Above 1200 Sq/FT The Salvage Garage

[Strouty]

To make things even better, I spent quite a bit of time yesterday printing out some QR code labels for the Hill so I could put away things and have them searchable, somehow more than half of them are duplicates. I am double checking, but it appears I saved all the QR codes properly. I made these with a colored background as I knew they were going to be totes that floated between locations and I wanted to designate that, so it had to have been an issue when transferring from the photo software I used to colorize them. I guess the moral of the story will be to check the QR codes before printing, what did I get myself into! Other than that, everything is great. So the first 15 labels have turned into 6 and to top it off, I started to delete the files of the bad labels, except I had the wrong stack and was actually deleting the ones that were correct. This is definitely an issue when using new software and hardware, glad I only printed 15, also glad it happened now so I will be more diligent in the future. The plan is that all the other ones would be just black and white, was going to do 25 with the colored background. Maybe I will just skip it altogether. Worst part is I only have the one printer and it is at the Salvage Garage, so now I am out of labels and need more.

 

[getawheel]

Here they are in all their glory.

USA made with Illegal labor most likely. That *****!

 

[casmurbax]

Dam those boxes looked horrible...
That is to bad.

 

[Strouty]

I bet the majority of people just see shiny and think that they look great. I dated a girl like that once.

 

[Old Man Roger]

I bet the majority of people just see shiny and think that they look great. I dated a girl like that once.

She gets the cubic zarconia.lol

 

[Strouty]

I have half of what I need to get done, half done...

I figured out why the remote for the knuckleboom wasn't working, I was put the new 9 volt battery in and it didn't do anything. I opened up the control box on Perk, it appeared that the remote was actually trying to do something as LEDs would light when I used the controls. I decided to see if there was an issue on the remote itself, opened it up and nothing looked funny or off. The battery sits in a tray with tabs that hit the positive and negative sides of the battery, they were nice and clean. I looked at the soldered wires, nothing looked loose or broken. For giggles, I bent the tabs a bit more, then everything worked, I guess I need to make a note of this issue. What I really want to do is find out what voltage range it can run on, would love to just set it up for a Milwaukee M12 battery, that would be so much nicer. Anyways the remote is working, now I have to chase out the wiring for the brake controller and lights. I can't find all my pieces and parts, so I am going to have to do what I didn't want to do and half *** it for now. I am going to rework the current trailer wiring from inside the cab, then use an adapter to allow me to plug in the RV style plug to run the trailer bakes and lights on my Brother's trailer. I ultimately have to do this so that I have both styles and they work without having to adjust or swap things around. For today, I just need to get that truck and return the trailer before it gets dark.

 

[xtremek]

In my old age I'm becoming less tolerant of temporary fixes. I still do them, but I try to do fewer of them. And those I do, I hate them with a passion. So I feel your pain.

 

[Strouty]

I did as much permanent as I could, but even the temporary was a decent setup allowing for reuse later. I used all weatherpack connectors, and tried to make things as clean as possible. Doing this was not a total waste, I have things figured out and I understand a bit more about the electrical system for the lights than I did yesterday. I am headed to get the trailer, might have to unbolt the pintle hitch and move it down, hopefully I can make it work without that, but whatever. I should be at the guys place by 4 and then the fun starts.

 

[930dreamer]

"It's only temporary, unless it works".

 

[xtremek]

"It's only temporary, unless it works".

And that is part of the irritation. It often becomes permanent, when it should be done properly if time, talent, or supplies had permitted.

 

[Strouty]

Today was just one annoying thing after another. It was essentially raining all day and I was outside most of the time. My Brother’s trailer had an almost dead battery and I had no jumper cables or booster pack, it turned into a pain, live and learn. Got the truck loaded and unloaded and his trailer returned, not before dark.

 

[kent_323is]

Cool pics of Perk hard at work! Look at that knuckleboom solve the problem of loading!
How did you get the almost dead trailer battery working to tilt the trailer? Assumption that's what it was for.

Hey, is rain better than snow????

It was warm, sunny and slightly windy here in SD today, so quite nice weather! I was planting trees, mulching around said trees, and then prep'ing for some future concrete work by moving stuff around and out of the future concrete pouring area... I felt like a mini-Strouty as I moved 1 of 2 bobcats, both forklifts, the concrete dumper buggy, my snow dozer and the diesel mower.

 

[Strouty]

The rain is better than the snow, but it still made things miserable. I had to jack up the truck to change a tire and then I was u see it to get the chains on the front axle. Pretty much first thing was getting soaked and dirty from being on the wet ground. Had it been cold out, I am not sure I would have survived.

The battery was for the trailer, had to cut up an extension cord to run some wire to get a bit of a charge going to it, barely did what I needed to do, it doesn’t have gravity down, so I needed the battery for that as well. Next time I will bring a booster pack for sure.

 

[930dreamer]

Bridge/ Gantry Crane 3 ton span 50’​

$10,000
Listed 3 weeks ago in Rainier, OR
3-ton crane taken out of working shop, have enough rail to track 75’ and span 50’. Perfect for a new shop build.

 

[Strouty]

Seems like a decent deal, I am getting a a 5 ton 30' span with 200' of length for $4500.

New truck is running, unfortunately it has an engine issue for sure. It has a very abnormal noise, like a piston is broken or something like that. It doesn't put out the expected white smoke, but there is definitely something inside that is getting hit on a regular basis. I had planned on it for parts anyways, at least I got to run it around the yard and check out the four wheel drive. If the lights were working properly I would take it up the road a bit to see how it drives. Probably going to do a a little investigation on why they don't work, might just be the headlight switch, the blinkers work, but no running lights or brake lights. Regardless, I was expecting the engine to never run, so the fact that I can start it and drive it was very exciting.

Working on the track crane right now, ignition switch has been a problem for a while, then the starter acted up, turns out there is a bad spot on the flywheel, so that will have to be replaced at some point. The throttle adjustment runs both the throttle cable and the fuel shutoff, things are bent and messed up, so we are either going to fix it or just make it so the lever runs the throttle, then have a separate fuel shut off cable.

More fun times to be had, teaser...

 

[zanyad]

More fun times to be had, teaser...

You're missing a forklift!

 

[rharman]

You're missing a forklift!

It's his new stealth forklift!

 

[Strouty]

I bought some of that invisible paint that was sold on April 1st.

This actually was removed from that giant electric forklift, I am going to try and make it work on the Hyster H-130, but it is going to be an intense modification. I figure welding the forks is not a good idea, but the framework is just regular steel, so I can modify that part a bit safer.

 

[Old Man Roger]

We used to have fork extenders, they were pretty cheap IIRC. They just slid over the forks.

 

[Strouty]

Yup, got those, but they will not help in my situation at all.

 

[Strouty]

Rain, Rain, go away! Could be worse, if it was snow.

I think we have the forks figured out, now all we have to do is everything.

I am going to head home soon, really doesn't feel like I got anything close to done, so a regular day.

 

[Strouty]

My forklift drama is going to be the death of me. I am trying to remake the carriage and every step of the way the parts are so different that I am thinking it might end up having to be almost completely custom. I am going to try and take a look at one of the local equipment yards to see if they have something that might be easier to mod. I would be fairly comfortable if I had a 2” thick piece of steel that matched what is on the old carriage, but all I have is 1 3/4” steel. I have a piece of 2” but it is only 48” long and I need it to be 58” long to work on the new setup. Going to have to scratch my head a bit. Could also try and make it use the pins, but that will force me to drop the carriage by about 6” and that means I go from 15’ of lift to 14’ 6” of lift.

Wait a minute, I think I just figured out my solution, there is ne more place that I have another forklift carriage and I think it will have the 2” thick piece and it should be more than long enough. Now I just have to wait until tomorrow to find out! Good night.

 

[Strouty]

At least it isn’t raining, yet.

Going to try and loosen all bolts that hold the side shift and fork positioning rams on both forklift carriages. I had to get chrome sockets as the impacts wouldn’t fit in the recessed holes. Then I am loading up some supplies and headed over to the Salvage Garage for the rest of the day. At least after this morning I will know if I have all the pieces I need or if I have to find more parts.

 

[Strouty]

Sockets fit, but I need to get a wrench on a backer nut to get the fork positioned rams out, the side shift ram spins on both ends, so assuming it expands from both sides, not sure how that can be loosened? Maybe I have to extend it and then use a strap wrench, seems like that wouldn't be enough to hold a slippery chrome ram while trying to loosen a 1 5/8" nyloc nut. I am going to see if there is any info in the service manual.

 

[Strouty]

I do have the right size piece, going to have to pull it off the mast to get at it.

 

[FullRaceMerc]

use a strap wrench, seems like that wouldn't be enough to hold a slippery chrome ram while trying to loosen a 1 5/8" nyloc nut.

Powdered rosin can improve the grip of a strap wrench. I'm not sure if that's enough, but it might be worth a shot.

 

[Strouty]

The worst part is that the entire chrome portion goes into the cylinder on both ends, so it isn't like there is a place that I can grab and not worry about damage. I won't be touching that yet, I have a bunch of things that need to be done before that anyways.

 

[Strouty]

I actually found some fork extensions that may be rugged enough to use instead of reworking everything right now. I am going to dig everything out because I can swap the carriage that needs to be modified out with a wider one, and that would be helpful for removing the bridge crane anyways. This would let me concentrate on other tasks as my time is going to go by much faster than I would like it to. Also thinking about swapping the entire mast back to the tall one, that would mean I would not need a cradle or anything as it will pick 24’.

 

[Strouty]

We did not get everything dug out yet, still working on the IHI track crane. Trying to get the throttle/fuel shut off so it works properly, has all these linkages and bell cranks to reverse the throw of the lever. If it hadn't opened ups nd started pouring, we would probably have it done, but it is close. Tomorrow is supposed to be decent all day, so the plan will be to finish the track crane and unload a trailer, then load the forklift mast on it so I can bring it to the Hill and set things up. I feel good about what did get done and I hope to gain some ground by this weekend.

 

[jollygreengiant]

I have half of what I need to get done, half done...

I figured out why the remote for the knuckleboom wasn't working, I was put the new 9 volt battery in and it didn't do anything. I opened up the control box on Perk, it appeared that the remote was actually trying to do something as LEDs would light when I used the controls. I decided to see if there was an issue on the remote itself, opened it up and nothing looked funny or off. The battery sits in a tray with tabs that hit the positive and negative sides of the battery, they were nice and clean. I looked at the soldered wires, nothing looked loose or broken. For giggles, I bent the tabs a bit more, then everything worked, I guess I need to make a note of this issue. What I really want to do is find out what voltage range it can run on, would love to just set it up for a Milwaukee M12 battery, that would be so much nicer. Anyways the remote is working, now I have to chase out the wiring for the brake controller and lights. I can't find all my pieces and parts, so I am going to have to do what I didn't want to do and half *** it for now. I am going to rework the current trailer wiring from inside the cab, then use an adapter to allow me to plug in the RV style plug to run the trailer bakes and lights on my Brother's trailer. I ultimately have to do this so that I have both styles and they work without having to adjust or swap things around. For today, I just need to get that truck and return the trailer before it gets dark.

I had a similar issue with 9V batteries recently. Went to change one in a smoke detector and after I changed it the thing started chirping at me, but randomly. I took it down at looked at the battery and the battery compartment as you did, that's when I noticed the new 9V batteries I bought were just slightly shorter than the old ones. Not short enough to be noticeable but short enough that they weren't long enough to get enough pressure on the connection tabs for a good connection. My fix was to put a penny in between the back end of the battery and its compartment to push it up more towards the tabs.

 

[Strouty]

Only one? I am surprised that after all that chirping you didn't give that smoke detector your two cents...

I never thought of the overall battery length, now I am curious.

Today is so far pretty nice, just overcast, I can work with that.

 

[Strouty]

I literally just committed to a path forward and then had to turn around, again. Using the tall mast and not building a cradle to lift the bridge isn't going to work. The doorway at the building is 13' 8" and my tall mast would be 14' 1", while I am sure I can tilt it forward to get through, tilting forward that much won't let me haul anything on the forks through the doorway making the forklift useless for anything else. So now we are back to just building the cradle to lift the bridge crane and I will use the heavy duty fork extensions so I do not have to replace the forks. Phew, that is a lot of thinking and planning for nothing!

I also have decided that the 4x4 3500HD truck that I bought is going to be made into the crew cab with a modified wheelbase so that it is a 60" CA (cab to axle) not an 84". This will give me the crew cab that I really want with a wheelbase that I can live with. I actually used to drive the same wheelbase truck years back, it just wasn't four wheel drive, had it been, I would still own it.

 

[Mr.zippy]

Tilt the mast on the big forkin lift, back it in the shop empty. Then use a second forkin lift to transfer the iron to it. But you may not have 2 fork lifts...

 

[Strouty]

I did think about that and it is a good idea, I am under such a time crunch though and the extra 6 hours it will take me to get the forklift down there and back would be the problem. I also don't have another dependable forklift that has a decent weight capacity, so it would be a bit risky for that reason as well. If I had another month to get ready, well, I still wouldn't be ready...

 

[Old Man Roger]

Back it to the door, place the load down, get the forklift out, drag the load out and pick it back up.

 

[Strouty]

Nope, sorry, nice idea, but the minimum width on things I am moving is 20' and the door is just under 12', so it has to be able to get under the door frame, already going to be fun getting the bridge out as it is 30'.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Nope, sorry, nice idea, but the minimum width on things I am moving is 20' and the door is just under 12', so it has to be able to get under the door frame, already going to be fun getting the bridge out as it is 30'.

If it can’t be dragged out the door on the floor, then how will it be driven through on a fork lift?

 

[Strouty]

Because you go out the door at an angle with one end, then turn to go out the door with the other end. I bring long stuff in or out of doors all the time. Forklifts turn so sharp, you don’t need a lot of space or much of an angle to make it work. You need to have the area next to the door clear to make this happen, but it will work.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Because you go out the door at an angle with one end, then turn to go out the door with the other end. I bring long stuff in or out of doors all the time. Forklifts turn so sharp, you don’t need a lot of space or much of an angle to make it work. You need to have the area next to the door clear to make this happen, but it will work.

Then it could be dragged out. Of course this is assuming you could get the forklift through the door by tilting forward while empty.

 

[Strouty]

So you're saying to handle every piece three times? No thanks. I will stick with one forklift that fits through the door and a custom cradle to gain the height to lift the bridge off.