86turbodsl
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I'm looking for a c128d if you know of any reasonable. Always wanted one.
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Above 1200 Sq/FT The Salvage Garage
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Wokspaces above 1200 squarefeet.
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86turbodsl
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That's good news. Should be cheap and easy.I just bought a mini C64 it is so cute.
On another note, the F-550 was dropped off last week, guy found the leak, looks like intake manifold gasket. He should have it done early next week, I am very happy about this.
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jakemac
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On another note, the F-550 was dropped off last week, guy found the leak, looks like intake manifold gasket. He should have it done early next week, I am very happy about this.
It’s about time you got some good news.
Even a small victory is still a VICTORY.
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steaks&anvils
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When I read that, I thought it was going to be some kind of small, personal bulldozer/backhoe/forklift or other equipment.
FYI, I was very disappointed to see that it's a computer something?
Dude, The Strouty is famous for BIG, we live through you.
xtremek
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Still, it makes the 550 a good deal, right?
scooterbum46
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I told a neighbor the other day (he runs a garage) that if we could send a man to the moon, we should have been able to build engines that kept their intake manifold gaskets intact. He said to be quiet - something about his living....
I only paid $5k for the F-550, I have some invested in tools and some in new parts, would need to look at things to see exactly what I am at, but even with the repairs, I should be fine.
Tonight I bought another forklift, the seller said the battery was junk, but I think it may be salvageable, regardless, it is a triplet to the other two electric forklifts and I can easily transfer a battery to it. It doesn’t leak and fluid, seller had service records too. I will pick it up sometime next week.
Another seller, the one with the power hacksaw, is willing to deliver it to me tomorrow, so I am going to get that as well.
Tonight I bought another forklift, the seller said the battery was junk, but I think it may be salvageable, regardless, it is a triplet to the other two electric forklifts and I can easily transfer a battery to it. It doesn’t leak and fluid, seller had service records too. I will pick it up sometime next week.
Another seller, the one with the power hacksaw, is willing to deliver it to me tomorrow, so I am going to get that as well.
86turbodsl
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Dude, your so good at it, find me a cheap forklift.
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Pressingonward
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I've got one...shipping would be a bit spendy, but I've been thinking about selling it...send me a PM if you're interested
Sorry for the hijack Strouty. What are you going to do with all these forklifts?
jakemac
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He’s going to hatch a master plan for world ********** by cornering the market on used forklifts, suburbans, and boom cranes. Unfortunately, it’s currently being thwarted by his father’s obsession with building a dock.
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The short answer on the forklifts is, I don’t know exactly. I wanted to have two electric units, one for the Hill and one for the SG, when I bought the orange one last year, it was supposed to be for the battery, but it worked very well so I kept it. It leaks really bad and the fix is not cheap, this latest one does not leak by needs a battery, so my thought was to just swap batteries and then I would have a decent non leaky forklift for the Hill. As for selling the leaky one, I would most likely keep it for parts since I have the other two that are pretty much the same units. The battery is worth something in scrap too, probably close to $300, depends on the weight of it. This particular brand has shown to be very dependable, so I probably won’t need much for spare parts, but you never know, once the forks are off, it doesn’t have a very large footprint, but I would probably just pull off certain parts, then take it to the scrap yard and be done with it.
If I end up staying at the hill, I will need another rough terrain lift like Clark, the one I call Smokey (formerly known as Guido) will work fairly well for right now, but I need something that can actually go up and down the hills since everything is terraced. I actually have a line in another Clark, but it needs some work, probably be worth the effort in the end, but I may be better off spending more money and buying a heavier duty unit.
If I end up staying at the hill, I will need another rough terrain lift like Clark, the one I call Smokey (formerly known as Guido) will work fairly well for right now, but I need something that can actually go up and down the hills since everything is terraced. I actually have a line in another Clark, but it needs some work, probably be worth the effort in the end, but I may be better off spending more money and buying a heavier duty unit.
xtremek
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HOw long will it take to swap the batteries?
casmurbax
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I see it is named already!
is it working?
is it working?
XJSuperman
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I'm dying here at my desk Jake. Thank you for the laughs, thats the funniest **** Ive heard all week.
Battery is one big case holding smaller cells together. I would think it might take a few hours to swap, I would do some cleaning while it is out. The protective cage has been designed so there is a slot for rigging so you don’t need to remove it to get the batter out, might have to remove the seat to get the cover folded back far enough.
The new power hacksaw showed up a little while ago. It is a neat unit, hopefully I can make it useful. A bunch of spare blades, guy says it runs, but you never know, looks to be from the 1940s.
I am messing with Perk, trying to figure things out, had some trouble again with the boom not folding up, seems to be that I need more RPM while folding than any other function. One thing that will be nice when I swap over to the Detroit 50 series, is the engine computer will hold an RPM for me, right now I manually set 1400 and when I start using the fold function it drops to 950 and slows to a crawl. Then I up the RPM and when you let off the control it spikes to 1650. With the computer it should ramp up when under load and back off afterwards, that will be very nice. I am also thinking I have a bit of a pump/PTO mismatch, but I don’t want to do anything with that until I decide what transmission I am using. Still thinking 18 speed at this point, just trying to find a reasonably priced unit.
The new power hacksaw showed up a little while ago. It is a neat unit, hopefully I can make it useful. A bunch of spare blades, guy says it runs, but you never know, looks to be from the 1940s.
I am messing with Perk, trying to figure things out, had some trouble again with the boom not folding up, seems to be that I need more RPM while folding than any other function. One thing that will be nice when I swap over to the Detroit 50 series, is the engine computer will hold an RPM for me, right now I manually set 1400 and when I start using the fold function it drops to 950 and slows to a crawl. Then I up the RPM and when you let off the control it spikes to 1650. With the computer it should ramp up when under load and back off afterwards, that will be very nice. I am also thinking I have a bit of a pump/PTO mismatch, but I don’t want to do anything with that until I decide what transmission I am using. Still thinking 18 speed at this point, just trying to find a reasonably priced unit.
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steaks&anvils
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The new power hacksaw showed up a little while ago. It is a neat unit, hopefully I can make it useful. A bunch of spare blades, guy says it runs, but you never know, looks to be from the 1940s.
The power hack saw looks nice. Very clean? Seems like a nice size too.
Do I remember you have roller conveyors? I bet you could make a nice in-feed table with some of those. Something modular (pallet-ized) that you can fold up and fork around as needed?
New fork lift sounds good too.
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The power hacksaw is a 6” by 6” I think it will be more useful for shorter pieces, they cut nice and straight (generally). Rollers are flooding the SG right now, so I could make a I feed and out feed table that could reach the next town if I wanted to, the next town is about 50’ away.
I have been working on the tire removal from the red trailer, first two went pretty well, except for the fact that I blasted my wrist with one of the wedges, luckily it was on the soft bottom side of my wrist, if it had been on the top or either side, I would probably be at the ER getting X-rays right now. It is hard to tell from the picture, but it is all swollen around that red mark, probably hit me at 50 MPH, the other one went a good thirty feet out. When removing wedges, you usually leave the nuts on the studs, but these two backed the studs out instead of the lug coming off, I should have partially threaded them back in, but I didn’t want to hurt the threads. Anyway, when you smack the first wedge, they all pop and if not contained will do some damage.
No jack stands, I guess I am an unsafe person today.
About the only tool that is absolutely necessary to complete this job is a heavy slide hammer, without this, it would take all day. I only have one tire left to get off and it is a tough one, letting it soak a bit.
I have been working on the tire removal from the red trailer, first two went pretty well, except for the fact that I blasted my wrist with one of the wedges, luckily it was on the soft bottom side of my wrist, if it had been on the top or either side, I would probably be at the ER getting X-rays right now.
It is hard to tell from the picture, but it is all swollen around that red mark, probably hit me at 50 MPH, the other one went a good thirty feet out. When removing wedges, you usually leave the nuts on the studs, but these two backed the studs out instead of the lug coming off, I should have partially threaded them back in, but I didn’t want to hurt the threads. Anyway, when you smack the first wedge, they all pop and if not contained will do some damage. No jack stands, I guess I am an unsafe person today.
About the only tool that is absolutely necessary to complete this job is a heavy slide hammer, without this, it would take all day. I only have one tire left to get off and it is a tough one, letting it soak a bit.
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XJSuperman
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I hate slide hammers, but they do have their place. I used to use one frequently on disassembling 9" axles and brakes from junkyards. Messy, hot, and they'd fightcha like a bobcat in a hottub.
The hacksaw lives, needs a couple things to make it right, but it totally works. The power feed lever doesn’t stay engaged, guy said they used vise grips on it. I am going to see if I can figure out how it is supposed to work instead of rigging it with pliers.
Once I get the wheels off the other trailer, then I will decide if I need any new parts, for now my guess is I might either need to sandblast these spacer rings or buy new ones, probably too expensive to buy new ones, but you can’t tell.
Once I get the wheels off the other trailer, then I will decide if I need any new parts, for now my guess is I might either need to sandblast these spacer rings or buy new ones, probably too expensive to buy new ones, but you can’t tell.
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steaks&anvils
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yeah!
steaks&anvils
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I like it.
Seems like a pretty compact unit too. The drip tray is good. If you do put it on a skid, maybe an attached toolbox for blades and stuff would be good to attach also? Heck, an old metal socket box might be big enough. Then you can grab it all at once to take to a worksite or other location. Also to store everything needed in one place.
Make it just big enough to fit into the hatch of a 'Burb.
I like it.
My Cousin just dropped off a 275 gallon oil tank, need to get it setup and ready for winter. Also should start thinking about waste oil furnace and the regular oil furnace, already forgot about that. So I need another furnace for the Hill, might upgrade the one at the SG and use the old one at the Hill, just have to figure out things, too much going on right now, but I will regret not doing something about it sooner rather than colder.
The pallet rack that I want is going to have 12’5” shelf beams, still rated for 7000 pounds a set, but it will give me enough room for three pallets on each, I rarely have super heavy pallets, so this should be a nice way to make some more room. I plan on two sections inside the shop at the Hill, then I want to use a couple sections to make a lean to for the slab next to the house. This should allow for a decent amount of storage for things that can get cold, but should be out in the rain. All of these beams will need to be modified to fit, but it will be worth the trouble. The rest of the racking will be over at the SG, I want to have some up along the back side of the building, this will allow me to extend the roof a bit and protect things that are up there.
The pallet rack that I want is going to have 12’5” shelf beams, still rated for 7000 pounds a set, but it will give me enough room for three pallets on each, I rarely have super heavy pallets, so this should be a nice way to make some more room. I plan on two sections inside the shop at the Hill, then I want to use a couple sections to make a lean to for the slab next to the house. This should allow for a decent amount of storage for things that can get cold, but should be out in the rain. All of these beams will need to be modified to fit, but it will be worth the trouble. The rest of the racking will be over at the SG, I want to have some up along the back side of the building, this will allow me to extend the roof a bit and protect things that are up there.
cbacres
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That power hacksaw is cool. Always liked those.
steaks&anvils
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Today I am hitting a rock bottom (at least for me) on the office, I have to move my stuff so I have a functioning space. It has been crazy the several months and the paperwork is spreading far and wide. Today is the reckoning.
I'm a piler. I understand.
For me, I just start one pile at a time. Sort, starting new piles: to file, to deal with, to shred.
Then at some point, I like to do the shred pile first, it is fun and the pile goes away. I also can then take a break and walk the big shredded paper bag out to the dumpster. Ergonomics, everyone needs a stretch or walk break. Also, clears space and shows progress. You can tell yourself: "I sorted and shredded 10 bags today"!
Then the file pile. Sometimes I just file it I sort it, other times I need to sort it by type or client or just alphabetical. Then I can file all the same type and be done with that type or client etc.
Then I go back and do another pile the same way.
I ignore the "deal with" pile until I have done all the other piles. Now I have space to sort the deal with pile into smaller priority piles. Then I deal with those as needed.
Don't get sidetracked by any one set of documents you find. If they could sit until now, they can sit a bit more while you make progress on the shred and file pile.
I do have to have drinks and food ready, so I don't procrastinate working and can eat/drink while working. And then I don't stop and go get food (delaying tactic).
Unfortunately sorting piles is not the first step, I have to haul everything down two flights of stairs and then move it all to the house. It is cooler today, but it is still pretty hot, at least for me. I have five file cabinets, a desk, a couple book cases, and some other miscellaneous stuff that needs to be moved, today.
I am going to have a desk and file cabinet setup in the house before I go to bed tonight.
I am going to have a desk and file cabinet setup in the house before I go to bed tonight.
mybigwarwagon
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Will the forklift not reach that high?
The only forklift that will reach high enough is in the Quonset hut, can’t get it up the hill without help or the ramp truck and the ramp truck is being used to hold up some of Dad’s junk, can’t get a hold of him to find out if I can unload, then reload stuff. Probably take me longer anyways, I wouldn’t get anything done today, so up and down the stairs is how it is being done.
steaks&anvils
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One load done, 13 trips up and down, I hate stairs.
Bummer. Been there done that too.
Once the stuff is moved, then I get to do the paper sorting. Almost all of it is “to file”, but there is still a lot of work. I packed the important stuff away in separate boxes, so it will get unpacked first. I just hope this time is different, last few times I have moved the office, it may have looked nicer, but it got less organized each time.