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    How to piss off your Mac dealer

    Roll into the parking lot on his scheduled time with a new to you snap on box on the back 4 year old 1023 LOADED with snap on, Mac and Milwaukee Guy got out of the bussiness Did the deal and loaned the $$& to a younger employee who has a big cart and has been slowly adding tools He told 3...
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    What’s this container like structure? Moving it?

    Anybody know the purpose of this building? 20 miles away, free for the taking, self load. Friend moved it off concrete and it’s now sitting on ground 8’6” x22’ The lower framework good enough to winch it on a rollback? Does anybody know if they had a top lifting eye or eyes? From pictures...
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    Minimum shop bathroom size

    Last minute delima. What’s smallest shop bathroom size I can get away with for a sink, and a toliet? Will have slop sink mounted on exterior wall outside of bathroom for main cleanup
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    Which set of go jacks?

    6313 convential style heavy duty ones? Or the suv 7016 with the fancy rollers? Conventional style advertises 4” and 5” casters. Can’t find what the 7016 is Need them to stack 3/4 ton trucks in winter nose to but in a building that barealy fits two crew cab long bed end to end. So basically...
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    Designing my new 96x60 floor plan

    Existing building renovation into new shop , but trying to figure out a finalized floor plan before concrete next month, as it needs to get on this years expenses 1979 building that we already took down and moved once. Poles are hurt badly and getting steel attached with rebar that will be...
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    Case Jx65 4wd loader tractor backhoe. IL

    Monee Il. 23,500 2006 case jx 65 loader tractor with backhoe attachment. No slop in any of the pins 72” bucket in good shape with brand new bolt on cutting edge Loader has skidsteer style quick attach so forks and other attachments easily attach 4wd Iveco turbo Diesel engine. Starts and...
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    ID this Wilton bullet

    Use Wilton’s frequently, never really got into what’s what on the old bullet designations for models. This came with a free backhoe today. Already on my main bench, working and curious to what model it is for future parts
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    Recommend me a wall mount fan

    Looking for a nice 24-30” multispeed Wall Mount fan with a bracket that can mount to a flat wall with atleast a 90* option for side to side swiveling Low Noise output is a primary concern. Doesn’t need to oscillate Good recommendations on something that’s not junk?
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    Your press ever scare you?

    Found the big boy is just too plain scary for normal use. Glad I purchased its baby brother for general shop usage The monster didn’t give you any indication before it just exploded the part you were trying to press apart
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    Ultimate dead car mover

    Making this so my guys don’t have to struggle as hard. 15 bay shop, operating at 150% capacity every day of year working on High end Mercedes cars, a Hyundai **** box to a tandem vac truck to semis Truck we just carry or ram with a forklift off the rear hitch/bumper/frame The cars they usually...
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    Press decisions. How big

    So my 20 ton red arrow tow bar press is getting pretty haggard at this point. Does most of my general pressing. Crappy to use with a shorter stroke, no quick take up and no winch system. My big dakes a PITA for anything smaller or normal. If you forgot to remove something to press, it removes...
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    Decluttering a triple bay

    Working on freeing up drawer space on this triple bank extra tall Top lockers helped with tool cases, chargers all mounted bring to back of hutch, two air tool holders and countless wrench racks have really freed up a few drawers. Battery tool hanger with battery storage on top. Giving ideas...
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    ID this triumph lift

    Any I’d on this lift/age 135” outside base plate to outside Asymmetrical. Three stage front arms, 2 stage rears Took it down today as is with free for taking. Trying to figure out capacity. New models I google look different arms then this one
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    Power extend wing skidsteer snow plow on the cheap

    Fischer xls snow plow. Power extendeding wings with a crazy controller and solinoid pack. Came off a burned out munciple truck “as is, where is, self load” So plow was dirt cheap, and I mean dirt cheap. After selling parts that came with it I’m at the $200 mark Lift cylinder and pump/control...
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    Eaton 13 speed shift knob. D shape

    Looking for a new old stock or good condition used Eaton 13 speed (range selector and red gear splitter) New aftermarket alternatives **** and need a D shaped knob for this truck. Thanks
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    New holland compact track loader track install

    Figured I’d post the way I do these in about 15 min a side for install. This track weighs about 500lbs Get the machine at a height track will just be able to clear the cleats on all the rollers. Crane or forklift track over rear sprocket. Force front edge of track over front track frame...
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    Resurrection cart

    $50 hospital “resurection cart” as it’s labeled Scrap guy sold it to me, came out of a hospital The stainless drawers work awesome as a parts storage cart for long term projects. Bag and tag parts, throw in drawers, and walk away till needed again I’ve had atleast 6 engines in this cart over...
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    Truck hitch

    Truck hitch I built this week Custom one it had wasn’t up to the paver special package air brake trailer this tandem hauls daily as can be seen by the cracking and general bending. Torched the old junk off and remade to similar specs using 3/4” plate, doubled up in middle, big center 3/4...
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    When you need a frame table

    Days like yesturday I wished I had an I beam buried in the concrete to weld to Sadly I dont My antique truck got rearended last night in a hit and run while pulling said skidsteer. I’m probably over capacity on truck/hitch with that setup Bumper is attached via hitch and is purely cosmetic...
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    Oxylance

    Looking into getting one. Any one better than other? Need a cutter/pin burner Next question will it burn pins out like a torch? Will a siezed pin melt away from the edge of the bore like you would a torch due to the different metals/temps or will I score the bore easier? I’m good enough with...
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