Tsubaki Machinery Skates; anyone read Japanese?

[Toolmaker51]

Scored a set of four, visually they may equal 12,000 pound capacity skates. Naturally, I'd rather be certain. The info will aid making turnplates, simply scaling quality like-sized counterparts. each of 4 have same label, pic one has barely visible marking TUF "6" and 58-12; they could be December 1958, yet run smooth, so......

 

[slnielsen]

How about using the Google Translate app on your phone? It can translate pictures, with some luck.

 

[Toolmaker51]

Thanks, good tip, hadn't occurred to me. I use "Lens" occasionally, with occasional disappointing results Hilarious to me that it struggles with items, seemingly common, that if those didn't exist LOTS of others wouldn't either. But enough rant, I'll give it a shot.
First Round; English and unknown labels, not translated, and spectacular review of every piece of yellow gear [Caterpillar, Komatsu, Duetz, 100's of others] for sale on Earth.

 

[EmanuelGoldstein]

First Round; English and unknown labels, not translated, and spectacular review of every piece of yellow gear [Caterpillar, Komatsu, Duetz, 100's of others] for sale on Earth.

I'll send it over to the japanese teacher I know, but it's still spring festival so no guarantees on timeliness. For all I know she's been drunk on sake for the past three days and whooping it ... maybe better shut up but yes I wou ... umm, I'm leaving now. If I get an answer will tell you.

 

[Kingbob]

This is what google lens could do for me, Looks like you were right on the date - looks like the capacity would be that far right white box

 

[EmanuelGoldstein]

Scored a set of four,

Confirmed it's the date, model number, and load capacity. Photo I looked at had all of them blank, but the only one you care about is on the far right. Unless you can look up the model somewhere

 

[Toolmaker51]

KingBob, I truly appreciate that effort. My tries got some off that, but haven't figured how to move the cursor/ search box. Putting together a labeled pic is very considerate.
This is more fun than I expected. FWIW, "Lens" can (might) decipher but can't tell what it likes, or limitations. It did a bit of this. Glad this has potential of 6T, the imported 12,000# have tires, I've got more confidence in caterpillar rollers, my floor is solid but may have been poured before 1900. There are uneven sections. I'm cogitating how to construct turnplates, at the moment jacking and hand turning is OK. Those will use corner holes as 'dowels' instead of machine work on skate chassis.
"Translate", have to use more to get familiar, not very intuitive, fiddly too.

Now, about that inebriated language teacher.........

 

[danker]

Found this webpage on the Japanese site.

https://tt-net.tsubakimoto.co.jp/tecs/pdct/clc/pdct_CLTUF.asp

Have worked a lot with Tsubaki chain and never realized they made this product. Nice Find.

 

[Toolmaker51]

Nice find indeed.
Google hasn't hadn't indicated Tsubaki made skates; was thinking they're a private label arrangement. Either way, used load skates enough to realize I had to get a set, as usually working alone.
I swear, the four were $100 and a 3 hour round trip.
danker; Thank's for the bookmark! TUF-6 right there in the menu!
I'll be posting while zeroing in on turnplates design, and steering bar.
ps: CAD PDF advises holes in sideplates are not handle attachments, explaining lack of turnplates. While I believe them, also positive a Gr8 or DIN12.8 through bolt with minimum thread length and a snug standoff between the plates will be fine.

 

[plastikdreams]

Um, it says lube with soy sauce.

 

[Toolmaker51]

Soy Sauce lacks sufficient viscosity; I'm using Oyster Plum Sauce.

btw, in Asian culture, there is disdain for soy sauce among higher levels of society.

 

[EmanuelGoldstein]

Now, about that inebriated language teacher.........

No chance, had to ask over the phone, I'm already back to the Big City

 

[slnielsen]

I don't think it looks like something made in 1958. In this thread the OP tells about Japanese years, Showa 58 would make it 1983. The labels looks newer than 1958 to me?

Japanese finds

I'm located in Japan and I'm always on the lookout for good deals here. I wanted to start a thread of my more interesting domestic finds, usually older metrology gear, and interesting tooling. I have quite a variety of JAM precision vises, I pretty much use them exclusively. This is my latest...

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Meiji - Taisho - Showa - Heisei

 

[Garwood]

Those look like they are intended to bolt to something permanently.

IMO. I would not put turntables on top. I would put rubber pads and link bar sockets on two of them and build the other two into a steering skate like GKS.

 

[Toolmaker51]

Ran across Bakafish last night, I posted sincere appreciation toward Japanese products in his post, tools in particular. They have a terrific foundation on machine tools too.
General MacArthur, W. Edwards Deming and Josef M. Duran did the job very well.
I wouldn't give some of their neighbors an inch.

 

[twr]

Hi i would make the 2 into one like Garwood suggested, thats what i did. Rubber is not glued to the pad yet in the picture. It has a one inch hole in the hitch part so i can hook onto it with my truck or if i had a forklift. Also most of the ones you can buy like this use a large thrust bearing under the pad. Mine has 2 taper roller bearings.

 

[Toolmaker51]

Aha. Very tactical solution, no floor flat enough to bear on 4 corners, as mere strategists would insist.

I'd rather go in early or stay late, than have looky-loos holding up Olympic scorecards.
Who finds it tedious paying pretend attention to some idgit in slacks and loafers, theorizing what the subject of their attention has completed many times, relying on no distractions.

 

[Toolmaker51]

I don't think it looks like something made in 1958. In this thread the OP tells about Japanese years, Showa 58 would make it 1983. The labels looks newer than 1958 to me?

Japanese finds

I'm located in Japan and I'm always on the lookout for good deals here. I wanted to start a thread of my more interesting domestic finds, usually older metrology gear, and interesting tooling. I have quite a variety of JAM precision vises, I pretty much use them exclusively. This is my latest...

www.practicalmachinist.com

Meiji - Taisho - Showa - Heisei

Agreed.
As a Showa 27, they are far better off than a mere 6 year age difference.
But 1983 is still along time ago!

 

[Bill D]

I would assume any weight would be in metric tons or kilos. How does Japan use commas in long numbers? America uses commas to seperate every 1000 and a point for a decimal. Europe reverses this usage.