Above 1200 Sq/FT The Salvage Garage

[Prospecter]

Unfortunate for me.

Fortunately, you still have your friend. I am reluctant to sell to friends, because of the risk.

 

[86turbodsl]

Man I go off for the weekend and all this happens. Nice work.

 

[Strouty]

I am trying to keep busy, but not overdo anything, my hip is still bugging me and I have occasionally gotten myself in a position where I make it worse. Today’s main objective is to get the tilt cylinders out, after that I am not sure. We are expecting snow on Tuesday and I am expecting hurricane Dad on Monday, he is bringing his skid steer up and going to move things so he can get to one of the boats, I guess he is having a new outboard installed.

I think my next decent weather activity is to clean out the small garage next to the house at the Hill and try to get the military forklift in there. I want to keep it inside if at all possible so I can use it as needed without having to thaw an ice cube out every time. The real benefit is I get back the other shop bay and will have more room for activities.

 

[Strouty]

I took a look at the little garage and I am not sure I will be able to make enough room without causing another mess. I will do a better assessment tomorrow. Regardless, I do have to clean that space up as it is just a mess and I have lots of tools and supplies in there that probably could be stored better.

 

[Strouty]

Almost done, then I have to pick up my mess a bit, not sure how much snow we are going to get or not get, but this time I would like to be able to plow it a bit better.



I am betting that is the first time this ram has ever been outside the forklift, maybe the second time...

 

[Strouty]

Almost done picking things up, now I just have to put them down.

 

[Strouty]

I went to use my air compressor and it won't shut off, but it also isn't bypassing via pressure relief, I think it is somehow going into constant run mode without technically being setup that way??? I will have to investigate further, but I don't have time today, I am pretty sure it could be an oil pressure issue as the way I understand it, the pump does't engage until it senses oil pressure, then it makes the pump produce air. Using this as a reminder to myself.

 

[Strouty]

Had to get Clark going, too muddy to use the Hyster, IBC totes inside and everything else is out of the way, at least the best it can be. One good thing is that it looks like the BFF can be backed almost all the way inside, so if when I do engine maintenance it will be a lot easier. I think I could almost bring it inside without the forks on if I tilted the mast all the way forward, but with the forks on, it wouldn't be possible, plus the forks would most likely go through the back wall.

Twisted the hip while pushing the forks together on the Hyster, I had to take five minutes before I could move my leg without pain, can't wait for tonight and tomorrow.

 

[davejo]

Any chance you could force yourself to stay under 50 pounds lifting restriction? You have so many lifting contraptions and maybe they could be fine tuned to do the "little" stuff that seems to be tearing your body up.

What could you have used to push the forks together? You probably have a gantry hoist, an engine hoist and a million come-alongs. Yes a 2 second effort might turn into 2 minutes but a new hip is $50-70,000 with extensive down time so figure that into your time vs money dilemma.

Did Clark buy Terex or vice versa at some point? BFF looks like its terex green

 

[Strouty]

The previous owner repainted it, he said the paint came from Clark, but it is way too yellow compared to the original paint. I am definitely painting it a different color, someday, just not super high on the priority list.

As far as lifting. Or moving things, I am usually pretty good, it is when I do something unexpected, with my hip, I just didn’t realize that it was going to be a problem. As far as things like the rods holding the forks, they were at the perfect height to be able to pick them up. I was careful putting them down and knock on wood, I did OK, no problems from it. I wouldn’t pick them up from where they are currently, that could turn bad really quick.

 

[rvieceli]

@davejo off on the hip replacement by at least a factor of 2. Probably 3 these days. Had mine done in 2018 and it was around 120,000.

Rehab was … let’s say interesting.

Ron

 

[walrus]

At least it’s been warm out for the cylinder repair work.

 

[Strouty]

It was very nice out, enjoyable even. Today looks decent too, after that, not so much.

 

[Strouty]

Dropped off the rams, no real clue when they will be ready, not like I don't have plenty to do anyways.

I am over at the Salvage Garage, going to pull off a few carburetors so I can have a rebuild session at some point this week. I will probably swap one that works onto the H80 up at the Hill so that I can get the thing out of the way, I want to get it moved tonight so I don't have to deal with it if we get snow.

 

[xtremek]

I like the idea of parting out/scrapping things. That usually goes really fast and clears out a huge pile. The BIG fly in that ointment is then finding out where to stash what you keep so it doesn't become a exercise in your climbing/scrambling abilities.

 

[Strouty]

That is my problem for sure, I have lots of the "good parts" that are doing me no good right now. Assessing things a bit more today, I think my best course of action is to do a couple little things to the H60 forklift, get it sold so that I can take that momentum (and cash) and start on the next one. I have three forklifts that can be sold fully functional with not a lot of work. If I can't sell the H60 by the time the auction rolls around, it goes to the auction along with other stuff. Before spring I would like to get the tilting clean up bucket working on the Mitsu, along with some hose repair and general maintenance. Also like to have one of the military forklifts fully operation, with no leaks, no issues, just start and go. From there I think the next major project will have to involve rebuilding the rams on the Muv-All and probably the Tru-Hitch. In between all this I would like to get the BFF back together along with the Army dump, I am going to need both of those sooner than I think. Also would like to get a front end loader going, then I would like to have myself setup to do a few projects over next winter, Perk needs the transmission and PTO/hydraulic system replaced, and the Hyster that I use at the Salvage Garage needs the engine pulled and rebuilt. Of course all this hinges on either making a deal for the Hill or renewing the lease for another year, I do not think I can deal with moving everything I currently have this year. I think If I spend another year working on equipment and getting rid of **** I would be in a better place to do something that drastic. I have lots of options, but none of them are that great at this point because I painted myself into a corner.

 

[Strouty]

I had to play carburetor games, but I got the H80 out of the way, I have four carbs, one is an oddball, the other three are similar. Linkages on different sides, different linkages. I ordered a couple more used ones that seem to be complete and also seem to be similar to the rest. I figure I can make what I need out of all of them.


Then I decided I wanted more space in the main shop, I might have left something in the quonset hut.



I was impressed the military forklift fit, I could get out, the overhead door close, you can get by the rear of it, and the man door opens enough to get through that as well. There is a stone step that needs to go away, it made the angle hard to get, then the left side of the garage space has to be cleaned out, I had to drive in at a funny angle, going to be tougher to back out.

 

[xtremek]

It's so hard to get organized when you're on a dead run. I'm pretty proud of myself, I haven't brought any new projects onto my list. Things are inching forward. Lately, the lesson I'm being taught by life is when I should be tight with our money, and when to quit being such a skinflint. Being tight with my money and trying to get creative has cost me so much time, obviously. But the big lesson I'm learning is that it's also costing me a **** TON of money. In the end it's costing me double what it should have if I'd have just laid out the cash the first time and been done with it. The tough part is knowing when fish (to do it myself), and when to cut bait (just swipe the dang card and get on with it). Good luck.

 

[Strouty]

If I was trying to make money with this stuff, I would treat things differently, everything that is the Hill and the Salvage Garage is just a hobby. I think a lot of people forget that. Someday I may start actually trying to make money, when that time comes we can discuss an intervention...

X, I do agree with you about the spending versus getting creative, if I had lots more money, I would hire a full time mechanic to fix everything I own, then I would start selling it and upgrade to better things, rinse and repeat. Maybe that will happen once I get things a bit more under control, but right now I have to just try and keep my space on the struggle bus for fear of losing that ride.

 

[xtremek]

It's finding that stupid balance. Bought 2 winches from Harbor Fright, then built 2 fixtures to put on top of the poles to lift up the headers on her pole barn. Worked great, saved myself a ton of money and actually saved myself a bunch of time over renting equipment. Tried to build a gin pole crane for the back of the dump truck to lift the trusses. Utter failure. Cost me weeks (months?) and at least an extra $500 . It's finding that tipping point that's hard.

 

[Strouty]

I have lots of rigging experience, but things like transmissions, drive axles, and carburetors are not my areas. I have slowly been learning hydraulics, diesel engines, and CNC stuff. I don't want to sound like a crazy person, but I truly believe that we are headed to a time where people can't fix anything and progress can come to a stop because of this. I figure more knowledge is better and someday my skills will be valuable, just look at South Park and the handyman...

Anyone can buy things, but what if money isn't worth anything?

 

[Two Door]

if I had lots more money, I would hire a full time mechanic to fix everything I own,

Maybe just hire yourself a part time, in-house hydraulics rebuilder. Seems like you keep them busy anyway.

 

[Strouty]

I used to have my Buddy one day a week, that seemed to work out well, but that hasn’t really happened since before Thanksgiving. I hope to restart things again soon, but I am also not holding my breath.

 

[jack stand]

Intermission:
This popped up on YouTube, I immediately thought of.....

 

[Strouty]

He got screwed, I bought mine for $500

 

[walrus]

I have half a dozen (at least) Milwaukee flashlights. Tff

 

[Jayman17]

Intermission:
This popped up on YouTube, I immediately thought of.....

He got screwed, shoulda waited for the Black Friday sale

 

[Monza Harry]

Again Strouty, not piling on, but a complete @$$hole taught me something I hadn't considered, as surprising as it was at the time. Graphically represented "Good Luck" is the intersection of opportunity and preparedness! Opportunity is constantly here or just around the corner, seeing it is the problem. But the constant is that preparedness is an ongoing process. Opportunity is frequently just available cash, but equipment/technically oriented operator is a close second! You have equipment (not all quite ready to use unfortunately) you have a broad based technical-skill, and an ability to learn on the fly, etc. So like myself our focus is the biggest detriment to greater "Good Luck". I see economic conditions that are about to smother you in [potentially very lucrative] opportunity (for your proposed next "business adventure)! Let us learn from our past and start preparing for success in 2024! A small win is a win they do add up so let's keep proding forward, you have a string of some decent wins recently so keep on keeping on! All the best! Harry

 

[rharman]

Intermission:
This popped up on YouTube, I immediately thought of.....

We've had one of these for about 8 years. We mostly use it to take the dog out at night.
My wife and I refer to it as "The Million Candlepower"...

 

[930dreamer]

Plugs and caps include #4 through #16 sizes, pretty rare to go over that for the equipment I deal with. I bought two 300 piece kits, was kind of hopeful that they would be bagged based on that, but they are all lumped together by size and quantity based on 600 pieces. Oh well, I just need to setup a place to put them now.

Ants Pants is a YouTube guy in Eastonia, he bought a pallet of new misc hydraulic lines with ends. Madness!

 

[Strouty]

I haven’t seen that video yet, he does have some cool equipment.

 

[Strouty]

Waste oil furnace is out again at the Hill, I wish I could figure out why it does it. It could be we lost power and the air compressor didn’t kick on, or it could be something else. I have the thing serviced twice a year. Frustrating for sure, but once it gets going again, I don’t have any problems for a while. Luckily I got it going without getting too messy, all the resets and gauges are up on the ceiling unit, so it is a pain, have to use a mirror to see what my pressures are all while leaning off the side of a ladder.

 

[tinker rick]

When they work they are great but seem to need constant monitoring

 

[Zippercat]

Waste oil furnace is out again at the Hill, I wish I could figure out why it does it. It could be we lost power and the air compressor didn’t kick on, or it could be something else. I have the thing serviced twice a year. Frustrating for sure, but once it gets going again, I don’t have any problems for a while. Luckily I got it going without getting too messy, all the resets and gauges are up on the ceiling unit, so it is a pain, have to use a mirror to see what my pressures are all while leaning off the side of a ladder.

Stick a webcam up there to see the gauges whenever ya want?

 

[racer-john]

Stick a webcam up there to see the gauges whenever ya want?

Suggestion: run a pipe down from the gauge location to where you can read it.

 

[Strouty]

If I end up staying at the Hill, I will just replace the whole thing with a better unit. Using a webcam would work , but in order to make it easy I would still have to make a remote reset switch.

I think what tends to happen is that the flame gets messed up and the furnace shuts down, then everything gets cold and it takes a bit of effort to get the oil moving again. I usually have to reset it several times, the first couple times gets the pressure of the oil into the target range, then by that time the electrode has started to heat things up enough that it can fire, but not fully, after a few fires it gets to the point where it stays going and then we are back in business. I am almost wondering if the wind has something to do with it, most times that it happens I seem to recall higher wind.

 

[Strouty]

I just got the digital service manuals that had some info on the newer version of the BFF, most things are very similar and will offer up some insight on how the repairs need to be done, but it has ABSOLUTELY nothing related to the main lift cylinder, nothing on removal, nothing on rebuild, nothing. It has everything on the tilt cylinders, pumps, engines, transmissions, drive axle, but nothing on what I really wanted.

It was definitely worth the money spent as it has some serious detail on a lot of forklifts and I have already found some info that will be useful on other projects as well as the BFF.

 

[zanyad]

I think what tends to happen is that the flame gets messed up and the furnace shuts down, then everything gets cold and it takes a bit of effort to get the oil moving again.... I am almost wondering if the wind has something to do with it, most times that it happens I seem to recall higher wind.

Check your flue. One of the water heaters at work loses its pilot light if the wind blows right.

 

[Monza Harry]

Strouty, would a drip leg with an oversized catch tube along with maybe a heat tape to help even the waste oil viscosity to even out the fuel flow? Well after checking possible chimney/flue issues another high probability issue. Harry

 

[Strouty]

The other waste oil furnace that I have has a preheater and that seems to solve 90% of all the problems, they also supply air directly from the unit rather than through shop air. I suspect that once I set those up, I won't have hardly any issues moving forward.