Kubota and love it!

Thats and awsome story. Take it from someone still stuck in corporate America on the 33 floor, if I could do what you did I would in a minute. Dont get me wrong I make a good living but love the tractor/farm thing and would love to do it full time. This is why I cherish all the seat time I can get on my little spread Thanks for sharing