LutzTD
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Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
darn the luck
, you HAVE to go to Venice..... safe flight.
darn the luck
, you HAVE to go to Venice..... safe flight.
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Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
LutzTD,
Thanks!
It sounds better than the reality of what really goes on for the crew.
You're up all night - after you arrive you have about 24 hours to adjust to a 6-hour time change - then you come back.
Don't get me wrong, it's a great job ...but it is a job.
Ha!
Best regards,
Scott
darn the luck
LutzTD,
Thanks!
It sounds better than the reality of what really goes on for the crew.
You're up all night - after you arrive you have about 24 hours to adjust to a 6-hour time change - then you come back.
Don't get me wrong, it's a great job ...but it is a job.
Ha!
Best regards,
Scott
Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
Sunday - July 31, 2016
Returned to the Atlanta Airport from Venice, Italy at about 4:15 yesterday afternoon. When I got to my house at about 6 pm my wife informed me that we had gotten about 6-tenths of an inch of rain in the past 24 hours.
It is amazing what hot weather and a good soaking rain will do to grass. My new grass is growing like kudzu and the rest of my yard has changed from a mostly-gray-with-a-touch-of-green color back to a normal green color.
I mowed the new grass on Wednesday and it is in serious need of another trimming NOW. However, it is hot & extremely humid after our recent rain and, if one drags one's fingers through the thick mass of grass, the result is very wet fingers. It may be dry enough this evening to give a high level mowing a shot.
Despite the fact that the human body's natural response to working outside in this afternoon's weather is to attempt to evolve gills, I asked my son to help me with the "temporary" ground rod removal project.
I was gratified to find that the rod removal process described by Lotusnut worked very well!
After two truck-pull cycles - about 6 inches each cycle - we were able to remove the rod by hand. My son is over 6 feet tall so it looks like the rod was about 8 feet long.
Glad to have that thing out of the ground!
Scott
Sunday - July 31, 2016
Returned to the Atlanta Airport from Venice, Italy at about 4:15 yesterday afternoon. When I got to my house at about 6 pm my wife informed me that we had gotten about 6-tenths of an inch of rain in the past 24 hours.
It is amazing what hot weather and a good soaking rain will do to grass. My new grass is growing like kudzu and the rest of my yard has changed from a mostly-gray-with-a-touch-of-green color back to a normal green color.
I mowed the new grass on Wednesday and it is in serious need of another trimming NOW. However, it is hot & extremely humid after our recent rain and, if one drags one's fingers through the thick mass of grass, the result is very wet fingers. It may be dry enough this evening to give a high level mowing a shot.
Despite the fact that the human body's natural response to working outside in this afternoon's weather is to attempt to evolve gills, I asked my son to help me with the "temporary" ground rod removal project.
I was gratified to find that the rod removal process described by Lotusnut worked very well!
After two truck-pull cycles - about 6 inches each cycle - we were able to remove the rod by hand. My son is over 6 feet tall so it looks like the rod was about 8 feet long.
Glad to have that thing out of the ground!
Scott
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Caparris
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Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
Good idea! Glad it worked so well.
Good idea! Glad it worked so well.
shortykorte
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Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
I will need to remember the chain and post pulling system. Plus you have a souvenir.
Kudzu get to mowing the grass? Gotta love kudzu.
Have you, by chance, ever done a commercial?
I will need to remember the chain and post pulling system. Plus you have a souvenir.
Kudzu get to mowing the grass? Gotta love kudzu.
Have you, by chance, ever done a commercial?
Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
Caparris,
Thanks - I can't take credit for the engineering plan - Lotusnut passed that along. The biggest problem was that the 4x4 post was 8 feet tall. On a level surface that would have made it very challenging to get the chain over the top of the post. A 6-foot post would probably work best on level ground.
With the minimalist approach I took, it was definitely a 2-man job. However it was easy to set up and nothing in the system was strained by the extraction. Leverage did all the work.
Best regards,
Scott
Caparris,
Thanks - I can't take credit for the engineering plan - Lotusnut passed that along. The biggest problem was that the 4x4 post was 8 feet tall. On a level surface that would have made it very challenging to get the chain over the top of the post. A 6-foot post would probably work best on level ground.
With the minimalist approach I took, it was definitely a 2-man job. However it was easy to set up and nothing in the system was strained by the extraction. Leverage did all the work.
Best regards,
Scott
Lotusnut
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Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
Scott,
I normally use a 3 or 4 foot post but the leverage is increased with the longer post. It is just harder to keep it aligned when it is longer. Just do not get very much lean from vertical, no more than 20 degrees towards the item you are pulling out and have the chain as vertical as possible (have post bottom closer to the rod you are pulling) it increases the leverage even more.
Glad it worked for you. I believe in living better through using physics to my advantage. I also believe in living better through chemistry but my daughter is always on my case for that.
Rob
Scott,
I normally use a 3 or 4 foot post but the leverage is increased with the longer post. It is just harder to keep it aligned when it is longer. Just do not get very much lean from vertical, no more than 20 degrees towards the item you are pulling out and have the chain as vertical as possible (have post bottom closer to the rod you are pulling) it increases the leverage even more.
Glad it worked for you. I believe in living better through using physics to my advantage. I also believe in living better through chemistry but my daughter is always on my case for that.
Rob
jbmatth
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Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
That solution worked out great for you, but I was worried when I saw your son so close to the post and chain when it was hooked up. Keep up the good work!
JB
P.S. Wow I didn't realize we are already on page 71, that is crazy, I'm glad I caught this one early on.
JB
That solution worked out great for you, but I was worried when I saw your son so close to the post and chain when it was hooked up. Keep up the good work!
JB
P.S. Wow I didn't realize we are already on page 71, that is crazy, I'm glad I caught this one early on.
JB
Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
Rob,
Thanks for the help with this problem!
JB,
My son I talked at length about the dangers of his position. He was instructed to bail out at any sign of chain slippage. In my situation there really didn't seem to be much strain on the system at any time.
Best regards,
Scott
Rob,
Thanks for the help with this problem!
JB,
My son I talked at length about the dangers of his position. He was instructed to bail out at any sign of chain slippage. In my situation there really didn't seem to be much strain on the system at any time.
Best regards,
Scott
Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
Thursday - August 4, 2016
I am in Indiana visiting my folks at the Lone Beech Melon Farm. It is almost as hot here as it is in Georgia and even more so in mom & dad's barn loft.
Dad had let me know that the Lone Beech Melon Farm sign - see first post of this thread - that was used to attract customers to the farm back in the 60's & 70's had been put onto the floor of the barn loft. The white arrow points to approximately where the sign was stored.
I climbed the ladder into the loft and made my way through the stifling heat to where the sign was. This part of the barn doesn't have any artificial light but - after my eyes adjusted to the darkness - I could see it.
I took a couple of pictures with my phone and then retreated back the way I had come. I have rotated the picture to make the sign "upright" for viewing.
This side of the sign is in pretty bad shape. Over the years many things have been stacked on top of it and then drug around. I'm hoping the other side, which has been facing down for almost 40 years, is in better condition. If it is, I hope at some point to bring the sign to the Lone Beech Garage to hang on a wall there.
Scott
Thursday - August 4, 2016
I am in Indiana visiting my folks at the Lone Beech Melon Farm. It is almost as hot here as it is in Georgia and even more so in mom & dad's barn loft.
Dad had let me know that the Lone Beech Melon Farm sign - see first post of this thread - that was used to attract customers to the farm back in the 60's & 70's had been put onto the floor of the barn loft. The white arrow points to approximately where the sign was stored.
I climbed the ladder into the loft and made my way through the stifling heat to where the sign was. This part of the barn doesn't have any artificial light but - after my eyes adjusted to the darkness - I could see it.
I took a couple of pictures with my phone and then retreated back the way I had come. I have rotated the picture to make the sign "upright" for viewing.
This side of the sign is in pretty bad shape. Over the years many things have been stacked on top of it and then drug around. I'm hoping the other side, which has been facing down for almost 40 years, is in better condition. If it is, I hope at some point to bring the sign to the Lone Beech Garage to hang on a wall there.
Scott
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smsteve
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Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
LOL, to myself. Do you ever have one of those times when you read something, see what it says, then see the last line and though it doesn't say what you see, it's there enough to imagine it being there?
I know the sign says:
CANTALOPES
WATERMELONS
TOMATOES
TODAY
I read it and immediately read:
CANTALOPES
WATERMELONS
TOMATOES
OH MY!
Sorry, I just needed to share that....
LOL, to myself. Do you ever have one of those times when you read something, see what it says, then see the last line and though it doesn't say what you see, it's there enough to imagine it being there?
I know the sign says:
CANTALOPES
WATERMELONS
TOMATOES
TODAY
I read it and immediately read:
CANTALOPES
WATERMELONS
TOMATOES
OH MY!
Sorry, I just needed to share that....
Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
smsteve,
Ha!
Maybe it would have helped your "reading" had you known what the red "flap" on the red arrow was covering. If the "flap" is removed the word "No" is revealed.
When we ran out of product, dad would go down to the sign and remove the "flap" and then the sign would read:
NO
CANTALOPES
WATERMELONS
TOMATOES
TODAY
Best regards,
Scott
LOL, to myself. Do you ever have one of those times when you read something, see what it says, then see the last line and though it doesn't say what you see, it's there enough to imagine it being there?
I know the sign says:
CANTALOPES
WATERMELONS
TOMATOES
TODAY
I read it and immediately read:
CANTALOPES
WATERMELONS
TOMATOES
OH MY!
Sorry, I just needed to share that....
smsteve,
Ha!
Maybe it would have helped your "reading" had you known what the red "flap" on the red arrow was covering. If the "flap" is removed the word "No" is revealed.
When we ran out of product, dad would go down to the sign and remove the "flap" and then the sign would read:
NO
CANTALOPES
WATERMELONS
TOMATOES
TODAY
Best regards,
Scott
Lyndon
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Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
Scott
Now that's pretty funny. 
Gotta love the very practical ways that they went about "marketing" in the old days. 
Lyndon
Way Down here.....
Scott
Now that's pretty funny.
Gotta love the very practical ways that they went about "marketing" in the old days.
Lyndon
Way Down here.....
drivesitfar
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Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
SB: are you back from Venice or is that next week? Boy you get around and i bet some days you wake up and have no idea where your are? i bet you have some great stories to share.
cool looking sign and hoping the one side that has sort of been protected still has some life in it.
i was also a little worried about the dangers of the almost red neck or Darwin Award winning way you removed that huge eye bolt. happy to see it was removed without any loss of eyesight or limbs. How fricken long did it end up being and OMG how does one pound something like that in the ground. WELL DONE SIR!!
The garage is looking great and looks like the machines are moving in nicely and good to hear there hasn't been any accidents yet.
have a great weekend
SB: are you back from Venice or is that next week? Boy you get around and i bet some days you wake up and have no idea where your are? i bet you have some great stories to share.
cool looking sign and hoping the one side that has sort of been protected still has some life in it.
i was also a little worried about the dangers of the almost red neck or Darwin Award winning way you removed that huge eye bolt. happy to see it was removed without any loss of eyesight or limbs. How fricken long did it end up being and OMG how does one pound something like that in the ground. WELL DONE SIR!!
The garage is looking great and looks like the machines are moving in nicely and good to hear there hasn't been any accidents yet.
have a great weekend
jbmatth
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Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
Drives,
If I remember correctly he said it was around 8' tall total. I know when we drive grounding rods at work they can be anywhere from 10'-15' depending on what is being grounded and the soil type. I'd use a T-Post driver until it is too short then finish it off with a sledge hammer if it were me.
JB
Drives,
If I remember correctly he said it was around 8' tall total. I know when we drive grounding rods at work they can be anywhere from 10'-15' depending on what is being grounded and the soil type. I'd use a T-Post driver until it is too short then finish it off with a sledge hammer if it were me.
JB
Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
DrivesItFar,
Venice was a week ago Friday. What was particularly nice on that trip was it was strictly a check ride on the way over and then I was done. So it was a very nice layover and then I got to ride back in Business Class ...not a bad gig.
I've seen some interesting stuff. I hope to see some more before I'm done.
I know the ground rod removal pictures look sketchy but it was actually very controlled. A non-event really ...which is what I signed up for when my son and I started the task.
After returning from Indiana on Friday I spent the weekend doing some lawn work and there was a family birthday to celebrate. I'm hoping to get back to moving some equipment into the Lone Beech Garage this week.
Best regards,
Scott
DrivesItFar,
Venice was a week ago Friday. What was particularly nice on that trip was it was strictly a check ride on the way over and then I was done. So it was a very nice layover and then I got to ride back in Business Class ...not a bad gig.
I've seen some interesting stuff. I hope to see some more before I'm done.
I know the ground rod removal pictures look sketchy but it was actually very controlled. A non-event really ...which is what I signed up for when my son and I started the task.
After returning from Indiana on Friday I spent the weekend doing some lawn work and there was a family birthday to celebrate. I'm hoping to get back to moving some equipment into the Lone Beech Garage this week.
Best regards,
Scott
Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
Monday - August 8, 2016
I returned from the Lone Beech Melon Farm in Indiana VERY early on Friday morning.
I got a nap and then started catching up on some lawn maintenance. It was about 3 pm when I got started it was quite hot and muggy.
As I was mowing the yard I noticed 5 White Tail bucks in my front yard and a couple of them were panting as they moved slowly through the trees. I stopped the lawnmower and got the camera. I got a few shots of the group as they made their way across the yard near the road. Very nice specimens with each having at least 6-point antlers and most more than that.
In addition to the deer eating my new grass I noticed a lot of birds in the Bermuda and they seemed to be having supper.
Army Worms! This is a much bigger problem than the deer. These things are grass eating machines!
It's good to know that Google doesn't know everything. I went online to see if I could find the setting I needed to spread the insecticide I was going to use to deal with the Army Worms. Sadly, Google didn't have any information on the rotary spreader I bought about 30 years ago.
I picked a setting, made a pass with the insecticide granules and then made an adjustment. From there on I was good to go. I knocked out the treatment in about 45 minutes - putting down 40 pounds which gave me around 2-1/2 pounds per 1000 square feet.
I forgot as I finished mowing that the drive belt popped off a pulley rendering the mower running but unable to move forward or backward. I think a Sweet Gum tree seed ball probably was the culprit. My son and I pushed the mower into the Lone Beech Garage and I positioned it over the Tornado Shelter.
From below I was able to access the pulley & belt without much effort. While I had the mower in that position; I scrapped all the "gunk" from under the mower deck into a 5 gallon bucket; and removed, sharpened and then torqued the blades back into position.
Did I mention how much I love the Tornado Shelter!
Today we met with a lawyer and closed on a mortgage to finance the new building. Man have they added a LOT of paperwork since I last did this 24 years ago.
Now that that's out of the way, I'm hoping to get back to moving equipment into the Lone Beech Garage this week.
The one fly in the ointment - and I'm sure some of you have heard about this - is Delta Air Lines had a severe computer outage early this morning. I've been getting a lot of HowGozIt emails from "the man" today. I may well be on my way somewhere far, far away in the next 24 hours.
Scott
Monday - August 8, 2016
I returned from the Lone Beech Melon Farm in Indiana VERY early on Friday morning.
I got a nap and then started catching up on some lawn maintenance. It was about 3 pm when I got started it was quite hot and muggy.
As I was mowing the yard I noticed 5 White Tail bucks in my front yard and a couple of them were panting as they moved slowly through the trees. I stopped the lawnmower and got the camera. I got a few shots of the group as they made their way across the yard near the road. Very nice specimens with each having at least 6-point antlers and most more than that.
In addition to the deer eating my new grass I noticed a lot of birds in the Bermuda and they seemed to be having supper.
Army Worms! This is a much bigger problem than the deer. These things are grass eating machines!
It's good to know that Google doesn't know everything. I went online to see if I could find the setting I needed to spread the insecticide I was going to use to deal with the Army Worms. Sadly, Google didn't have any information on the rotary spreader I bought about 30 years ago.
I picked a setting, made a pass with the insecticide granules and then made an adjustment. From there on I was good to go. I knocked out the treatment in about 45 minutes - putting down 40 pounds which gave me around 2-1/2 pounds per 1000 square feet.
I forgot as I finished mowing that the drive belt popped off a pulley rendering the mower running but unable to move forward or backward. I think a Sweet Gum tree seed ball probably was the culprit. My son and I pushed the mower into the Lone Beech Garage and I positioned it over the Tornado Shelter.
From below I was able to access the pulley & belt without much effort. While I had the mower in that position; I scrapped all the "gunk" from under the mower deck into a 5 gallon bucket; and removed, sharpened and then torqued the blades back into position.
Did I mention how much I love the Tornado Shelter!
Today we met with a lawyer and closed on a mortgage to finance the new building. Man have they added a LOT of paperwork since I last did this 24 years ago.
Now that that's out of the way, I'm hoping to get back to moving equipment into the Lone Beech Garage this week.
The one fly in the ointment - and I'm sure some of you have heard about this - is Delta Air Lines had a severe computer outage early this morning. I've been getting a lot of HowGozIt emails from "the man" today. I may well be on my way somewhere far, far away in the next 24 hours.
Scott
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1/2 Cup
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Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
Scott, congrats on getting all your paper work out of the way and we did hear about Delta here..
Regards
Scott, congrats on getting all your paper work out of the way and we did hear about Delta here..
Regards
Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
1/2 Cup,
Thanks for your kind sentiments regarding the mortgage.
I am a bit startled that my employer is still recovering from this Information Technology implosion yet today. This is evidence that even Delta Airlines has become addicted to the computer. When I arrived here 30 years ago the prevailing wisdom at the company was that computers were a fad.
Ha!
Best regards,
Scott
1/2 Cup,
Thanks for your kind sentiments regarding the mortgage.
I am a bit startled that my employer is still recovering from this Information Technology implosion yet today. This is evidence that even Delta Airlines has become addicted to the computer. When I arrived here 30 years ago the prevailing wisdom at the company was that computers were a fad.
Ha!
Best regards,
Scott
Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
AZpilot,
My neighbor has a John Deere and I borrowed it one time when I was awiting for a part for my lawnmower. I have to say I prefer my Honda. The bad news is that Honda no longer make "lawn tractors". Mine is getting pretty long in the tooth (close to 20 years old) and, at some point, will have to be replaced.
Best regards,
Scott
AZpilot,
My neighbor has a John Deere and I borrowed it one time when I was awiting for a part for my lawnmower. I have to say I prefer my Honda. The bad news is that Honda no longer make "lawn tractors". Mine is getting pretty long in the tooth (close to 20 years old) and, at some point, will have to be replaced.
Best regards,
Scott
Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
Tuesday - August 9, 2016
The number of birds feeding in the new grass continues to increase each day. Note the sparrow in the second picture with the worm dangling from its beak. We did get a bit over 1/10th of an inch of light rain last night. That should cause the insecticide I put down to activate nicely. Perhaps the birds will not find the buffet as attractive soon.
Speaking of vermin... My Pest Control Company showed up today and installed Sentricon Termite Stations around the Lone Beech Garage. I've been using this system at my house for several years and have been quite pleased with the results.
I also managed to score this steel Barrister Bookcase off of Craigslist today. It will house manuals and/or woodworking magazines. Not sure whether it will be in the Mezzanine or on the main floor somewhere.
Scott
Tuesday - August 9, 2016
The number of birds feeding in the new grass continues to increase each day. Note the sparrow in the second picture with the worm dangling from its beak. We did get a bit over 1/10th of an inch of light rain last night. That should cause the insecticide I put down to activate nicely. Perhaps the birds will not find the buffet as attractive soon.
Speaking of vermin... My Pest Control Company showed up today and installed Sentricon Termite Stations around the Lone Beech Garage. I've been using this system at my house for several years and have been quite pleased with the results.
I also managed to score this steel Barrister Bookcase off of Craigslist today. It will house manuals and/or woodworking magazines. Not sure whether it will be in the Mezzanine or on the main floor somewhere.
Scott
donnie
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Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
What is a HowGozIt email?
The way I understand it the delta servers crashed and the disaster recovery did not work. That would either be backup servers or recovering from a tape backup.
I fly delta a bit, I think it is becoming what is was 6 years ago, not customer focused. I am not impressed with the new CEO.
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What is a HowGozIt email?
The way I understand it the delta servers crashed and the disaster recovery did not work. That would either be backup servers or recovering from a tape backup.
I fly delta a bit, I think it is becoming what is was 6 years ago, not customer focused. I am not impressed with the new CEO.
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Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
Wednesday - August 10, 2016
I was disappointed to see a steady rain falling this morning. My son had the day off from work and I was hoping that we would be able to move some equipment into the Lone Beech Garage today.
Fortunately, around noon, the rain ended and, although the sky still appeared threatening, it looked like moving a few things might be possible. Access to the basement garage door didn't appear promising as the yard was pretty wet but I really was more interested in moving what has been in the 3rd bay of the house garage for over a year and a half...
...my Bendpak XPR-10A-168 2-Post Lift.
First order of business was moving all the "loose" parts. These were loaded into the bed of the pickup truck and brought up to the Lone Beech Garage's middle garage door.
All of these items were unloaded onto the floor near where the 2-Post Lift will be living.
As we were finishing unloading the pickup, it started raining again.
Continued in next post...
Wednesday - August 10, 2016
I was disappointed to see a steady rain falling this morning. My son had the day off from work and I was hoping that we would be able to move some equipment into the Lone Beech Garage today.
Fortunately, around noon, the rain ended and, although the sky still appeared threatening, it looked like moving a few things might be possible. Access to the basement garage door didn't appear promising as the yard was pretty wet but I really was more interested in moving what has been in the 3rd bay of the house garage for over a year and a half...
...my Bendpak XPR-10A-168 2-Post Lift.
First order of business was moving all the "loose" parts. These were loaded into the bed of the pickup truck and brought up to the Lone Beech Garage's middle garage door.
All of these items were unloaded onto the floor near where the 2-Post Lift will be living.
As we were finishing unloading the pickup, it started raining again.
Continued in next post...
Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
Continued...
So there was a break in the action while we waited for the rain to stop.
About a half hour later we had our chance, the clouds broke and a bit of sunlight hit our property. We used a floor jack to lift the Bendpak enough to get a couple of dollies underneath.
We rolled the lift up the driveway to the Lone Beech Garage.
The lift was placed in the center bay. This is where it will eventually be installed.
I have to say that, other than the weather delay, moving the Bendpak went very smoothly!
Continued in next post...
Continued...
So there was a break in the action while we waited for the rain to stop.
About a half hour later we had our chance, the clouds broke and a bit of sunlight hit our property. We used a floor jack to lift the Bendpak enough to get a couple of dollies underneath.
We rolled the lift up the driveway to the Lone Beech Garage.
The lift was placed in the center bay. This is where it will eventually be installed.
I have to say that, other than the weather delay, moving the Bendpak went very smoothly!
Continued in next post...
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Continued...
I decided today would also be a good day to move my Craftsman Rolling Toolbox & Top box from the house garage to the Lone Beech Garage.
My son and I rolled it up the driveway just as we had done with the Bendpak.
I placed it near the door of the Woodshop for the time being. I don't think this is where it will be after the 2-Post Lift is installed.
Getting these items moved made for a satisfying day!
Scott
Continued...
I decided today would also be a good day to move my Craftsman Rolling Toolbox & Top box from the house garage to the Lone Beech Garage.
My son and I rolled it up the driveway just as we had done with the Bendpak.
I placed it near the door of the Woodshop for the time being. I don't think this is where it will be after the 2-Post Lift is installed.
Getting these items moved made for a satisfying day!
Scott
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Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
donnie,
When we fly we keep a HowGozIt log (How Goes It). In other words we compare our planned numbers (flight time, fuel used, etc.) to what reality is.
I used this term (HowGozIt) to describe the emails that our corporation is sending out to the troops to let us know how the recovery is going, how to get in touch with operations from some far-flung place almost anywhere in the world, how to get a hotel for the crew to get some rest when they run out of duty-day, etc.
Communications is one of the hardest thing an organization does... When the wheels come off a world-wide operation, it gets harder by several orders of magnitude.
Best regards,
Scott
donnie,
When we fly we keep a HowGozIt log (How Goes It). In other words we compare our planned numbers (flight time, fuel used, etc.) to what reality is.
I used this term (HowGozIt) to describe the emails that our corporation is sending out to the troops to let us know how the recovery is going, how to get in touch with operations from some far-flung place almost anywhere in the world, how to get a hotel for the crew to get some rest when they run out of duty-day, etc.
Communications is one of the hardest thing an organization does... When the wheels come off a world-wide operation, it gets harder by several orders of magnitude.
Best regards,
Scott
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Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
Thursday - August 11, 2016
Today I didn't have a lot of time to work on the Lone Beech Garage but I did manage to move the Bendpak 2-Post Lift a bit closer to becoming an operational tool.
There were three bolts holding the base of each post to the shipping bracket & two more holding the top to its shipping bracket.
The first post was freed and then, using a couple of floor jacks, I pulled the post away from the brackets and lowered it to the floor.
The second post was handled in a similar fashion.
I was now able to remove a couple of the Lift Arms that had been trapped inside the posts when they were shipped.
I did find an item that had been bent during shipping (white arrow) inside one of the posts. This looks like some sort cable guide and I don't think it should be a problem to straighten in out.
Scott
Thursday - August 11, 2016
Today I didn't have a lot of time to work on the Lone Beech Garage but I did manage to move the Bendpak 2-Post Lift a bit closer to becoming an operational tool.
There were three bolts holding the base of each post to the shipping bracket & two more holding the top to its shipping bracket.
The first post was freed and then, using a couple of floor jacks, I pulled the post away from the brackets and lowered it to the floor.
The second post was handled in a similar fashion.
I was now able to remove a couple of the Lift Arms that had been trapped inside the posts when they were shipped.
I did find an item that had been bent during shipping (white arrow) inside one of the posts. This looks like some sort cable guide and I don't think it should be a problem to straighten in out.
Scott
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1949 caddyman
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Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
Scott, are you doing the lift install?
Scott, are you doing the lift install?
shortykorte
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Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
Your spirits have to be lifted to finally get that unpacked. :headscarf
Your spirits have to be lifted to finally get that unpacked. :headscarf
camarosrus69
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Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
I'll bet your wife is tickled pink, that your house garages are finally getting emptied out.
I'll bet your wife is tickled pink, that your house garages are finally getting emptied out.
Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
Camarosrus69,
She indicated that getting them (the garages) free of all the "stuff" is a big deal but, so far, she hasn't done any handsprings across the front yard.
Maybe, since all the stuff has not yet been moved, she is restraining herself until it's a done deal.
Ha!
Best regards,
Scott
Camarosrus69,
She indicated that getting them (the garages) free of all the "stuff" is a big deal but, so far, she hasn't done any handsprings across the front yard.
Maybe, since all the stuff has not yet been moved, she is restraining herself until it's a done deal.
Ha!
Best regards,
Scott
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Jo Diesel
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Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
I would have had to things in the opposite order. The second the concrete was dry my wife would have told me to get all my junk out of her house !
I would have had to things in the opposite order. The second the concrete was dry my wife would have told me to get all my junk out of her house !
Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
Sunday - August 14, 2016
Today my son was available so he and I went out to the Lone Beech Garage to attempt to put together the Bendpak XPR-10A-168 Two-Post Lift.
I had done quite a bit of internet research on the subject of putting together a lift like I have. I found a couple of videos and such that showed the process of unloading, standing the posts up, etc. but nothing that gave a more detailed description of the process.
As we arrived in the building and we began to survey the project, my son noticed the line under the Automotive Lift Institute logo on the side of the Bendpak post. "Engin EEr Ed by bEndPak US a - Mad E in China"
This set the tone for what was to come.
The first order of business was to straighten out the bent "guide" that had been noticed a few days ago. (Post 1430)
Then the individual items were removed from their shipping box and laid out on the floor to facilitate the installation process.
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Sunday - August 14, 2016
Today my son was available so he and I went out to the Lone Beech Garage to attempt to put together the Bendpak XPR-10A-168 Two-Post Lift.
I had done quite a bit of internet research on the subject of putting together a lift like I have. I found a couple of videos and such that showed the process of unloading, standing the posts up, etc. but nothing that gave a more detailed description of the process.
As we arrived in the building and we began to survey the project, my son noticed the line under the Automotive Lift Institute logo on the side of the Bendpak post. "Engin EEr Ed by bEndPak US a - Mad E in China"
This set the tone for what was to come.
The first order of business was to straighten out the bent "guide" that had been noticed a few days ago. (Post 1430)
Then the individual items were removed from their shipping box and laid out on the floor to facilitate the installation process.
Continued in next post...
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Continued...
The installation and operation manual for the BendPak XPR-10A-168 covers 14 different models of BendPak lifts. It is a reasonably thick document. It isn't until Step 3 on Page 14 that the actual installation information begins. Prior to that it is all safety info, building dimensional concerns & concrete specifications.
The instructions indicated that we should slide the carriages away from the base and towards the top of the post.
The instructions indicate that, for a Asymmetric Lift like mine, that there will be 2 cables and one will be longer than the other. We laid the cables out on the floor and was a bit surprised that the difference between the two was only about 4 inches.
There are a couple of "buttons" on one end of each cable. This lift can be configured in a "wide" or a "narrow" drive-through configuration. The configuration one uses will determine which of these "buttons" is placed in a "Lock Plate" inside the carriage.
There is a sheave (pulley) mounted near the base of the post that needs to be removed in order for the cable to ride on the sheave. The longer cable is specified to be retained in the "Power Post's" carriage. That is the post we are working on in these pictures.
Continued in next post...
Continued...
The installation and operation manual for the BendPak XPR-10A-168 covers 14 different models of BendPak lifts. It is a reasonably thick document. It isn't until Step 3 on Page 14 that the actual installation information begins. Prior to that it is all safety info, building dimensional concerns & concrete specifications.
The instructions indicated that we should slide the carriages away from the base and towards the top of the post.
The instructions indicate that, for a Asymmetric Lift like mine, that there will be 2 cables and one will be longer than the other. We laid the cables out on the floor and was a bit surprised that the difference between the two was only about 4 inches.
There are a couple of "buttons" on one end of each cable. This lift can be configured in a "wide" or a "narrow" drive-through configuration. The configuration one uses will determine which of these "buttons" is placed in a "Lock Plate" inside the carriage.
There is a sheave (pulley) mounted near the base of the post that needs to be removed in order for the cable to ride on the sheave. The longer cable is specified to be retained in the "Power Post's" carriage. That is the post we are working on in these pictures.
Continued in next post...
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Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
Continued...
We're not very far into the installation and already there is a puzzle.
I am going to set my lift up in the "Wide" Configuration. The instructions indicate that "Button" on the end of the cable should be "locked" into the "Lock Plate" inside of carriage.
This picture is taken from the top of the carriage.
Using a flashlight, we peered into the innards of the carriage from the top. Then we were able to locate the Lock Plate.
I would say that the term "Lock Plate" is a misnomer. The only way I could get the "Button" to stay in the "Lock Plate" was to fashion a retaining tool with a strip of plywood and a C-Clamp.
Using the C-Clamp and the plywood kept the "Button" in the "Lock Plate". Without any tension on the cable, the Button would fall free from the Lock Plate if it was not held in place by my homemade retaining tool.
Now maybe it isn't necessary to have the "Button" in the "Lock Plate" until a point later when tension can be put on the cable but the instructions seem to call for the "Button" & "Lock Plate" to be mated now.
Continued in next post...
Continued...
We're not very far into the installation and already there is a puzzle.
I am going to set my lift up in the "Wide" Configuration. The instructions indicate that "Button" on the end of the cable should be "locked" into the "Lock Plate" inside of carriage.
This picture is taken from the top of the carriage.
Using a flashlight, we peered into the innards of the carriage from the top. Then we were able to locate the Lock Plate.
I would say that the term "Lock Plate" is a misnomer. The only way I could get the "Button" to stay in the "Lock Plate" was to fashion a retaining tool with a strip of plywood and a C-Clamp.
Using the C-Clamp and the plywood kept the "Button" in the "Lock Plate". Without any tension on the cable, the Button would fall free from the Lock Plate if it was not held in place by my homemade retaining tool.
Now maybe it isn't necessary to have the "Button" in the "Lock Plate" until a point later when tension can be put on the cable but the instructions seem to call for the "Button" & "Lock Plate" to be mated now.
Continued in next post...
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