mybigwarwagon
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It is getting a knuckle boom...
Above 1200 Sq/FT The Salvage Garage
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Wokspaces above 1200 squarefeet.
It is getting a knuckle boom...
Johanfpa
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Prospecter
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It's gotta feel great to get that shop sorted out and looking so good! Nice work!
Right now things are bittersweet, Dad did sign the initial two year lease, but we have not come up with an agreement for purchase yet, once that is done, I will feel a lot better. Could be that in two years, I move back to the SG.
On top of that, the fact that my back is killing me is severely detracting from everything right now.
Bobcat needs engine mount, exhaust repair, and several other little things, one of my friends is a bobcat mechanic and will be fixing it, I could do it, but he will do it much more efficiently and I have plenty to do right now anyways. Once it is fixed, then we can look into the knuckle boom.
On top of that, the fact that my back is killing me is severely detracting from everything right now.
Bobcat needs engine mount, exhaust repair, and several other little things, one of my friends is a bobcat mechanic and will be fixing it, I could do it, but he will do it much more efficiently and I have plenty to do right now anyways. Once it is fixed, then we can look into the knuckle boom.
86turbodsl
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Hang in there buddy, it'll get better with time. At least you're making progress.
xtremek
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Lease, ex-employee, baby steps.
Bighead38
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Is that low from the tide or is it a drained lake?
Lower tide, not low, those pictures are from halfway between low and high tide. Most lakes don’t have seaweed.
Well, we reinstalled the weird valve into the knuckle boom system on Perk and things are back to normal again, go figure.
All that work for nothing, at least we have the larger tank and filter, just wish I had never removed the valve in the first place, still have no idea how it makes a difference or why it is in the system, but clearly it is needed. On a good note, all functions work better than before, will still need to add a throttle cable so I can adjust it up when using the knuckle boom, it works much better at 1000 RPMs than at idle.
Also removed the lunette eye from the newest tag trailer, it needs to be moved up a set of holes in order to level the trailer out while attached to Perk. Tomorrow I have to get some new bolts for the eye and hooks for the chains, current hooks are not big enough to go around the ring that is mounted to the rear of Perk.
Well, we reinstalled the weird valve into the knuckle boom system on Perk and things are back to normal again, go figure.
All that work for nothing, at least we have the larger tank and filter, just wish I had never removed the valve in the first place, still have no idea how it makes a difference or why it is in the system, but clearly it is needed. On a good note, all functions work better than before, will still need to add a throttle cable so I can adjust it up when using the knuckle boom, it works much better at 1000 RPMs than at idle.
Also removed the lunette eye from the newest tag trailer, it needs to be moved up a set of holes in order to level the trailer out while attached to Perk. Tomorrow I have to get some new bolts for the eye and hooks for the chains, current hooks are not big enough to go around the ring that is mounted to the rear of Perk.
casmurbax
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Things are looking good at the shop.
I saw in one of your pictures you have what I think is a vacuum/sand blaster combo. How do you like it?
Good idea with the buckets as well.
I saw in one of your pictures you have what I think is a vacuum/sand blaster combo. How do you like it?
Good idea with the buckets as well.
RADcustom
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You should be able to adjust the idle up with the cruise control and not have to run a cable.
Duker
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Bay steps for sure.
We ended up laying out two of the three piers and marked the center of the third, we would have laid it out too, but it isn’t the same and we do not have a template made yet. The dock is 125’ so far and has another 100’ to go.
Ok... I can’t be the only one thinking with 225’ of dock/ramp there is not a “hold my beer” moment coming!
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jakemac
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It’s Maine, is there any other kind of moment ?
LOL
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racer-john
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Have you made provisions for an automatic elevation of the dock due to "climate warming"? 
There is a let me finish my lobster first moment.
That dock is a ***** if you miss high tide.
Monza Harry
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Strouty could any of these be easier/faster than running a second accelerator
cable/pedal to the boom control?
https://www.summitracing.com/search...ortOrder=Ascending&keyword=High Idle Solenoid You wouldn't have the feather ability of the pedal but with less leg fatigue, standing on one leg for a coupe of hours can be tiring, one of these should be a simple hook up.
Harry
Well, I lied about it being cheaper, but for what I want it will work fine. I may not be able to install it anyways, they didn’t have any sort of clamps to attach it to the existing cable or linkage, so I will have to make something up or order some other parts and return this one.
ttpete
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We used those at work. Everyone called them Shakespeares.
Got the last hydraulic line hooked up and now the boom works like it should at idle, still going to add the throttle control since it will be helpful if picking heavier things. Also bought a shiny new aluminum side box, some black Freightliner mud flaps, and I got the lunette eye moved down and tightened up to that famous German torque spec.
Having trouble posting my pics, will update later.
Right now I am assembling my new oil drain pan, been putting off Perk’s oil change until it arrived, should make it much easier to change the oil when you have ten or more gallons at a time. Plan is to get that done and try and drain the oil tonight. I was supposed to pick up the truck in Massachusetts on Sunday, but the seller has not confirmed things yet so I am not sure what will happen, I am planning on it, but if it doesn’t happen, I will continue to work on Perk and the trailer.
Having trouble posting my pics, will update later.
Right now I am assembling my new oil drain pan, been putting off Perk’s oil change until it arrived, should make it much easier to change the oil when you have ten or more gallons at a time. Plan is to get that done and try and drain the oil tonight. I was supposed to pick up the truck in Massachusetts on Sunday, but the seller has not confirmed things yet so I am not sure what will happen, I am planning on it, but if it doesn’t happen, I will continue to work on Perk and the trailer.
JJC
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Does the fire truck have the idle control on the pump .Would that work for what you want for the boom
kaymccampbell
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Strouty, m boy, that oil pan needs a bit of explaining. Time to put on your best Carol Merrill and show us what it does.
mybigwarwagon
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You never change your trailers tongue oil?
Kay, it is a low profile oil drain pan, you can roll it under big trucks and it holds up to 25 gallons at a time, then there is an electric pump to get the oil out of it, when you have big trucks, they take lots of oil, usually around 10 gallons, some have more and some are less oil.
xtremek
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And no more 5 gallon buckets laying around the shop with dribbles of oil in them. Clean and efficient. Very nice.
Dealing with a ten gallon drain pan is always a PITA, this should be much better and as long as no one runs it over, it will last forever. I want to make a sort of pivot stand, so it can be stood up vertically when not in use, but I may have to modify it a bit. Best thing would be to raise something up so it can be stored underneath, it isn't going to get used that much, but when it get used it will be great.
casmurbax
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from the picture, hard to capture the size of that oil drain pan.
ok I will be the one to ask. the dock seems awful high, how much more do you need to add? How will it float to coincide with water level, I think someone else asked that as well. I am guessing that it is permanent, no worries about ice?
ok I will be the one to ask. the dock seems awful high, how much more do you need to add? How will it float to coincide with water level, I think someone else asked that as well. I am guessing that it is permanent, no worries about ice?
Drain pan holds 25 gallons and is about 10” high, two feet wide, three feet long.
Dock is that height so you come straight off the land and stay level. There will be a long walk way that goes down to a couple floats, there will be pivots and chains and various other things that keep the walkway and floats from ripping off, but basically they raise up at high tide and go down at low tide. As far as ice, not concerned about it, if the ocean freezes over enough to hurt this pier, I don’t want to be here anyways.
Dock is that height so you come straight off the land and stay level. There will be a long walk way that goes down to a couple floats, there will be pivots and chains and various other things that keep the walkway and floats from ripping off, but basically they raise up at high tide and go down at low tide. As far as ice, not concerned about it, if the ocean freezes over enough to hurt this pier, I don’t want to be here anyways.
shortykorte
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With all the expert predictions, instead of rebuilding, shouldn’t you build a new dock up at TH. Lol.
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jack stand
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I'm trying to imagine what it takes to get permits for your pier construction, that is unless it's something like a 20 year old project for your Dad and it's "grandfathered". That's an impressive project and not a cheap one either, even if you recycle an old tower for the legs.
GF was cleaning up the house on the Hill, I wanted to drink this cleaner, it just looked like something good to drink, kind of reminded me of ecto-cooler.
Down to two buckets and I need to clean out the rest of them, but it is just residue at this point, a little brake cleaner and some paper towels and there will be lots of nice useable buckets. Not that this process was worth the effort for the buckets, but it was an environmental decision.
Down to two buckets and I need to clean out the rest of them, but it is just residue at this point, a little brake cleaner and some paper towels and there will be lots of nice useable buckets. Not that this process was worth the effort for the buckets, but it was an environmental decision.
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casmurbax
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The bucket drain project seemed to go quick.
That dock sounds quite impressive.
That dock sounds quite impressive.
kaymccampbell
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I wasn't born under the mushrooms last night.
I'm familiar with the volumes of oil in a large truck engine. I have never seen such a fancy drain pan. Wheels and a pump. Slick. In my day we just dragged the open sloshing tin pan over the bumpy floor, followed by a liberal application of chicken feed. I might have to borrow some of that design for a smaller car sized pan. I've got the tin, screen and wheels in stock. Have to give the pump a think.
GF was cleaning up the house on the Hill, I wanted to drink this cleaner, it just looked like something good to drink, kind of reminded me of ecto-cooler.
I've got a box of Tide treats to go with your diarrhea drink.
