Above 1200 Sq/FT Cleaning Up My Shop

[oldironfarmer]

It appears that I've picked up a new vice.

I found this on Craigslist while looking for a bullet vise. Wound up buying two bullet vises, a 5" and a 4" fixed base, and this machinist's vise. Trust me, vise collecting is a vice.

Can't wait for my others to get here!

I thought these were the first Wilton's I'd bought, when I noticed the name on this vise. I doubt it is really made by Wilton. Does anybody recognize it?

 

[oldironfarmer]

Andy, great work on the door install..

I noted you didn't have a picture of your hinge screws???

Question, did we clock them???

Cheers

The dark hidden side of my shop addition.

Three out of six are clocked as "X"

I feel like such a failure

 

[drivesitfar]

OIF: wait until you find and figure out there are other bigger, smaller and better vises to help your vice for vises. JUST SAYING!!

yep the rotating copy of the CHINESE WONDER VISE that so many guys own is made by Wilton in their factory in China. Wilton's bullet line and tradesman line are their top of the line vises and the only ones made in the USA. if you treat that WILTON CHINESE WONDER VISE like a vise i bet it will do almost anything you want it to do.

now that you have enough Wiltons (BTW you need to post some pictures of your Wilton bullets please to fill my vice for vises) you might start looking for Rock Island, Reed, American Scale, Morgan, Athol, Starret and then a few European ones like Leinen and Bison (FPU) vises.

JUST SAYING in case you hadn't seen some pictures and posts on the big vise thread.

your cows look happy even with a snake bit jaw. it must be because you practice your jokes on them before you post them for us?

 

[oldironfarmer]

OIF: wait until you find and figure out there are other bigger, smaller and better vises to help your vice for vises. JUST SAYING!!

yep the rotating copy of the CHINESE WONDER VISE that so many guys own is made by Wilton in their factory in China. Wilton's bullet line and tradesman line are their top of the line vises and the only ones made in the USA. if you treat that WILTON CHINESE WONDER VISE like a vise i bet it will do almost anything you want it to do.

Glad to know it really is a Wilton. I had it several years before I installed it, and have used it for several years. It gets no welding, primarily disassembly of stubborn hydraulic components as it is close to the door where I work on farm equipment outside. I don't know that I've ever turned it, but is has performed well. I used it to bend the rebar for the wall curb in the new addition because it is one of two vises I have actually mounted to a bench that is tied to a wall. The others are on tables.

now that you have enough Wiltons (BTW you need to post some pictures of your Wilton bullets please to fill my vice for vises) you might start looking for Rock Island, Reed, American Scale, Morgan, Athol, Starret and then a few European ones like Leinen and Bison (FPU) vises.

What makes you think I have enough Wilton's? I really can't afford to look at other brands on my budget

JUST SAYING in case you hadn't seen some pictures and posts on the big vise thread.

your cows look happy even with a snake bit jaw. it must be because you practice your jokes on them before you post them for us?

The cows are happily anticipating breakfast. When it is served and the gate is opened you would think it is Black Friday at Walmart. I open it quickly and stay behind the gate during the great rush. Just like Black Friday, they mill about quietly until the doors open

I do not practice my jokes on them as I need them to have an appetite and eat well, and that might not be the case after a little levity. Or not, depending who you ask about my jokes.

By the way, I do not have any good woodworking vises so I may be trying to set a Record, or two.

Thank you so much for the visit and comments!

 

[drivesitfar]

OIF: in most areas you can buy 2 bigger and better vises for the price of a Wilton so I'm just trying to stretch your vise dollars and not trying to tell you what to do.

if you want to start looking for a good wood vise i'd probably start looking for a quick release vise and Wilton and the English made Record make a couple nice ones. there are also pattern maker vises and I found an American machine and tool made in Taiwan one that i'm going to mount on a bench in the near future. there is more information and pictures of it on the main vise thread and here is the link: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/...ight=american+machine+tool+taiwan#post5004487

check out post #33518 of that thread and there is also a cool video link showing how to mount it and how it's used when you have time to watch.

did i mention i might have a vice for vises too?

 

[oldironfarmer]

OIF: in most areas you can buy 2 bigger and better vises for the price of a Wilton so I'm just trying to stretch your vise dollars and not trying to tell you what to do.

if you want to start looking for a good wood vise i'd probably start looking for a quick release vise and Wilton and the English made Record make a couple nice ones. there are also pattern maker vises and I found an American machine and tool made in Taiwan one that i'm going to mount on a bench in the near future. there is more information and pictures of it on the main vise thread and here is the link: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/...ight=american+machine+tool+taiwan#post5004487

check out post #33518 of that thread and there is also a cool video link showing how to mount it and how it's used when you have time to watch.

did i mention i might have a vice for vises too?

I've noticed before that vises are one of your squeezes. I've always like the old Wiltons, and never meant to buy two. And the Tradesman 5" for $200 was too much to pass up, and it was less than four miles away. There are hardly 500 people within four miles.

Thanks for the information!

 

[oldironfarmer]

Yesterday I got both doors trimmed out on the lift room side.

This took a little while, the door on the right is in a seven inch thick wall. Using a prehung door for a 2x4 wall might not have been a really good idea. I had to rip filler strips for both sides and the top. And the carpenter didn't frame the opening exactly square so each filler board had to be tapered. And all of the lumber came from reclaimed lap siding so it all had to be ripped and straightened. Just have to do the other side of these doors, and the other side is flush so that will go quickly.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Today I finally started on Bob's head. Got it all trimmed out with the glow plugs, injectors, and new studs.

Then got it onto the block and pretorqued up to 50 ft-lbs. Specification is 65-72 ft-lbs. I'm going to let it settle overnight then bring it up to 72 tomorrow.

From finger tight to 50 ft-lbs the bolts turned about 180 degrees.

He should go back together pretty quickly now, but I've got a meeting in a local town tomorrow so may not get much done.

 

[1/2 Cup]

The dark hidden side of my shop addition.

Three out of six are clocked as "X"

I feel like such a failure

Andy, your not alone when it comes to unclocked randomness..

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Your vise/s is are a top score.. Please don't get me going on collecting vises as I have too many vices now and I do not need any further encouragement.

Bob won't know himself..
All the best with putting him back together.

Have a good one..

 

[oldironfarmer]

Andy, your not alone when it comes to unclocked randomness..

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Your vise/s is are a top score.. Please don't get me going on collecting vises as I have too many vices now and I do not need any further encouragement.

Bob won't know himself..
All the best with putting him back together.

Have a good one..

Frankly I'm appalled. A man of your stature in the clockit world admitting to unclocked randomness. What is this world coming to? (no political insinuations necessary). At least the middle pairs are reflections of each other. I felt better when I concentrated on that orderly aspect.

Thanks for stopping by

 

[drivesitfar]

OIF: they look 1/2 clocked which is about right. have a great day and even though you have a lot on your TO DO list you don't seem to write them up here on the thread like 1/2 Cup does on his. do you have a white board or a spiral notebook like i do?

BTW depending on how often you use that door you might want to put a 3 inch screw in each hinge for a little extra holding power. no need to CLOCK those though.

 

[Bob Heine]

Today I finally started on Bob's head.

Andy, thank you so much I'm feeling better now that you've straightened mine out.

 

[oldironfarmer]

OIF: they look 1/2 clocked which is about right. have a great day and even though you have a lot on your TO DO list you don't seem to write them up here on the thread like 1/2 Cup does on his. do you have a white board or a spiral notebook like i do?

BTW depending on how often you use that door you might want to put a 3 inch screw in each hinge for a little extra holding power. no need to CLOCK those though.

Yeah boy! Part of being retired for me is no to do lists. Other than in my head. On the job I used to drive guys crazy because we would have a detailed multi-hundred line critical path schedule and I would keep coming up with things not on the schedule. But you know what, it all needs to be done. The motto is "plan your work, work your plan" but unless your plan is perfect you have to modify your plan as you work it. Some guys have trouble shifting gears rapidly with changing conditions. So they muddle around doing things that no longer need to be done. I hate that. So in retirement I keep it in my head and think about it now and again and don't always do what I'd planned. Of course things don't go as planned so I get to shift gears to make progress. I'm having lots of fun. Today I had some gap between the door jamb and stud so I put a little foam in it. Foam swelled and door wouldn't close so I put extra nails in it and grabbed the tool of next to last resort and whaled away at it and got the foam squeezed while it was still soft but had finished expanding (I hope, morning will tell).

Yes, I'll put longer screws in when the door gets loose. If.

Andy, thank you so much I'm feeling better now that you've straightened mine out.

Hope you don't have a headache. I torqued bob's head on tight this morning anointed the top of his head with oil. He was OK with it.

 

[oldironfarmer]

First thing this morning I got out and finished torquing Bob's head. Then cleaned up the push rods and rocker arm assembly and got them installed.

Before I could get the valves set it got light out and I went to feed the cows. I had a minute after feeding and it was still cool so I dove into the chicken coop and dug out a Skelly sign. Porcelain, 1955.

There's still one more but it's a job to get them out, lot's of stuff stacked in front over the years.

The first sign is going in the service bay, the second one would look nice on a free standing sign post.

It took a lot of the day to go to town and close on a land sale. When I finally got back it was hot, mid eighties. I'm all ready for cool weather. Washed and rinsed the sign in the yard then moved it into the shop. It is 47-1/2" square. Interesting signs. I see them on eBay for around $1,000. They used to be commonly used in fences, sometimes two to three in a row. I bought mine at a sale. Not much, maybe $15 each. Wish I'd bought more!

It's got plenty of "patina" on it, which I may try to touch up. It also needs a clear coat to slow the rust.

Then got the back side of both doors trimmed out.

On the second door the hinges are so close to the adjacent wall (1-1/2") that it seemed folding the trim around the corner was the only way to make it look reasonably balanced.

Here's where the Skelly sign is going. Between the door and window. Not as much room for it as I would like.

It probably will need a highlight light on it.

I did get the frame for the sign cut out.

I'm using the salvage lumber we removed from an old well house fifteen or so years ago. It is 1x8 lap siding so I'm cutting the laps off. I'm just enjoying the defects, nail holes, and discoloration. I've still got a pretty good pile of it and have used most of the short ones. The ones left are ten or twelve footers. I think the well house was built about 1950. The owners were friends and wanted it removed so I obliged them and took the lumber and asbestos siding.

Adjusting valves and doing more assembly tomorrow.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Andy, I love the look of reclaimed timber, it just oozes character.

Great work all round..

Regards

 

[BUGTHUG]

Oh boy Andy, sure would love a Skelly sign. I have a pole that needs a sign.
When I was around 5 or 6, my did worked part time at a Skelly about a block from our house. I would run over to the station and of course I loved to hang out and listen to all the old men tell jokes and talk about women. Plus I always got a Coke with Toms peanuts inside the Coke.
Well the old Skelly is long gone and they have a newer Phillips 66 convenience store now.

 

[drivesitfar]

OIF: all in a day's work and you surely have the GET R DONE attitude so TO DO LISTS be gone.

I learned how to trim a door where one side is up against a wall just by reading your last post. WELL DONE!! i might not ever need it, but if i do i now know what to do. Ingenuous idea.

hope you didn't have to sell off a piece of your farm to to all the building you are doing or maybe you are buying more land. you sir never do seem to sleep so hope you are as healthy as you sound.

take care and also love the signs and i'm still looking for my first one to own and hang.

cheers

 

[Terrick down Under]

OIF, I love getting up in the morning, especially today as yesterday was a big day, grab a cuppa and sit and read what you and others have been up to. I gets me into a good head space, thanks.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Thanks for the nice comments, guys!

Andy, I love the look of reclaimed timber, it just oozes character.

Great work all round..

Regards

Thank you Mr. 1/2 Cup, also known as 1/2 Clocked? I had the used lumber for many years. I always thought I would use it in hidden places, but I really like the way it looks too! If it oozes character maybe I can pick some up. At least I don't have to worry about culture, a British friend told me once: "Don't worry Andy, you've got culture, you get it from yogurt".

Oh boy Andy, sure would love a Skelly sign. I have a pole that needs a sign.
When I was around 5 or 6, my did worked part time at a Skelly about a block from our house. I would run over to the station and of course I loved to hang out and listen to all the old men tell jokes and talk about women. Plus I always got a Coke with Toms peanuts inside the Coke.
Well the old Skelly is long gone and they have a newer Phillips 66 convenience store now.

If you had asked a couple of years ago I would have given you one. Unfortunately that was a couple of years ago. I have a space for both now So sorry!

OIF: all in a day's work and you surely have the GET R DONE attitude so TO DO LISTS be gone.

I learned how to trim a door where one side is up against a wall just by reading your last post. WELL DONE!! i might not ever need it, but if i do i now know what to do. Ingenuous idea.

hope you didn't have to sell off a piece of your farm to to all the building you are doing or maybe you are buying more land. you sir never do seem to sleep so hope you are as healthy as you sound.

take care and also love the signs and i'm still looking for my first one to own and hang.

cheers

Glad you like the door trim. Time for full disclosure. I cut the trim to go behind the hinges too narrow. Instead of throwing it away I decided to cover it with another piece to get the wrap around look. While I do like it, I really didn't think it would be well received here - so, THANKS!

Sadly, I'm selling my assets in order to buy more tools. Actually, I'm reselling a piece of property I sold previously. And I am carrying the mortgage so there is no large infusion of cash to tide me over until my ship comes in, which should be any day now.

OIF, I love getting up in the morning, especially today as yesterday was a big day, grab a cuppa and sit and read what you and others have been up to. I gets me into a good head space, thanks.

Thanks for the visit! I remember you were the second one to comment on this thread. Always appreciate your visits and comments. Glad you get some enjoyment from reading about my stumbles. I really enjoy reading the exploits of others on GJ as well.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Not much QST today. I keep getting interrupted by life

Bob did get his valves adjusted this morning. Then that led to the rocker arm cover, and the glow plug tie plate, and then the intake manifold.

Starting to look like it might run. Injection lines, thermostat, flywheel shroud, muffler, and electrical hookup and it's ready for fluids. Had to go shoot levels on a new barn so after that we went to lunch and bought a new belt and muffler clamp for Bob.

Had a little time later in the day so I framed and hung the Skelly sign. Didn't need to be done, but I needed to do something I wanted, not needed!

The sign is a little bent, and I had made one saw cut in the frame to insert the sign into. It took a little patience and some clamps to get the steel into the narrow groove.

After measuring the wall, it appeared a 2x4 on edge on the top of the scaffold would hold the sign at the right elevation. There is not a lot of space for the sign. The sign will interfere with the trim around the door and window so it really did need to go up now.

The framed sign weighs about sixty pounds (based on the weight of a sack of feed) and is a bit bulky so either help or a lifting aid is in order. I decided on a ladder.

The heirs always say "where there's a will, there's a way".

No step for a stepper, as they say.

And, yes, I bow to peer pressure and clocked the screws, is that a plus?

I really like it, it overwhelms the room! It's a full six feet top to bottom in a 12 ft room. It may not even need an accent light.

Time to get this space finished

And start cleaning the old shop (but not by just piling in the new part)

 

[Grumblebum]

Good to see bob being nursed back to health, hopefully coughs back to work soon

That sign is massive, fills that space nicely. Well done.

GB.

 

[Lyndon]

Andy

I love the sign, even though we have no idea (out here) what a "Skelly" is . . . .

But those sort of signs out here sell for mega bucks these days.....

Lyndon
Not looking forward to the end of Sunday. . .

 

[BUGTHUG]

Them signs are heavy! looks good on the wall. It has just about the right patina to it.
Lyndon, Skelly is just another gas station like Mobile, Standard, SHELL etc. I think they were mainly around in the mid west part of the U.S.

 

[JC23]

Will the sign clear the door trim?

Been watching all along. Digging yer work!

 

[1/2 Cup]

Andy, your sign is just the bees knees and love the attention to detail..

Regards

 

[madoc1]

bob looks almost like new. good job. also, the skelly sign is a work of okie art! nice work young man.

jim

 

[oldironfarmer]

Good to see bob being nursed back to health, hopefully coughs back to work soon

That sign is massive, fills that space nicely. Well done.

GB.

I got on Bob this afternoon and got everything back on. Getting the water outlet on over the thermostat and tightening the alternator belts were real challenges. He fired up pretty quickly and really smoked. I got a little worried until I remembered I had filled the exhaust system with oil. Cleared up at about fifteen minutes run time. Everything sounds good.

Thanks for the visit, and comments!

Andy

I love the sign, even though we have no idea (out here) what a "Skelly" is . . . .

But those sort of signs out here sell for mega bucks these days.....

Lyndon
Not looking forward to the end of Sunday. . .

My first Saturday of the week is tomorrow (Thanks Bob Heine).

Skelly Oil was started in 1919 by Bill Skelly and others. They had refining, marketing, exploration, production, and research and development - a fully integrated oil company. They had worldwide production including the Persian Gulf and were pioneers in offshore drilling including the Gulf of Mexico and the Persian Gulf. Getty Oil absorbed them in 1974 after my wife had worked for them 9 years. Her first real job. She stayed on with Getty and then Texaco doing basically the same type work in their accounting department. She worked for them 28 years and has a nice retirement. She wept a little when I showed her the picture of the sign in the shop. She said each company change was a big step down for employees.

Thanks for stopping in!

Them signs are heavy! looks good on the wall. It has just about the right patina to it.
Lyndon, Skelly is just another gas station like Mobile, Standard, SHELL etc. I think they were mainly around in the mid west part of the U.S.

Good to hear form you! You're close to Skelly's old refinery in El Dorado. I can't keep up with who owns it now. I would that the sign was pristine, but it is OK like it is too.

Thanks!

Will the sign clear the door trim?

Been watching all along. Digging yer work!

Nope! Won't clear the window trim either. But I know a guy who can cut the trim around the sign trim. If I can just get his **** off the couch.

Thanks for the comment, you've got good eyes!

Andy, your sign is just the bees knees and love the attention to detail..

Regards

Well thank you very much, 1/2 Cup!

Getting 'ol Bob motivated has got me excited. I was trying to go slow and careful with him because my normal is working on equipment during hay season when the goal is to get it back in service, baling wire or not. My 94 Dodge Cummins, one of the design flaws was little ball joints in the throttle linkage. I had one pop out on the way to work when I had a coat and tie on. Found it at the side of the road and popped it back on. Second time it came out I made a figure eight of baling wire to keep it from popping out. That turned out to be a 200,000 mile repair. Around here, overhaul means replace all the baling wire.

I'm trying to change but my wife says I'm just trying.

 

[oldironfarmer]

bob looks almost like new. good job. also, the skelly sign is a work of okie art! nice work young man.

jim

Thank you!

You know while we were mowing I was telling Bob some jokes. He says "that really cracks me up" I was feeling good until it occurred to me he wasn't laughing. Then I thought he was just blowing smoke. But it was for real. I told him tonight after he woke up don't ever lose your cool like that again. He just stared at me.

I'm thinking my other Skelly sign needs to go outside on a tall post.

Thanks for stopping by.

 

[oldironfarmer]

It's been getting 27C or 28C during the day, and is 15C or less at night. So my routine is open the new shop doors at dawn, go feed the cows, then close the doors and the rooms stay cool all day. This morning I just couldn't resist one more picture.

Need to get that lift put together. After wiring, after air system, after base moulding. Got a brand new TIG welder I haven't opened yet Need more time.

Got 'ol Bob all back together and he looks normal now

I should have wiped everything down, I suppose, but the working parts all got cleaned well. Next time he gets on the trailer he's going to town for a bath. But first he needs to move some hay for me, and tote the air compressor around to its new home.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Another doctor's appointment today so shop time started at 3:00. Managed to get window sills ready for finish.

Have the boxing cut and all but two pieces of face trim cut. It is slow starting with rough lumber, but it is sure economical.

Another doctor visit and trip to see family tomorrow so work slows

 

[dfiler2]

Love the sign and the oak sills are very classy. I wish i could find some rough cut lumber around here.

 

[Lyndon]

. . . . . . .

You know while we were mowing I was telling Bob some jokes. He says "that really cracks me up" I was feeling good until it occurred to me he wasn't laughing. Then I thought he was just blowing smoke. But it was for real. I told him tonight after he woke up don't ever lose your cool like that again. He just stared at me.

Thanks for stopping by.

Andy

Love that conversation you had with Bob. . . . I see I'm not the only one that has those talks.......

And thanks for the explanation about Skelly. I did see your story about the firm earlier in your thread, so was just razin' up the audience a bit with my post.

With all the Dr's visits lately I hope everything is going OK.

Oh, and the window trims are turning out great.

Lyndon
Watching on from work.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Love the sign and the oak sills are very classy. I wish i could find some rough cut lumber around here.

Thanks for the comment, and the visit! It's DIY lumber. I cut it several years ago and have been air drying it. Now it is time to use some up. Got a friend who has a band saw sawmill. I used to be able to buy green oak lumber locally but all the sawmills closed.

Andy

Love that conversation you had with Bob. . . . I see I'm not the only one that has those talks.......

And thanks for the explanation about Skelly. I did see your story about the firm earlier in your thread, so was just razin' up the audience a bit with my post.

With all the Dr's visits lately I hope everything is going OK.

Oh, and the window trims are turning out great.

Lyndon
Watching on from work.

Thanks for stopping by. I like talking about Skelly, and figured it didn't hurt.

My wife takes lots of visits due to some health issues. And I'm older than I used to be, routine preventive maintenance is in order if you want to get maximum mileage out of an old outmoded vehicle.

Trim always makes everything look better.

(working on my first Saturday of the week)

 

[1/2 Cup]

Andy, thanks for explaining about your doctors visits.

Love your attention to detail with your window sills, they look fantastic, well done.

Regards

 

[BUGTHUG]

those windows look like the ones they put in my barn. They are nice windows, could use them in my house. I'm trying to think who bought out the refinery in El Dorado, I'm thinking its was Getty. It could be someone else by now, it seems all the smaller oil companies got sucked up by the bigger fish.
Bob the Kubota is a good one to have around. I have a Kubota tractor, one of the smaller yard with a mower and a small bucket. Man that thing gets me into trouble sometimes cause it can move a nd drag stuff that's well beyond its safe limit! I really like the Kubota brand.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Andy, thanks for explaining about your doctors visits.

Love your attention to detail with your window sills, they look fantastic, well done.

Regards

Thanks for stopping in, 1/2 Cup! If you have to make your own molding it's easy to just make it square, but does not cost much more to put a little decoration on. And it does detract from defects in the wood.

Re the doctors, I've had pretty girls tell me to "drop dead" but fortunately that never took.

Just finished my second Saturday this week!

those windows look like the ones they put in my barn. They are nice windows, could use them in my house. I'm trying to think who bought out the refinery in El Dorado, I'm thinking its was Getty. It could be someone else by now, it seems all the smaller oil companies got sucked up by the bigger fish.
Bob the Kubota is a good one to have around. I have a Kubota tractor, one of the smaller yard with a mower and a small bucket. Man that thing gets me into trouble sometimes cause it can move a nd drag stuff that's well beyond its safe limit! I really like the Kubota brand.

I bought the cheapest thermopane windows I could find. They seem to be decent windows, and after I had installed them, they are the same window I bought in 09 and is now under the Skelly sign.

I looked up the refinery, built in 1922 by Skelly's predecessor, then passed to Getty, then to Texaco, then bought by Frontier, then became Holly with that merger. Not too many owners for a refinery.

My dad had a Kubota backhoe and giant diesel skid steer mower (maybe 72" cut). They have always been too expensive for me.

I've turned Bob over forward and backward with loads, but fortunately he stood back up with a little nudging. Forward you can just lower the boom and back up we come, backward, however, lower it too fast and he wants to roll on over. So far the rear door has stopped him from flipping on over. Sitting straight up looking at the sky and moving the load slowly down to start him rolling forward is unnerving. And you get your hand on the switch because you don't want to run the engine for more than a few seconds in that pitch. I got in that situation carrying a lot of brush up high so it doesn't drag the ground too much, and backing down a slope to get long pieces of brush around a tree. Did that twice. Don't expect to again. Going forward up a slope if he starts to roll back lifting the load quickly stops the roll but then you have to start lowering the load on the bounce. Or slow down

 

[oldironfarmer]

Got to the shop after lunch today. Had to take the muffler back off to get the rocker arm cover off. And remove the glow plug connections. But I just did not want to pull off the rocker arm assembly to get to the head bolts under it. Lazy Andy. So I cut a wrench.

Ground the plating off and test fit it.

Found a piece of 3/4" rod which looks the right length.

and with another scrap of 3/4" and an old (was in my fire) 1/2" drive 13 mm socket (3/8" drive is big enough for 13 mm bolts).

Fairly well aligned,

ground and polished the old socket

tacked up pretty straight

and welded it out.

not my first rodeo, on the left is a 3/4" offset socket made from a box end wrench and socket to get in a tight spot years ago

and the torque wrench is properly centered over the bolt head and misses the rocker arm shaft. Hydraulic line just above is too close to pull the torque wrench out but the box end will come off. And that hydraulic line would be a real PITA to remove.

Not very pretty but got the bolts torqued in short order.

While I'm not fully ingrained in GJ methods and practices, I did paint my illegal-in-industry-modified-tool to prevent the rust the other one has experienced.

Generally modified tools are prohibited because if they break an unsuspecting operator can injure himself. In this case, I tried a crows foot wrench but it was going to spring and slip. I don't know if anyone makes an offset box end socket, but I needed one which centers the torque wrench over the center of the bolt being torqued. Once a farmer always a farmer.

 

[oldironfarmer]

After I got the head torqued I put some coolant system cleaner in and headed out. This is a better view from Bob.

Put on his bale spike

and headed out to restack this year's hay

The hay was unloaded from a seven bale trailer. It is not where I want the hay, but it could stay except when it was unloaded some of it rolled together. the stains you see on the bales on the right are from where the hay was touching and it is already starting to rot from catching water in the crevice. So Bob really needed to get it moved.

everything moved, about 1.4 hours on the clock

Standing on Bob's head to get a look at my hay stock. I need to sell some, have over two year's worth.

 

[Terrick down Under]

OIF, is you middle name MacGyver? LOL
Seriously I think that is perfect.

 

[1/2 Cup]

OIF, is you middle name MacGyver? LOL
Seriously I think that is perfect.

Andy MacGyver, now that fits the bill..