40x50 garage-shop

[toomanyrocks]

Thanks, its a 2007.

Wifey refuses to ride in it...."can't get in, hurts my back." My grandson (2yo) has to peek under the cover every time we go out to the garage, get in it, and "drive". I think he is lobbying for a notation in the will.

I love the cans, just a ***** to cut all those holes.

 

[jblnut]

I didn't know hoe heavy those big ramps were, but knew the bobcat could lift at least 1000 pounds.

Here's a pic of part of it loaded on the trailer. I think the ramp with the hydraulic cylinder was just at 1000 pounds, but the bobcat had no problem with it.

That T180 is a very capable machine !!! It's rated at 1,800lbs lift but will do more without issue. My Bobcat S185 has unloaded many 2,200lb pallets of seed corn from a semi height without tipping.

I keep looking at the pictures of the field stone on the walls and can not get over how much work that must have been. Goodness it looks amazing but wow, a TON of work !!!

Here is a specs sheet on that Bobcat of yours

 

[C.L S2000]

Great build so far, like the can-light setup as well. Luv the S2000! 2004? I had the very same car, wish I still had it, sure was fun and got a ton of looks. Still to this day not too many people know what they are.

Great looking build and I also love the S2000. I have a 01 myself, owned it since 02.

 

[toomanyrocks]

Love the t180. Just big enough for everything I want to do, but still small enough to be able to park in some unused space between bays in the old garage. It is pretty tough and powerful for its size. Replaced the tracks last year(I thought I could finish up the project before having to do that, but finally tore up the worn out tracks on the final grading.) The replacement cost was about $2500, by the dealer, figured the difference in the cost for aftermarkets paid for the trouble of them pulling off the old ones.

5 months fort the fieldstone, but well worth it, I'll have to snap a pic from down the road, since this thing tends to overshadow the neighborhood.

 

[davo727]

I wish I had 1/10 of your ambition

 

[toomanyrocks]

I think it is called retirement boredom. Worked 60 to 70 hour weeks for 30 years, retired and got bored the first day.

 

[toomanyrocks]

Some projects for the new lift:
1989 c10 that was previously fitted with a crate 350 and 700r4 automatic transmission. It was sitting dead in my daughter's driveway for a couple years, the wiring just smoked when the key was inserted....The lift made it easy to pull the starter and rewire it from below, a quick oil change and tune-up.....

Dad, the coolant has been leaking, that's why the gallon of prestone in the front seat....so a quick ebay search and a new radiator arrived in 4 days, but of course, this truck is a true Frankenstein, so the radiator was 2 inches too short for the mounts...they said it was the proper replacement...easier to make new mounts than to ship it back.

Oh, and any idea why the speedometer never worked?

Dropped the propshaft, pulled the tail housing, and saw the speedo drive gear had come off. I have no idea how it had slipped forward and popped off the retaining clip, but had a heck of a time sliding it back to where it belonged (as seen here)...maybe never was installed. I found the retaining clip in the bottom of the case.

 

[toomanyrocks]

Next up:
I had not been looking forward to this project, timing belt replacement on wifey's Subaru.
Actually, since the engine is not the usual sideways placement of most small cars, the job was way easier than I had anticipated, everything was right up front and easy to get at.

Found a great youtube video showing how to get the crankshaft pulley off without special tools, (no it doesn't come off with the brute force of a large hammer.) (For those of you who are observant, I have no idea how the timing marks on the belt jumped 3 teeth forward of the marks on the crank and cams, but since they are all the same, the timing is correct.)

The dealer wanted to charge $1500 for this job that took me about 2 hours, and I had never done it before. I changed out the tensioner, water pump, thermostat, and all 3 idlers while I was in there, which only added a couple hours more. The dealer said he would only do the belt, they didn't routinely change out anything else unless the part was bad. Good thought, but undoubtedly the other parts would fail before the next routine belt change. Seemed penny wise- pound foolish considering the expense is in the labor, not the parts. (not to mention the risk of a destroyed engine)

 

[davo727]

Very good, couple worthwhile jobs knocked out.

 

[QwikKotaTx]

This was a great read and I am very impressed with how much you have taken on yourself. It reminds me a lot of how my dad builds/renovates homes. He typically does most of that himself as well including several stone facades in the US Virgin Islands and in North Georgia. We recently poured a small pool and patio in the Texas August heat, I know what you mean about quick set time. It was awful and my arms curled up like a dead bug at the end of the day. I quit around 6pm, my Dad was out there another several hours leveling and screeding at age 67. However, he cannot turn a wrench to save his life, go figure. You have many skills, sir!