Above 1200 Sq/FT The Salvage Garage

[mybigwarwagon]

I changed directions, been looking for a walk behind bush hog, found one listed last night, going to get it today, will get paid to use it ASAP, then it will be free.

I misread that and thought you took a walk behind a bush hog. I was wondering if things were that bad.

 

[scooterbum46]

Strouty - FOCUS!!!!

 

[Strouty]

A few of the things I wanted sold, not to me. I did buy the bush hog, not the best unit in the world, but reasonably priced. It does need a carb for sure, also missing a plastic debris cover for the cooling fan. Carb is cheap on Amazon, going to talk to local place and see if they have the ability to get the part I am missing. It also goes way too fast, I think someone messed with the linkages, I feel it should be able to crawl, but it goes fast and even faster if you change the speed settings.

 

[Strouty]

Bush hog is a snapper brand, for $650 it will be fine for what I need to do.

 

[jakemac]

Is it the sickle blade, mower blade, or the weedwacker type of brush cutter ?

I spent 3yrs searching for a sickle type (they’re not allowed to make them anymore) before I finally found one I could afford. Had to go down to the Cape during rush hour to get it. Great for course brush up to 3/4”, not as good for fine grass. And yes, they all go too fast when cutting, but too slow traveling from A to B.

Original TORO was the best. The MDF Toro, not so much. But that’s true of every brand nowadays. Not built to last, built to be replaced. Even B&S has been circling the drain for the last 20yrs. Tecumseh, never liked them. Always too finicky. Every one I had was a PITA.



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[Strouty]

It is just a blade, I like that style as when you get into saplings or anything with a thick root, it usually makes them soft rather than sharp or pointed. This way later you won't lose a tire or anything. I was looking for a Billy Goat brand, but they are pretty expensive, this winter I should be able to find one, who knows, this one may be fine and I won't feel the need to upgrade. I am willing to bet that I can get all my money back when I sell it next year.

 

[neverdone]

Actually, Gravely was the best. They’d go thru everything. And if it was too big, put the circular saw blade on!

 

[steaks&anvils]

Hey! did you build this tower too?

looks like there is plenty of parking the yard. Lot of grass to mow...

 

[Strouty]

That is pretty cool.

 

[Bighead38]

Yeah I wonder if there was a purpose or just because they could.

 

[steaks&anvils]

That is pretty cool.

No clue. I grabbed it from the web because it reminded me of your tower.

Those steps must **** for bringing up the groceries.

I wonder if there is a below ground portion to it also?

 

[kaymccampbell]

Bush hog is a snapper brand, for $650 it will be fine for what I need to do.

Cute toy. Someone's gonna pay you $650 to mow their brush? I've got a 48" Power Trac adapted for the Dingo. I love being able to put it up vertical and just slowly grind an entrance into impenetrable understory.

 

[Johanfpa]

Yeah I wonder if there was a purpose or just because they could.

It is not a real building but a digitally stitched together picture of parts from real buildings around Ghent, Belgium (where I was born).

The art and architectural photographer Filip Dujardin (*1971 in Ghent) has been working on a series since 2007 whose humor and entertainment value is accompanied by references to art history: Fictions presents wonderful objects in conceptional subjectivity and is full of jocularity and persiflage. With the aid of a digital collage technique consisting of photographs of existing buildings in and around Ghent, the city of his birth, the artist creates buildings that have been ingeniously imbedded in the landscape and whose construction would be impossible-fabrications in the true sense of the word. It is not until one inspects them more closely that one realizes that their construction and design is implausible. Readers will marvel at the impressive bridges, intricate residential complexes, strange interiors between gymnasium and industrial building, and abstract, apparently sculptural formations.

 

[1Garageman]

The lumber was all ours, it varies a bit and some has a slight taper, but it should be fine for the dock.

Power hacksaw has extra blades and they should be available to buy new. They actually work pretty well, plus they are cool, at least I think so.

You have Milwaukee tools, why don't you just get a Milwaukee hacksaw? they have several types, and work very well!

 

[Strouty]

You have to hold those.

 

[casmurbax]

Did you hear back from the company in regards to theft tags?

 

[Strouty]

Not yet, but I called Friday afternoon.

 

[steaks&anvils]

It is not a real building but a digitally stitched together picture of parts from real buildings around Ghent, Belgium (where I was born).

Well hell. I did say I grabbed it from the web. I thought we could believe everything from the web and the government?

Anyway, it would be a cool building if it were real. And it does remind me of Strouty's tower.

 

[steaks&anvils]

You have to hold those.

Yeah, whatever power hacksaw you get, you of all people, need one that can clamp BIG or LONG pieces of metal while being cut. And running while you work on another thing is also a must.

Didn't someone on GJ rescue a vintage mongo metal shear? Like big enough to cut a car in half? You need one of those too.

or, you could start a day care and use 8yr old labor for the cutting. That works in other countries.

 

[Strouty]

No labor camps here.

I did buy a couple forklifts this morning.





Don’t know if either will run, but only paid $400 for both, so I shouldn’t get hurt.

 

[casmurbax]

I would think you could easily recover that cost. Do you scour the web for this stuff or are you one of those guys who has friends that say "Hey I know guy who might want this?"

 

[Strouty]

I watch things on Facebook marketplace and Craigslist, but I have my fair share of friends that will call me too. This one had the forklift listed as much newer and also for $1,500. It had been on there for a while, so I went and talked to them, they essentially wanted them gone, but they also offered to help in any way to load them, that is why I said $400, probably could have had them for a $100, but with no help, in my eyes it is a win win situation. I am going to try and get the bigger one going later today.

 

[dr_clyde]

Hyster makes a really nice forklfit, you should be able to make money on those nicely if you get them running.

IIRC, Hyster runs a GM vortec V6 in their bigger forks, not sure on a 5k lift. It looks like it has a hose and brackets for propane, but I'm pretty sure it's still a vortec.

All the riggers in my area run Hyster trucks, they're built way over their rated capacity. You can crank up the relief valves on the hydraulics, add some more counterweight, and easily get another 1/3 capacity in my experience.

A buddy of mine has a 6k Hyster that he routinely lifts 8k with.

 

[86turbodsl]

How the heck did you find that hyster for 400? You only find junkers around here for 1000..

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[casmurbax]

How the heck did you find that hyster for 400? You only find junkers around here for 1000..

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because he is "STROUTY"

I know nothing about forklifts, but I recall watching a you tube video where a guy picked one up for around the same money and it was more than what Strouty paid, IIRC it took home awhile to get it going but he got it going. Flat tires, mess with the wires, Subaru motor in it? I can't really recall.

He puts the time in to search.

 

[Strouty]

I paid $400 for both, not each.

Got the bigger one running, it is an older online 4 cylinder engine, has some blow by, but could be some from sitting for three years. All hydraulics function, brakes seem OK, and it moves forward and reverse. Charging system was even working.

 

[mybigwarwagon]

I will give you $37, a leftover home made breakfast burrito, and my stupid dog for the Hyster

 

[Strouty]

Does the breakfast burrito have eggs?

 

[86turbodsl]

You are so lucky.

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[Strouty]

The seller was tired of tire kickers and no shows, sometimes all you have to do is put in the effort, it really helped that this was 15 minutes away, but even when I am several hours away I still keep my word. When I headed to Long Island to get the white burb, I was about 15 minutes later than anticipated on a five hour drive. I also keep the sellers updated, a lot of them like that and are impressed when I do what I say, that is worth a lot in most of these types of transactions.

 

[Craptain]

I'm with you 100 percent on communication with sellers/buyers. Just wish other people thought the same way when I am selling stuff.

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[Strouty]

I am in a bit of a dilemma, on one hand I want to try and lift the forklift onto the trailer with Perk, on the other hand I think I should pay a ramp truck to haul it and I will deal with the smaller one. I am sure it will turn into a two person drama, sounds like the seller would be able to help, but the issue is I have to put together some sort of storage box on the trailer to hold all the supplies or I need a second driver (seller won’t be helpful with that). Then it may not even work, so then it would be a few wasted hours of my time for nothing, part of me wants to find out if I “can” do it, part of me says just spend a few hundred and have it hauled. Also I am going to need a few pieces of rigging that I do not currently own, but I will eventually need them anyways, so it isn’t a dedicated purchase for this job.

Perk would need to be disconnected from the trailer and at a funny angle, I would then have to pick the forklift from the opposite side of the truck and spin it around to the trailer, according to my chart, I only have 9’ 6” of radius. I pulled a tape measure and it is pretty damn close, but looks like it would work. I am going to setup the boom and take a few measurements, it may be once I get high enough to load onto the trailer, the angle brings it too close and I lose the reach I would need to set the forklift on the trailer. The best way would be to make a flatbed for the truck and then set the forklift on the back of the truck, that would reach no problem. That might just be the best idea yet.

 

[Horror Business]

What good is a salvage truck if you can’t salvage with it? Go for it!

 

[TwoBytes]

Oooh, this looks like it's going to be fun!

Take lots of photos, I'll grab some popcorn.

 

[mybigwarwagon]

Does the breakfast burrito have eggs?

I can custom prepare one, but you will have to throw in some boot.

 

[Strouty]

Tomorrow night I had planned to start fabrication on a receiver tube hitch for Perk, so I can haul the smaller trailers too, now I am thinking I could integrate the hitch into this removable body, this would kill two birds with one stone, will have to do some measuring in the morning. Originally I wanted to have the fifth wheel removable, but I do not have the time to do that right now, pinning it to the fifth wheel would sure be quicker and it will be plenty strong enough. The receiver tube may be too much of a pain to integrate, but I want to at least see if it could be done.

 

[steaks&anvils]

I am in a bit of a dilemma, on one hand I want to try and lift the forklift onto the trailer with Perk, on the other hand I think I should pay a ramp truck to haul it and I will deal with the smaller one. I am sure it will turn into a two person drama, sounds like the seller would be able to help, but the issue is I have to put together some sort of storage box on the trailer to hold all the supplies or I need a second driver (seller won’t be helpful with that). Then it may not even work, so then it would be a few wasted hours of my time for nothing, part of me wants to find out if I “can” do it, part of me says just spend a few hundred and have it hauled. Also I am going to need a few pieces of rigging that I do not currently own, but I will eventually need them anyways, so it isn’t a dedicated purchase for this job.

Perk would need to be disconnected from the trailer and at a funny angle, I would then have to pick the forklift from the opposite side of the truck and spin it around to the trailer, according to my chart, I only have 9’ 6” of radius. I pulled a tape measure and it is pretty damn close, but looks like it would work. I am going to setup the boom and take a few measurements, it may be once I get high enough to load onto the trailer, the angle brings it too close and I lose the reach I would need to set the forklift on the trailer. The best way would be to make a flatbed for the truck and then set the forklift on the back of the truck, that would reach no problem. That might just be the best idea yet.

Is a ramp truck a tow truck for cars that the ramp tilts?

You said they were located 15min away?

Skip the drama with Perk, pay the ramp truck. Make a second trip to get the supplies? 15min away?

Get it done right and safely.

 

[Strouty]

That is the dilemma, it isn't that what I will be doing with Perk is unsafe, it is just that I haven't done it yet and I would like to, I am torn because I don't know if it is truly worth the effort this time. It would be very satisfying to be able scoop up the forklift with all my own equipment, this is kind of what I have been working towards for a while now. The ramp truck feels like I am giving up or saying I don't think I can. Does that make any sense?

 

[steaks&anvils]

That is the dilemma, it isn't that what I will be doing with Perk is unsafe, it is just that I haven't done it yet and I would like to, I am torn because I don't know if it is truly worth the effort this time. It would be very satisfying to be able scoop up the forklift with all my own equipment, this is kind of what I have been working towards for a while now. The ramp truck feels like I am giving up or saying I don't think I can. Does that make any sense?

Yeah. That makes sense.

If you feel the risk (what there is) is worth it, then go for it.

 

[Whitey1]

Pay to have it towed to SG and then practice the loading there where you have the time and equipment if something else is needed. Best of both this way and you arenot wasting the sellers time.