Above 1200 Sq/FT The Salvage Garage

[Strouty]

The water tank still had water in it, didn’t remember that, it is an ice cube now and I don’t have an easy way to load it without making a diesel fuel mess from the Cat V80 leaker….

I decided to cut some of the PVC and then wash everything so Chuck could try it out. 8” is the perfect size, he is no enjoying his new tube. I still have a few feet and a couple more fittings, I will have to see what else would work so he can have a playground.

 

[xtremek]

He looks like a happy camper.

 

[Strouty]

He is fairly easy to please, I had been slacking on the tube, he squeezes through the 6", but I can tell he didn't like it as much as he used to. Now he can run in and out without feeling cramped.

I am at the SG looking at the sandblast media, it looks like it is all the same grit, but there are two numbers on the bags, one is the grit, the other is a repeating number across the side of the bag, I am wondering if that number has to do with production? It is different between some pallets. Also the grit is definitely finer than I would have liked, it won't be for the heavy rust removal, but it will work great for 75% of what I do. The good thing is the company that makes it is out of NH and they sell it in bulk bags too. Once I have my bulk bag dispenser setup figured out, I will buy in bulk for sure.

 

[Strouty]

Yesterday's dent in the shop:

 

[Strouty]

Today is going to hurt, probably the rest of the weekend is going to hurt, I have to move another 400 +/- 60 pound bags by hand to fill the rest of the bulk bags and I want to get it done today. Wish my back luck, seriously, it is going to need it.

 

[Strouty]

Let the games begin.

 

[kaymccampbell]

You need a Dingo. I make mine lift **** like that.

 

[Strouty]

Not sure how that would help me, the bottom row maybe, but you have to do this by hand or risk having pieces of paper bag all through the bulk bag.

First one is done, looks like it is going to be about 45 minutes per bulk bag, so one 60 pound bag per minute. At least I get a break in between bulk bags.

 

[Firstram]

You need to set up some expanded metal with a knife edge in the center, like a cement mixer!
Leave the pallet on the forklift so you don’t have to lift the bags so high.

 

[Strouty]

It isn’t as bad as it looks, I use the pallet jack to lift it up a bit for the bottom rows. Once I touch the bags, it is just as easy to move them and dump them as it would be to set them on something above the bulk bag, you can’t let the bulk bag too slack or it turns into a mess quickly. If I was doing this on a regular basis, I would have two levels and setup a screen like suggested, but by the time I get that all figured out, I will be done. I am eating lunch, got two bags filled, going to keep going, but I have to shuffle things, I am out of room inside.

 

[Strouty]

I have been trying to prioritize outside things over inside stuff, rain stopped for a while and the sun came out, so i moved a bunch of junk outside, shuffled stuff onto temporary pallets so I could get the good plastic ones back. Things are looking better and tomorrow is supposed to be pretty decent, will be back at it for sure. Now back to the bulk bag loading.

 

[Strouty]

The last bag took 30 minutes to load, I think I have one more bulk bag in me, then I am going to have to give it a break for the night. Hopefully I will get enough rest tonight so I can get the rest of the bags done tomorrow. I will be more than halfway done tonight.

 

[Seagoon]

Sounds like decent progress to me.

 

[Strouty]

I think i am being a bit too optimistic, once I do the next bag (haven't started yet), I will have five bulk bags done, including the one from yesterday. I thought I was going to be at five today, so we will see what we get done tomorrow, I don't think I can do two bags tonight, but I may get things prepped so I can start first thing. I counted a bag on the pallet rack that wasn't one of these, it just had a black tarp over it and it was almost dark.....

I definitely feel like I have made progress, I found this random thing in the corner, not even sure what it is or where it came from.

 

[Strouty]

Ok, I am going to do one more bulk bag and then I am done for sure. That will make five bags today 225 of the 60 pound bags, that feels like enough, or too much, so perfect.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Not sure how that would help me, the bottom row maybe, but you have to do this by hand or risk having pieces of paper bag all through the bulk bag.

First one is done, looks like it is going to be about 45 minutes per bulk bag, so one 60 pound bag per minute. At least I get a break in between bulk bags.

Not really. I'd tip the bucket back a bit, edge it up to the layer I'm working, slide a bag in and break it. 5-6 times is a full bucket. Dump it into the big bag, and go back for more.

 

[Strouty]

You really have to pick the bags up to get them to the front of the pallet, they are not that strong and if I try and slide them, I usually end up with a random hole. Like I said, once I pick them up, it is just as easy (for me) turn and take a step, then dump the small bag into the bulk bag, I can rest my arm on the forks while doing it, so it doesn't take a ton of effort. Besides, this way I don't have to pay to go to a crossfit gym.

Headed to feed Chuck, a bit later than I would like, but he enjoys hanging out. I am all prepped for tomorrow, four bags left.

 

[Strouty]

Chuck wanted to play, I made it for about a half an hour then had to call it quits, going to try and get some sleep.

 

[xtremek]

Sounds like it was a productive day. I hope you're just now waking up.

 

[Strouty]

I slept in even longer than that, just getting up now. I feel pretty good overall, once I start loading bags I will know for sure. I have to gather trash and recycling at the Hill, then feed Chuck, also have to load some things on the ramp truck Sto bring over to the SG. I have decided to leave the pallet rack against the back of the building, so I need to build the roof for it. I won’t have another location to use the racking that will have access during the winter, so I have to go with that location. Unfortunately the roof will probably take me a few days to build, but it has to be done.

 

[Strouty]

It is pretty windy today, so even the warmer temps don’t feel warmer. I need to load the ramp truck and then get diesel fuel, after that I am on my way to the Salvage Garage CrossFit.

 

[Strouty]

60 pounds feels a lot heavier today, 45 bags down, another 135 to go.

 

[xtremek]

........... after that I am on my way to the Salvage Garage CrossFit.

I keep trying to get my friends from in town to come out and join my boot camp workout, but I never seem to get any takers. I even offer to feed them a good post workout meal, still no bites. Can't understand why.

 

[Strouty]

I think most would give up after the first couple hours. Just because you are strong doesn’t mean you can work.

I am done with the second bulk bag, 90 more of the 60 pounders to go. I may take a bit of a break to do some outside stuff, need to reassemble the pallet racking that I took apart the other day.

I brought the channel iron over on the ramp truck, need to start to figure out the roof for the pallet racking. I think I have it so that it will be the strongest, but I need to balance the amount of time I spend on this with the strength of it.

 

[Strouty]

Time to shuffle everything once again, I moved everything based on not using the pallet racks along the back of the building, now everything is in the way of me putting things back together. I am going to use Clark for the bulk moves and save the Hyster for the fine tuning and loading the racks. I think I can get things moved and assemble some of the racking, this will allow me to start loading all the lower racks with sandblast media. I have enough room for 12 bags and I have ten of media and two that have cement in them, should be perfect for now.

 

[Strouty]

Look at how much space I have inside! The fuel clicky clicky is totally done, been nursing it along, now that I have some room, I am going to do the swap, hopefully I have enough parts here to make it work, otherwise I may have to setup an intravenous drip to keep Clark moving.

 

[Strouty]

This was another case of too easy to fix.



The line had gotten linked when the exhaust broke off, straightened things out and it works fine again. Go figure.

I have moved a bunch of stuff around outside, I have a couple more pallets to move, then it is back to loading the bulk bags, I can almost envision all the floor space….

 

[Strouty]

One bag left, looks like it is going to be a lighter one, there were only about 35 small bags left after I filled the previous bulk bag. I am fine with that, I want this workout to be over.

 

[bimmer1980]

Gotta love an easy fix!! Sometimes it's easy to jump to the wrong conclusion of the worst case scenario...

Regarding the pallet roofing...my recommendation is keep it simple. Simple 2x wood construction (think pole barn style) with tin sheeting. I did something along these lines for the top of a scaffolding tower that had an I-beam for a crane integrated into it. I wanted to keep moisture off the electric hoist.

 

[Strouty]

I am so close I can taste it!

Wait, I think that is coal slag? Never mind.

 

[Strouty]

The pallet rack roof is a little tricky, it is 12’ 5” between uprights, so some steel needs to be used for strength. I have a couple ideas that I am going to draw up to get an idea of what my materials will be.

 

[kaymccampbell]

We're it me, I'd plop in a couple shelf rails, cut off the verticals, then roof over the mess.

 

[rvieceli]

I like the shelf rail idea. If it’ll hold up a ton of **** sitting on it, it will hold up the roof.

Ron

 

[Strouty]

That wasn’t my issue, I need to slope it, so I think I have to attach wood to it, then there is an overhang on both the front and back, it isn’t just a toss it up there, if something goes wrong it could mess up things for the winter, like water coming under the walls.

 

[86turbodsl]

Nice progress! Chuck looks cute, but i still would shoot him if he was in my yard... ooops, did i say that out loud?

Use that warm weather while you can! White sh*t is coming...

I'm feeling testy... can you tell????

 

[xtremek]

Sounds like you had a very productive day.

 

[Strouty]

It was overall good, I made a big dent in just about everything at the Salvage Garage, another week, then I have to haul the Mitsu, Clark, and the army dump back to the Hill, then I get to do it all over again.

This is where I left it, good starting point for tomorrow, assuming I can function.

 

[kaymccampbell]

That wasn’t my issue, I need to slope it, so I think I have to attach wood to it, then there is an overhang on both the front and back, it isn’t just a toss it up there, if something goes wrong it could mess up things for the winter, like water coming under the walls.

You set the rails at different levels to provide the slope. Then weld some steel studs, or square tube, or angle iron across the rails, then weld some lightweight purlins to those. Then you can use the self-drilling roofing screws to hold the tin on. Make the tin touch the wall, deep up under the eaves, and it'll shed most everything.

 

[Strouty]

That was kind of my plan, except I am probably going to use more wood to make the roofing installation easier.

 

[Strouty]

I am going to try and make everything removable a not weld anything, this will not be the final configuration. It may be a while before I have the “final” configuration, so it has to be a good setup. I wish I had taken some pictures from the other day, I had the rails bolted up like Kay suggested and the wire decking would still hook onto the rails, this would be great if I didn’t want an overhang, but I need about 12” to go under the roof and I would like 18” on the outside. It is about 6’ total, my idea is to use some channel iron to attach the 2x4 framework to the rails. I may use angle iron, but I have to mess with it a bit.