Above 1200 Sq/FT Out on Quaker Road

[Sifan]

Next project auto steer on gator?

 

[XJSuperman]

Next project auto steer on gator?

That's doable. With the right power steering setup and an ATU300 kit we can make that happen I think.

Doesn't take a whole lot to power up a receiver and display, but autosteer means getting into the machine and since autosteer controllers are setup for hydraulic steering, we'd have to change that or change the Gator's steering system which is either manual or electric.

I'd like to get JB into a new Deere with AutoTrac Turn Automation and Machine Sync. He wouldn't know what to do with his hands!

 

[Sifan]

I know with the old styles, you don't want your fingers between the steering wheel and the control unit That's a placement you only make a couple of times before lesson learned LOL

 

[jblnut]

Good thinking!!! Not only easier to maneuver around than the tractor but less cost to operate and putting wear and tear on a $10,000+ piece of equipment versus $100,000+!!!

AND you shouldn't have to hook 3 tractors to it when you get it stuck!!!
Notice I said "when" not "if" LOL

It should be easier to scout and survey with the Gator than the tractor and hopefully we don't get stuck as fast lol !!!

Next project auto steer on gator?

We need auto steer on MANY other things before the gator

That's doable. With the right power steering setup and an ATU300 kit we can make that happen I think.

Doesn't take a whole lot to power up a receiver and display, but autosteer means getting into the machine and since autosteer controllers are setup for hydraulic steering, we'd have to change that or change the Gator's steering system which is either manual or electric.

I'd like to get JB into a new Deere with AutoTrac Turn Automation and Machine Sync. He wouldn't know what to do with his hands!

Okay well I'm just going to leave that one alone

I know with the old styles, you don't want your fingers between the steering wheel and the control unit That's a placement you only make a couple of times before lesson learned LOL

The ol' finger between the roller wheel and steering wheel kind of pinch sounds like it might tickle a little

 

[jblnut]

The chickens finally left "only" 6 days behind schedule. They were pretty large !!! It is always nice to see everything all washed up !!!


Nice and clean again .... at least for a few months


The chick carrying dealio was a tad close to the tunnel fans and got a little dusty


Time to blow out the chicken barn !!


Even with 8 - 54" fans sucking 200,000cfm out it still gets dusty !!


Cleaning POOOOOOOOP


We've been waiting to plant the last field of corn until the chickens were gone so we could spread the manure on that field. Dad was taking it out as fast as I could get it out of the barn !!!


Since the chicken barn is empty a co-worker and I headed up to work on a camera/WiFi project for a few days. Of course the Wok came along


An almost perfect ribeye. Just delicious !!


Ham and cheese ... and onion and bacon


I fried up all the potatoes and onions that were left on the last day. They make for GREAT reheated leftovers


The first night back I saw a puddle in the bedpack near a waterer .....


The hydraulic hose seems to have rotted through


The building tear down continues. The kiddos were "helping"


We made a good dent in this one this evening !!

 

[C_F]

The siding on that building looks relatively new...is it?

Man, that was a whole lotta dust in the chicken barn, looks like it even fogged up your camera lens for a bit.

 

[Firebrand]

What are your plans for all that corrugated metal once off the old Shed? That would make a great addition to the back wall of my garage project!

 

[jblnut]

The siding on that building looks relatively new...is it?

Man, that was a whole lotta dust in the chicken barn, looks like it even fogged up your camera lens for a bit.

I don't know how old it is exactly but do know it was built after 1963 and before 2014

No camera fog there, it was so dusty i could hardly see what was going on !!

What are your plans for all that corrugated metal once off the old Shed? That would make a great addition to the back wall of my garage project!

If you want it come get it !!

I put some on the ceiling of the 16'x24' "garage" area I finished out in my hayshed and although the price was right I wish I'd have gotten new bright white stuff. It looks okay and I don't anticipate working in there too much where the bright ceiling would have been a beneficial deal I guess. It was an experiment to see how it looked and I don't hate it but I won't be putting in on the new shop ceiling

 

[ambenz]

Saw this and was wondering if this was your daughter....
https://thumbs.gfycat.com/UnitedWickedIndianabat-mobile.mp4

 

[Jagmandave]

Wow, she's really got that down!

 

[jblnut]

Saw this and was wondering if this was your daughter....
https://thumbs.gfycat.com/UnitedWickedIndianabat-mobile.mp4

Wow she has skills !! Not my daughter but that is quite impressive and I'm sure her pops is quite proud.

Wow, she's really got that down!

Just watching that made me sore. i guarentee I'd be horizontal moments after stepping onto one of those wheelie board deals !!!

 

[jblnut]

The building tear down continues with Leo "I'm pinchering Dad !!" everything he can


Progress is happening


That battery powered brushless chainsaw is going to purrrrr like a 9.9 Johnson with that 2-stroke outboard oil in it


We got a bunch of much needed rain over the weekend and Pops and I started on the roof as soon as it was dried off. The guy that built this shed REALLY didn't want the tin to blow off. There are an absurd amount of nails in this thing !!!


Well now that the other shed is down I thought it was time to get the M out of there. I'd hate for a bird to poop on it or something to fall from the sky on it


This equipment mover I built is sure handy. It moves trailers and narrow front tractors as well !!


I put a battery in it thinking maybe just maybe it'd start right up. Nope.


The starter solenoid clicked but nothing after that. I checked and had voltage to the starter. Off it comes to see what is wrong.


Nice new fuel line


Lots of crunchy starter wires in here. Pretty sure this is why the starter doesn't work !!


OOOOOO !!!!! New wires !!!!!


Well it cranks over now and we got it to go by squirting some ether into the vacuum test port but it died as soon as it ran out of ether. So off comes the carb !!


Looks like I put orange juice in it last time it ran I cleaned it out, filled the bowel with fresh stuff, freeded up all the little parts and pieces inside it and once reassembled it fired right off !!!


Next up was a bent-ish unloading auger on the combine. The bearing on the non-drive side was frozen on and I had to cut it off


I was pretty sure the auger was going to be junk because it's bent but now it's surly junk


Bang bang bonk bonk and now the bearing holder in the grain tank itself needs repair. Two steps forward and one step back


The auger is finally out !! The bent shaft was discovered while Dad was replacing the drive gears and saw the one gear had a wobble to it.


At first glance it looks fine .....


Any guess as to what happened here to twist the shaft on this unloading auger ? It's the horizontal auger that brings the grain over to the vertical auger that unloads the grain into a wagon. I'll give you a hint .... I'm guessing it was parked outside, got snowed in while there was corn in the tank, then warmed up and melted the snow. Then it was up to the farmer to screw it up after that. I'm guessing he kept engaging the unload system until it broke free and ended up twisting that 1" shaft. Okay well I guess that was a pretty good hint

 

[XJSuperman]

Yep, either ice or a leftover tool after a repair. Thats why the new ones all have belts, you burn a belt off but the shaft remains. Still frustrating, but less downtime.

 

[jblnut]

Yep, either ice or a leftover tool after a repair. Thats why the new ones all have belts, you burn a belt off but the shaft remains. Still frustrating, but less downtime.

Belts are a much better idea. More potential maintainance issues but I'd rather blow off a belt than have to replace an auger

 

[jblnut]

Pops called and said he got a flat tire whilst hauling corn to town so I loaded up the Quaker Road recovery rig and headed out !!


Huh. Yup that looks flat to me !!


The tire blew while he was at a stop sign on a busy road so he pulled them across the intersection and parked in the elevators yard so he was as out of the way as possible.


Never good when you take a tire and rim off independent of each other


Look at that nice not flat spare tire on there


I think a tube and a couple LARGE patches and it'd be good to go again !!


That'd make a nice fire pit .... The new rim was $285 and now that it's kinda artwork that makes it out to be about a $500 fire pit. I'll ship it to you for that if you want. What a good deal !!!


New Used spare tire and a brand new rim ready to go. Hopefully it's not needed anytime soon.


21hrs later we have another flat. It was the spare we put on yesterday


Seems the sidewall gave out on this one and there is a decent sized leak. At least it was in the farm yard this time and not out on the open road !!


Lily had to see how fast she could run in a circle on the old tire

 

[Sifan]

LOL did a number on that rim!

Last night, taught my Granddaughter how to find a low tire on her Honda, how to find the offending nail and put in a plug. When we got done her comment "good to know how to do that, and what I'm getting for my repair money"

 

[JJC]

Check out the 1930 Restored Auto Shop tread There a cool machine you would like . at the end of the tread

 

[Terrick down Under]

That is a anti rattle tapered keyway, used by the monks in Tibet about 1400's, so that the bamboo key would not rattle loose......LOL

 

[cvairwerks]

Saw this and thought about you guys....need to find a chicken buddy and split own one:

 

[jblnut]

LOL did a number on that rim!

Last night, taught my Granddaughter how to find a low tire on her Honda, how to find the offending nail and put in a plug. When we got done her comment "good to know how to do that, and what I'm getting for my repair money"

That moment when someone realizes they can be self sufficient with something is a good one to witness !!

Check out the 1930 Restored Auto Shop tread There a cool machine you would like . at the end of the tread

That is a pretty sweet looking machine !!!!

That is a anti rattle tapered keyway, used by the monks in Tibet about 1400's, so that the bamboo key would not rattle loose......LOL

I called the monks and they do not make a bamboo replacement so I think it's going to have to be a Schoup or CNH replacement part

Saw this and thought about you guys....need to find a chicken buddy and split own one:

That is a pretty neat looking deal. Gold'N'Plumb used to use automated catchers but they were too hard on the chickens so they went back to using a crew of 6-8 people to hand catch them. That machine looks like it's way nicer than the ones Gold'N'Plump used to use though !!

 

[jblnut]

Lily has been trying to make some steer friends and I think she's finally done it !!


Just as the mixer was filling up with corn the bin ran empty and we had to put the sweep in


It's not that big of a deal, it just takes a bit off time to get it all setup and going.


#65 wanted to lick Lily. She wasn't as sure this was a good idea


Well .... getting to be that time of year again. Time to start cutting grass


Okay well the grass can wait. We kept taking buildings apart instead


We made a decent amount of progress in just one afternoon !!


It sure is starting to look different around here


In the process of cleaning stuff up I think I stumbled upon a pretty decent idea to store some steel lengths !!

 

[gt05254]

Love that scaffold! Even I'd feel safe on that (hate working at height).
Gary

 

[Sifan]

What does Lily think of the sound of 100 head crunching corn

 

[jblnut]

Love that scaffold! Even I'd feel safe on that (hate working at height).
Gary

It's MUCH better than a ladder for sure but requires an additional person to run it all. All in it's way better and safer !!!

What does Lily think of the sound of 100 head crunching corn

She is quite focused on making sure they're all still in the barn and counting them all each day

 

[jblnut]

This is the home-converted forklift we're borrowing from a neighbor. It works quite well but the 3pt top link is mounted WAY too high on it to lift up nicely. The guy that built it didn't own a tractor and put them where he thought they'd work. Oh well.

The top link bracket should be moved about a foot lower to make it right.

I buzzed the bracket off and got it positioned where it should be and it started to rain before I could weld it back on. Gee if only I had a indoor space large enough to work on stuff this large

 

[woodfor1]

In do time you will have a nice space then when you really need it, it will be filled up with a different project. Thank you for all your post I check in every day to find something new and interesting.

 

[1949 caddyman]

I think I missed the reason the sheds are coming down, is for a new barn, shop or the new house Mrs. Quaker Road wants & needs?

 

[lis2323]

This is the home-converted forklift we're borrowing from a neighbor. It works quite well but the 3pt top link is mounted WAY too high on it to lift up nicely. The guy that built it didn't own a tractor and put them where he thought they'd work. Oh well.


The top link bracket should be moved about a foot lower to make it right.


I buzzed the bracket off and got it positioned where it should be and it started to rain before I could weld it back on. Gee if only I had a indoor space large enough to work on stuff this large

I had one of those that I front mounted on a tractor.


It was awkward without rear wheel steer but I used it to haul pallets of turf out of the field. One pallet in front two on the rear three point hitch.

 

[jblnut]

In do time you will have a nice space then when you really need it, it will be filled up with a different project. Thank you for all your post I check in every day to find something new and interesting.

I have been trying VERY hard to keep my nice new buildings nice and new and clean for as long as possible BUT I'm quite sure you are correct about that .... it'll have a few things going on and I won't be able to get it all in. I have the best of intentions to stick to using the four areas in the shop for their purposes but we shall see. Behind the little overhead door will be space for heated parking, the weld fab area will be for that, the area between the office/weld fab area and the big door will be for the longer term projects and the space inside the big overhead will be for the right now it's gotta be fixed things. We shall see if I can keep it that way

Thank you or checking in and following along !!!

I think I missed the reason the sheds are coming down, is for a new barn, shop or the new house Mrs. Quaker Road wants & needs?

They are working on falling down all on their own BUT we intend to take everything down, tear up the concrete under it all, dig out all the slop that is left, haul in thousands of yards of fill and build a new house where this whole mess is.

I had one of those that I front mounted on a tractor.


It was awkward without rear wheel steer but I used it to haul pallets of turf out of the field. One pallet in front two on the rear three point hitch.

I bet that would be quite handy !! Like a 4wd forklift on steroids kind of handy !!!

 

[jblnut]

Once the 3pt top link was moved down the forklift basket lifter deal was WAY nicer to use !! It actually lifted up without wanting to smash into the tractor all the time


We made all kinds of progress today and got the entire shed down minus most of the poles !!!


It is sort of strange being able to see everything out there


We had some helpers today and decided potatoes and some steak would be a decent thank you


We were all hot and sweaty and the kiddos wanted to have a "picnic" so we ate outside in the driveway


We've talked about getting a construction dumpster and throwing all the poles and treated lumber in there but I'm going to try to work it though our regular dumpster one tote at a time. It shouldn't take too long and it'll all be gone. Plus I'm already paying for this so I may as well fill it up !!


I started pulling the poles out of the ground once the kiddos were in bed until .....


I felt the skid loader going over a bump every so often while driving. It seems I got a little careless and ran over a chunk with a few nails in it. Two in the 2x4 and one by itself. Going to be a total of 6 plugs in this tire now once it's repaired

 

[buzzboy]

I didn't expect the skiddy to take pneumatic tires. I guess without suspension solid tires would be violent.

 

[jblnut]

I didn't expect the skiddy to take pneumatic tires. I guess without suspension solid tires would be violent.

Solid tires exist but are close to $500/ea and for what we use it for they're way too much money for the benefit. These are in the $170ish area and last for 800-1000 running hours.

 

[jblnut]

I got that tire patched. I think three plugs inside a 3" circle has to be some sort of record

Dad and I pulled the rest of the posts out with a chain as that seemed to be the less tire-flatting way. Some of these poles were in the ground well over 6'

Dad hit a nail while cutting up the posts and really did a number on the chain so he sharpened and sharpened and sharpened until it was back to being functional. The kids kept picking up random junk and pretending it was the most elaborate things you've ever seen. It was quite entertaining to watch them do stuff

The second of 4 sheds is totally down !!! Leo was trying his hardest to fill in all the holes the poles left with rocks and dirt. He kept walking back and forth scooping dirt up in a little toy shovel and filling each hole up with a little bit at a time

He helped me in the chicken barn for a while one day this week and I decided this was the easiest way for him to wash his little hands

 

[red]

He helped me in the chicken barn for a while one day this week and I decided this was the easiest way for him to wash his little hands

Time to upgrade the sink with a shower head.
Got a feeling he be needing it

 

[jeepxj]

that top link looks tiny for the forklift 3pt. i'm sure its fine just proportionally looks like the fusible link for that setup.

 

[XJSuperman]

Funny stuff bud. I didn't realize you had so many of those old sheds there. What were their original purposes? Just equipment storage? They must have been added one by one over the years otherwise a larger shed would have been built.

I agree on the pneumatic tires. Plus, the solid ones are a much harsher ride and the amount of time you guys spend in a bobcat bouncing across a field chasing round bales is way to high to enjoy a solid tire ride. But they do last forever on smooth concrete.

 

[jblnut]

Time to upgrade the sink with a shower head.
Got a feeling he be needing it

Lol yeah. He's definitely a messy kid but he sure has fun getting dirty !!!

that top link looks tiny for the forklift 3pt. I'm sure its fine just proportionally looks like the fusible link for that setup.

It's the top link from my 5510. The one for the 7400 busted when Dad lifted it too high and snapped one of the eyes off. That was the reason for the bracket relocating. The location was way off and it put A LOT of stress on the top link.

Funny stuff bud. I didn't realize you had so many of those old sheds there. What were their original purposes? Just equipment storage? They must have been added one by one over the years otherwise a larger shed would have been built.

I agree on the pneumatic tires. Plus, the solid ones are a much harsher ride and the amount of time you guys spend in a bobcat bouncing across a field chasing round bales is way to high to enjoy a solid tire ride. But they do last forever on smooth concrete.

In total we've torn down three sheds and four remain. Two will stay for now but the other two will have to go. The three we torn down so far were used as a feeding shed and cattle sheds. The first was four years ago and on page 8 of this thread The ones left are a hoop shed that was used as a calving barn and machine shed and the old hayshed. I think they were all built within a few years of each other but the tin tells a different story. Looks like the hoop sheds were built first and the others added later.

I cannot imagine picking rocks or picking up bales with solid tires. I ran a skiddy with them when I worked at a recycling center and that was miserable enough and it was always on smooth concrete. We put an extra 4" thick piece of foam on the seat before we'd drive it. It helped a bit but was still pretty rough

 

[jblnut]

Alyssa and Lily have been helping with chores for the last few days and it's been rather entertaining watching Lily show Alyssa how to do things. Lily spend one flock in the barn and now she's an expert

Time to cut the grass finally. I usually try as hard as I can to wait until June 1st to cut the first time but it was getting pretty shaggy

 

[drivesitfar]

JBL: it's been a while since I stopped in and looks like you are just as busy maybe more than ever. thanks for showing Leo in the sink cause I think I might build that exact faucet for my bride's outdoor sink. nothing better than making copper pipe with a couple shut off valves work and I probably have all that sitting in a box here somewhere.

here's a thread i bet you'll like if you haven't seen it cause more than a few HANDY GJ members post their stuff and comment on it.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=436205&highlight=fork+lift

did you run over a pitch fork (I know you hit a board with nails in it)? I bet having some skills with TIRE REPAIR saves you and dad thousands of dollars every year. that said it's never a good or great time to have a flat on the highway or anywhere for that matter i'm guessing.

cheers and keep up the good work

 

[jblnut]

JBL: it's been a while since I stopped in and looks like you are just as busy maybe more than ever. thanks for showing Leo in the sink cause I think I might build that exact faucet for my bride's outdoor sink. nothing better than making copper pipe with a couple shut off valves work and I probably have all that sitting in a box here somewhere.

here's a thread i bet you'll like if you haven't seen it cause more than a few HANDY GJ members post their stuff and comment on it.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=436205&highlight=fork+lift

did you run over a pitch fork (I know you hit a board with nails in it)? I bet having some skills with TIRE REPAIR saves you and dad thousands of dollars every year. that said it's never a good or great time to have a flat on the highway or anywhere for that matter i'm guessing.

cheers and keep up the good work

Keep It Simple was the idea with the chicken barn faucet. Pretty unlikely that a 1/2" ball valve will start leaking anytime in the next 40yrs so it should outlast me and that barn

I have not seen that forklift thread but I just spent way too much time going through it and saving some of the pictures. Thanks Drives !!!

I wouldn't say skills with tire repair, more of a beating my head against a wall until I get it to work kind of deal. In the end they plugs always hold .... it's the beginning and middle parts that make me have to put a couple quarters in the swear jar