Recent content by avmaine

Didn’t know you were a traveling man.

I have a newer Delta packed up neatly in my shed. Thing scared the hell out of me. Tried to rip with it once because the book said it could. No thanks. If you’re not an idiot like me it’s probably handy.

Also can use it under saddle tank straps. Holds up better than the regular rubbers.

Re: What's Been Going On........ I heard that tri motor is a real freight train on short final especially if some crosswind crops up.

so I run a company that does loading dicks and high end doors but we do a fair amoun Of sectional doors. Here is some advice: don't paint and gum up your hinges. Your door will run like ****. Don't get paint on your cables , springs, or drums- will also run like ****. Don't paint the inside of...

Hey I run a load in dock company in MA . If you still need a may be able to hook you up? 2 or 3 " ?

The railroad up here buys used and beats the snot out of them. Then they have some from Danella leases. Then the other class 1 railroad in town has rel nice stuff. So I guess it depends on the railroad.

The pulley is a drum for an overhead door. Cable winds around it

I'm from Maine originally, living in MA for work right now. Glad to see another Mainer on GJ!

Soooo, my Emglo compressor has a honda motor on it actually! Sadly, my tank split. Ugh.

I have them in my service bag, but I don't think that they are that great. But I work on heavy industrial stuff in tight spaces. They work, but buy extra tips.

Andy the owner is an awesome guy. There is a great, eccentric, and funny crowed in there. I live half hour away and pass through there during work somtimes. i'm in the loading dock business. great place.

When I was on the job I used these a few times. I liked the ones that were pre made as double loops as opposed to this style. Somewhere I have a pair of the special cutters they had branded for them. We just used a big pair of dikes lol.

Bailed me out once changing an alternator for a friend once when i had no tools with me. Told him to keep em. Good in a pinch but not long term use.

Solution for that in the loading dock industry. If there are no manufactured lifting tab screw holes, we do one of two things: Chains and straps with the boom truck or weld tabs to the deck and pick up with boom. Using a Hypertherm plasma cutter, you dial it down to 10 amps gouge the welds off...