Above 1200 Sq/FT The Salvage Garage
- Thread starter Strouty
- Start date
Wokspaces above 1200 squarefeet.
86turbodsl
Well-known member
That yard looks 1000% better than it did. Well done.
Thanks 86, it felt good to get things moved.
I am trying to figure out what bulb I need to replace a metal-halide bulb. Seems to be a standard style screw in socket, but I bet the ballast is weird. Local stores do not have a direct replacement, mine is a 100 watt and they all have 175 watt and up. The higher wattage bulbs specifically state use with x ballast only, I don’t really want to have to open up the light to find out what ballast it has. I bought one of those extension rods to take the bulb out, it is a precarious place up over the stairway at the office.
I am trying to figure out what bulb I need to replace a metal-halide bulb. Seems to be a standard style screw in socket, but I bet the ballast is weird. Local stores do not have a direct replacement, mine is a 100 watt and they all have 175 watt and up. The higher wattage bulbs specifically state use with x ballast only, I don’t really want to have to open up the light to find out what ballast it has. I bought one of those extension rods to take the bulb out, it is a precarious place up over the stairway at the office.
BoilermakerFan
Well-known member
Jump on the Worm's Way website. They sell smaller wattage MH bulbs for grow lights. Should have descriptions of everything.
Then when you can finally get to it, replace it with an LED light.
Then when you can finally get to it, replace it with an LED light.
I would love to replace it, maybe in the summer with the bucket truck.
I am now fighting the new parts that I was waiting on for the maroon burb. I needed an extension cable to get the PMD connected up, but the business end of the cable won’t fully connect, it is frustrating as can be. I am going to see if the cable is the culprit or the resistor in the PMD. The resistor goes into the PMD, then you put the connector on and it gets sandwiched, I don’t recall this happening before and I have swapped a few of these.
Can’t post pics, maybe I can post some later.
I am now fighting the new parts that I was waiting on for the maroon burb. I needed an extension cable to get the PMD connected up, but the business end of the cable won’t fully connect, it is frustrating as can be. I am going to see if the cable is the culprit or the resistor in the PMD. The resistor goes into the PMD, then you put the connector on and it gets sandwiched, I don’t recall this happening before and I have swapped a few of these.
Can’t post pics, maybe I can post some later.
Got the latch to close without having the connector all skewed. Buttoned it back up and “I win!” It was the PMD and not the injection pump! I still need a gasket to replace the top intake manifold, but that should be available local and I will have the truck running by tomorrow! Very excited about this, of course who knows what else life will toss at me, but I will take this victory, so glad I waited instead of tearing the top of the motor off to change what wasn’t really broken.
BoilermakerFan
Well-known member
Nice! A small victory is still a victory!
86turbodsl
Well-known member
Woo hoo!
Sent from my LG-TP450 using Tapatalk
Sent from my LG-TP450 using Tapatalk
I picked up the gasket, actually bought two since I had none in stock, will do the repair at some point tomorrow. True test will be driving it, but before (and I confirmed this on Thursday), it would start up, attempt to rev to infinity, then shut off to protect itself. This time it started and ran right, idled fine, but as I said, I have not road tested it yet. Fingers crossed!
xtremek
Well-known member
Hooorayyyy!! Take any win you can get.
I think I way have found my new truck, at least the one that I want to use for the knuckle boom. I will post more details tomorrow, the dealership is closed today, so I don’t even know if it is still available. It is a COE style low entry truck, so I can rest assured that I will be the first one at the scene of my accident. It was a utility company truck, so I need to find out how many hours are on it, but seems like a pretty special truck, hopefully they will be low, it only has 32k miles on it and it is a 2007. The body was used for loading big reels of cable, so there are lots of big rams and goodies on the truck. I was so excited to find it, that I almost couldn’t sleep last night. It is only a few states away, so I am going to try and look at it Monday. These trucks usually are much more expensive, but I suspect the odd body is making it a tougher sell or it could be they just didn’t pay much for it and they want to get rid of it? Either way, I hope it is available, the specs for it are the biggest unknown, it could have anything from a little 210 HP engine or it could have a 350 HP monster. I do know it is an automatic and that it has a PTO setup already, the PTO is a huge plus for sure, should mean an almost direct bolt up of the knuckle boom.
xtremek
Well-known member
As long as it's not more work? Congrats
It will be more work, but my plan is to have a decent road legal truck with a knuckle boom and a dumping flatbed. This would fill that perfectly. Just need to find out more specs on the truck before making the trip done there. The cool part is there is a ton of good stuff on the truck, the bad is it is a cab that was made by American LaFrance and they are no longer in business.
It did not get as warm as they said it was going to, plus it really never rained, basically now the entire yard at the shop is a skating rink. Bev was stuck on flat ground, poor choice in tires and no weight over the rear makes for a terrible winter driving vehicle. I got the trucks moved so I am ready for snow, just need to hook up the plow to the black burb and I will be all set.
I am warming up inside, going to install the gasket on the maroon burb and mount the new PMD, then I will be taking a test drive. I am going to let it run for a good bit before I actually drive away, but from the sounds of things, I should be good to go!
I got to use the lights on Clark, shoves the F350 way out of the way, yet easy enough to drag out when I am ready to do the repairs.
I am warming up inside, going to install the gasket on the maroon burb and mount the new PMD, then I will be taking a test drive. I am going to let it run for a good bit before I actually drive away, but from the sounds of things, I should be good to go!
I got to use the lights on Clark, shoves the F350 way out of the way, yet easy enough to drag out when I am ready to do the repairs.
Attachments
I had to use the compressor tonight, it worked exactly the way it is supposed to, so I am thinking that the pressure relief valve on my plumbing is what caused it, I have heard it his a few times at low pressure, but the day that the compressor was running, it was releasing pressure and keeping the compressor at 100 psi, so it wouldn’t shut off. I am going to order a new one tomorrow, probably go with a 200, since I charge the tank to 175. That should keep things in order. I still need to wire things up so they are more permanent and install a switch by the door so that the compressor can be turned off when I leave.
Got the intake all on, new gasket, burb starts and runs fine! I have to mount the PMD cooler now, then move all the stuff away from the truck and get it back on the floor, then I can drive it outside and let it run. I am going to leave it directly in front of the door, just in case I have to pull it back inside. Fingers crossed no issues.
Attachments
jakemac
Well-known member
OK, so what’s this thing ?
jakemac
Well-known member
Ahhhh, now I see it. I should have taken a closer look. :tard:
xtremek
Well-known member
One and a half knocked off the list, way to go!!! Only 96,528 to go. Keep eating the elephant.
OccupantRJ
Well-known member
When you mount your compressor switch by the door, consider a switch that is lit up when it is on to catch your eye when leaving. A neutral will likely be needed.
I am driving the maroon burb home, wish me luck.
RJ, I was also thinking about doing two other things as safety precautions, one would be to have a timer, so if it runs more than 40 minutes, it shuts the power off, the other would be a photocell that would only allow it to run when my lights are on. How would you handle the pressure relief valve? If I am at 175, is 200 for a relief good enough or will it start releasing just a bit at 175?
RJ, I was also thinking about doing two other things as safety precautions, one would be to have a timer, so if it runs more than 40 minutes, it shuts the power off, the other would be a photocell that would only allow it to run when my lights are on. How would you handle the pressure relief valve? If I am at 175, is 200 for a relief good enough or will it start releasing just a bit at 175?
OccupantRJ
Well-known member
At work, we ran 120 psi. We had 200 psi pressure reliefs. I asked the state inspector about going to 150 psi reliefs due to the older tanks. He thought it was a good idea, so I got the 150 psi reliefs and installed them with no later issues occurring. I personally do not run over 120 psi air in my home shop, as I have no need for it, and try to save wear on the compressors. With all the tools I have, I do not even own a 1/2” air impact. I have a battery unit and an electric.
Last edited:
BoilermakerFan
Well-known member
The higher you can safely keep the tank and the lower pressure you can run in your lines, the more work you can do before the compressor has to run again... assuming you can adjust the low pressure contact to get a good 75psi delta it would kick on at 100psi. If you regulator is set to 90psi you would not see any performance loss on the tools. Generally speaking most tools are rated for 90psi max as well. Pro grade tools go up to 125psi max, but you still want to run as low a pressure as you can at the tool to save energy and maximize the performance.
Last edited:
I have two regulated lines, but I do use unregulated, just not for tools. I need to start looking things over, the compressor needs to be setup so I can easily use it, right now it is a bit of a pain to get it working, also I have to swap to a different pulley on the motor, I have a ten horse, but I am running a 7.5 hp pulley. I think I am losing close to 10 CFM and it takes way longer to fill the tank.
OccupantRJ
Well-known member
Here you go Strouty, In case you never saw this thread on my master switch.
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=275116
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=275116
Any pressure relief I've been around once triggered, would stay triggered until tank psi dropped quite low. Makes me wonder if you have a bad relief or a going bad shutoff switch.
As for 175 psi, it's nice, but it puts quite a bit of unnecessary wear if you don't "need" it. Isn't the rule that the energy taken to go from 125 to 175 exceeds what it took to go 0 to 125psi? With a tank and pump as large as yours 150 seems to be plenty.
As for 175 psi, it's nice, but it puts quite a bit of unnecessary wear if you don't "need" it. Isn't the rule that the energy taken to go from 125 to 175 exceeds what it took to go 0 to 125psi? With a tank and pump as large as yours 150 seems to be plenty.
OccupantRJ
Well-known member
I am building a second compressor for myself at this time, but I am going to either run them as primary/secondary, or possibly on a flip flop so they will alternate for more cooling time. I have also installed a 6” thermostat controlled through the wall exhaust fan to come on to vent the compressor room when it reaches a certain temperature in there.
Attachments
I feel lucky that my compressor tank is already setup for two pumps and I have three pumps! I just need to get the motor. Of course I do not have all the controls for everything. I am actually cheating things and running off a starter that is too small. I bought the proper one, but have not had enough time to figure everything out yet. I need to start that design, it is good timing, especially now that I know that I want to add in the master disconnect circuit.
I have made my decision about the possible new truck, right now is a no go, the money that I would use to buy the truck can probably let me finish a dozen or more projects, so I am going to concentrate on the existing projects. I think it will ultimately make for a better transition into a new to me truck having the projects done and out from under foot. It will also allow me to sell some things and build up a bit more money so when I am ready for the truck, I can actually have a budget for the build as well. So for now the concentration will be on existing projects and selling things to make money. Some of these projects are actually things to sell, they will still be "fun" projects, just not keepers. In the end I think this is the best way forward. At least now I have a pretty good idea of what type of truck I would like to buy/build and I know they are out there for a reasonable amount of money.
We got some snow last night, supposed to get some more, then a rain snow mix or something on Wednesday. I got the plow hooked up yesterday, Clark is inside so I can take some measurements for the windows and get my parts ordered. I still need to order all the plugs and wiring supplies so I can start reworking the light harness on the black burb. I have decided that I will be using the Fisher harness and parts for that truck, not going to try and reinvent the wheel, yet.
We got some snow last night, supposed to get some more, then a rain snow mix or something on Wednesday. I got the plow hooked up yesterday, Clark is inside so I can take some measurements for the windows and get my parts ordered. I still need to order all the plugs and wiring supplies so I can start reworking the light harness on the black burb. I have decided that I will be using the Fisher harness and parts for that truck, not going to try and reinvent the wheel, yet.
xtremek
Well-known member
Sounds like you've made some good short and long term decisions. Getting more projects done first is always a good thing.
tinker rick
Well-known member
You may be on to something,hope you follow through.
I was definitely putting the cart before the horse (the truck before the knuckle boom?). I need to sell the J5 "mini tank", so I have to get the engine unstuck and running, this is going to be one of the first projects, it is also a lot smaller size wise, so it should be less painful to have in the shop. I also need to sell Bev and that means I need to remove the existing rear body and install a flatbed, I think that this type of project needs to wait until warmer weather though. I also have that skid winch with a stuck motor, so that will probably be the second major project, it is worth a lot of money (running) and I want to sell it.
How often are you replacing gaskets that you need to keep them in stock? I'm spoiled with 3+ parts stores within 15 minutes of my house and only 5 minutes from work.
Congrats on the progress and making short/long term decisions. I don't know how you do it with all those vehicles. I had 4 after I needed a new DD last year. So glad I finally got rid of 1 last month. Felt like a weight was lifted since I never drove it and it needed too many repairs that I would never get to. Will be selling the 3rd when it warms up here.