Above 1200 Sq/FT Overcoming Good-Deal-Itis One Project at a Time

[Mr.zippy]

That LX Cam fella sounds like a good dude! But, he's gonna give you some **** along the way

 

[LXCam]

That LX Cam fella sounds like a good dude! But, he's gonna give you some **** along the way

I sure damn will

Any time Sterling, I’m glad the timing worked out so well.

 

[zmotorsports]

WOW! That ***** about the tire failure Sterling. I'm surprised to see it was a Michelin, I've had excellent results with the few Michelin's I've run. I have also had great results with Bridgestone's in the heavier ply tires and Toyo's. My son is running the Cooper AT3's on his Duramax and they are wearing well.

 

[customh]

I thought @zmotorsports might suggest some Nitto Terra Grapplers considering the budget.

 

[zmotorsports]

I thought @zmotorsports might suggest some Nitto Terra Grapplers considering the budget.

Travis, while I am pleased with the Nitto Terra Grapplers on my Duramax, for a stock size tire such as what Sterling is inquiring about, I think I would run something less aggressive.

 

[SilverJimmy]

Budget?! I need to try to save some cash for important stuff, like a automatic floor buffer! My friends keep sending me advertisements for buffers, Zamboni’s, Roomba’s and other floor care stuff! On the tire front I’m kinda leaning towards the Cooper HT3 if I don’t just get another set of the Michelin Defenders.

 

[larry4406]

I have Cooper Discover RTX on my 2003 Ford F350 crew cab long box SRW.

They ride nice.

I don’t drive the truck much due price of diesel.

 

[SilverJimmy]

Electrician came over yesterday and wired up my lift, did a great job and added the extras I wanted. A 220 outlet for my mig welder and 110 for the occasional times I need more than a cordless tool while working in lift area. Also had him add a 30 amp switch for the lift pump because my friend who is the NAPA Tools & Equipment manager in this area suggested it for in case the lift switch were to stick on. He said he’s had customers experience that before, better safe than sorry.
Had to take a picture of my Mustang in the shop. I’ve had this car for almost 30 years and I still can just stare at it and admire the perfect lines that Ford designed into it and Shelby made even better!

And one last **** shot for you guys!

Electrician had to add that double breaker and I thought this was a cool shot! Only thing left electrical wise are the two 3 Phase converters for my big lathe and the Kysor-Johnson horizontal band saw, then the electrical will be complete!

 

[fouckhest]

Dang Sterling, you can post that kind of content w/o the **** warning!!

I like the power on the lift, thats a great idea!

Mustang is beautiful

Power panel....

 

[larry4406]

Very nice!

I am not a sparky, but shouldn't the conduit for the feeder have a bushing on it?

 

[SilverJimmy]

Very nice!

I am not a sparky, but shouldn't the conduit for the feeder have a bushing on it?

I don’t know, but I will ask! Thanks for looking out for me!

 

[SilverJimmy]

Went to the local Discount Tire yesterday and got the Cooper HT3’s that I decided on mounted and balanced on an extra set of factory forged wheels I‘ve been hanging onto.

These wheels were given to me by a customer probably 15 years ago, he said I’d need them someday!

Really glad I held on to them cuz they’re in really great shape and will look awesome on my truck! I’m a little concerned about how much weight they had to hang on these to balance them, hope that’s not a sign of problems to come.

 

[RickP]

Those "new" wheels look great!
I'll bet you really are glad you kept them.

Before the new shop, I'm wondering where you found room to store all these good deals? The shop is looking really good, and that electrician is worth every penny.

 

[OutlawDrifter]

Personally I'd take them back and have them break the bead and rotate them 90-180° and re-balance.

 

[madison069]

Personally I'd take them back and have them break the bead and rotate them 90-180° and re-balance.

 

[SilverJimmy]

I thought about doing that but was thinking it wouldn’t do much as these wheels are factory forged alloy wheels and I don’t think they have as much inconsistency in balance as a welded steel wheel or cast aluminum wheels do. I might be wrong on my thinking so I’ll call my buddy that runs the Pep Boys in Flagstaff and sells lots of the Cooper tires and ask him his thoughts on these tires and all the lead in play here.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Someone ignored the colored dots. Give em a try, if they don’t vibrate, then ride em.

 

[signcrafter]

Someone ignored the colored dots. Give em a try, if they don’t vibrate, then ride em.

Bingo. Red dot is the heavy part of the tire and looks like they put it at valve stem which is usually the heavy spot of the rim.

 

[larry4406]

Someone ignored the colored dots. Give em a try, if they don’t vibrate, then ride em.

Bingo. Red dot is the heavy part of the tire and looks like they put it at valve stem which is usually the heavy spot of the rim.

Never knew this!

 

[SilverJimmy]

No red dots here, so maybe a new way of identifying the heavy spot on tires? I really do need to go back to the shoe store and figure out this mess!

 

[signcrafter]

No red dots here, so maybe a new way of identifying the heavy spot on tires? I really do need to go back to the shoe store and figure out this mess!

In your first picture of single tire look towards the outer of the tire just after the 3 in HT3. Second picture look just before the C in cooper.

 

[M.Brane]

Not every manufacturer marks, and some are different. My experience is that the wheels themselves can be just as bad or worse.

 

[Finallygotit]

In your first picture of single tire look towards the outer of the tire just after the 3 in HT3. Second picture look just before the C in cooper.

 

[Old Man Roger]

No red dots here, so maybe a new way of identifying the heavy spot on tires? I really do need to go back to the shoe store and figure out this mess!

I clearly see red dots. Just drive them and if they aren’t balanced then bring it to them. If they are balanced then forget about it.

 

[SilverJimmy]

Went and looked at all 4 tires, both sides, no red dots! WTF?! Now I’m really wondering about these Coopers!

 

[SilverJimmy]

Wow! You guys are good, I totally missed those red dots, even after going and looking for them many times!

 

[SilverJimmy]

So far it’s been a very busy weekend starting early Friday morning. A friend of mine was looking for a used forklift so I found him a good deal on one but it was up in Flagstaff and his shop is here in Prescott…. so Road Trip! We figured out the best way to move it was with a drop deck trailer and he was going to rent it. Cool thing is that if you rent it on a Friday and return it the next business day it’s only a one day rental. So we picked the trailer up Friday morning and picked up his new to him forklift
Got it moved to Prescott very smoothly, this trailer is slick! And now I get to use it for the rest of the weekend to move some of my stuff cuz the trailer has to be returned by 9:00 AM Monday. Sounds like a Good Deal to me! My wife and I loaded up a bunch of straps and headed back up to Flagstaff yesterday morning to see if I could move the one thing I’ve been dreading moving the most, my Ex-Cell-O vertical milling machine that I got from my late best friend.
I downloaded a manual and went over the moving info one more time.

With my wife spotting for me it was go time, get it done and moved!

Now the scary part was the road between Flagstaff and Prescott, I-40 and all the semi trucks and then Hwy 89 from Ash Fork to Prescott. Hwy 89 has so many bumps I stayed at about 50 mph the whole way down. Then finally got the mill unloaded and into my shop just after dark.
I set it onto a bunch of cardboard scraps cuz I am going finally clean the 50 years of caked on oil and grime that is covering this thing. My friend was an amazing machinist but he didn’t waste a lot of time cleaning stuff up that didn’t slow him down! And I think I actually got the mill here damage free!

 

[LXCam]

Very cool bud. I don’t know what you have for a pressure washer but I’ve got a heated one you’re welcome to borrow. Between that and the fact you can steam with it, its kills in the cleaning department.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Nice

 

[Finallygotit]

Oooooooow...............power feeds on X and Y! Nice!

 

[SilverJimmy]

Oooooooow...............power feeds on X and Y! Nice!

And it has a Sony DRO in X and Y! I just need to learn how to use it for more than a super drill press!

 

[zmotorsports]

I completely agree with your comments about Highway 89. One of the worst, if not THE worst, section of highway I have ever driven on.

Nice job transporting the mill Sterling, I used the exact same trailer that I rented from Sunbelt Rentals here locally when I moved the last of the heavy items from my old shop to the new home. Did the same thing, picked it up Friday and returned it Monday morning which was technically only a one-day rental fee. I hauled my Snap-on toolbox in one load without even needing to remove any drawers, then another load consisted of the lathe and a saw, last load consisted of the milling machine and another saw. Well worth the rental fee and the drop deck trailer worked beautifully.

 

[SilverJimmy]

Mike, I think the Hwy 89 you’re remembering is 89A between Kanab Utah and Flagstaff, Arizona, with Page and Lake Powell in between. And yes, that road is worse than this stretch of road as I’ve traveled on 89A hundreds if not a thousand times. When you moved your KRL1003 did you do any sort of cribbing under the box to support it while in transit? I’m concerned about the distance I have to move my box and the road conditions, but really don’t want to unload all my tools. My box is like yours with the spring casters so I don’t think I can really strap it down that securely so it might move around unless it were to crib it up and then strap it down. I know, I’m the professional here (LOL!) but was just wondering what you think!

 

[zmotorsports]

Mike, I think the Hwy 89 you’re remembering is 89A between Kanab Utah and Flagstaff, Arizona, with Page and Lake Powell in between. And yes, that road is worse than this stretch of road as I’ve traveled on 89A hundreds if not a thousand times. When you moved your KRL1003 did you do any sort of cribbing under the box to support it while in transit? I’m concerned about the distance I have to move my box and the road conditions, but really don’t want to unload all my tools. My box is like yours with the spring casters so I don’t think I can really strap it down that securely so it might move around unless it were to crib it up and then strap it down. I know, I’m the professional here (LOL!) but was just wondering what you think!

You are correct Sterling, 89A is the one that we travel when going between Kanab and Flagstaff, I despise that section of highway.

As for moving my Snap-on KRL, I didn't place any blocks or cribbing under the box, just secured it side to side and around the top to keep it centered on the drop deck trailer, but then again, I was only going about 8 miles and all on 30-35 MPH backroads so I just took it slow and easy.

However, if I were going any distance I would block it up underneath and strap the hell out of it down onto the blocks to prevent any movement at all.

 

[SilverJimmy]

Thanks for your input, it’s what I’ve been thinking I need to do. I also think I’ll pull the side locker, drawer sections, riser, and overhead cabinets off and move them separately. A ton of work but definitely safer and I’ll only have to do this once. Probably a really good reason to organize my tools better than they are now! That way when you come visit you’ll be so impressed you will want to stay for a bit and give my junk some ZMotorSports love!

 

[SilverJimmy]

Now that I have my mill here in Prescott my next thing I need to finish is the machine shop area. Then I can move all the machines into it and have the electricians wire up the two Phase-A-Matic 3 phase converters and get my stuff running. First thing to do is install the 1-1/2” aluminum angle I’m using as trim on the 3/4” plywood walls like I did on the man doors.
Now that I have a bunch of stuff in the shop I figured it would be wise to setup a backstop for my miter saw while cutting the aluminum. I also installed a dedicated 12” aluminum/plastic blade in the saw that really cut the aluminum slick.
I’m glad I put this up as it contained 90% of the swarf from the saw and also stopped a couple of cutoff pieces ejected by the saw from bouncing off my CTS-V! Got all the aluminum cut and installed, really finishes off the walls nicely. And I like how industrial it looks.
All I have left in this room is the Roppe base trim and then this room is done, then I can move all machine shop related items in and clear up stuff in the main shop!

 

[Jgaz]

I love the aluminum trim!
The shop looks great

 

[zmotorsports]

Love the separate machining room Sterling.

I'm also impressed that I saw a fire extinguisher sitting there. I just bought a few new ones for the shop as mine were getting quite old and after having them recharged and hydrostatically tested multiple times, I figured it was time to replace a few of them.

 

[SilverJimmy]

I called the metal building contractor yesterday and asked him about mounting things like fire extinguishers on the vertical columns, whether I could drill into them to mount brackets or did I need to use clamps for the mounts.
He said it was ok to hang light stuff from the flanges and that they could be drilled and bolted but to never make any holes into the webbing. He said that the webbing is only strong because of the flanges and that if I did “have to” put for example a 1” hole thru the web the engineering said that I would have to weld a 4” diameter reinforcement plate over that hole with it having the 1” hole too.
So I will be mounting my hose reels and electric cord reels onto the beams, bolted! And I’ll be building fire extinguisher mounts for the beams too as I want one by every door and also inside every room. Now I need to get some nice signs for them!

 

[LXCam]

Sterling, if you don’t feel like drilling the beam, I’ll get you some beam clamps you can use. That way you can do whatever you want with only a scratch on the red iron and not a hole. Just saying.