Plastikosmd
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I can appreciate your storage systems but man you must have a lot of “stuff” to keep your shop running. This must be for the business, not personal, correct?
Above 1200 Sq/FT The Salvage Garage
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Wokspaces above 1200 squarefeet.
Loading the ramp truck was as much Tetris as the shop was, had to get things situated this way so I can offload them when I get to the shop at the Hill, probably going to be interesting unloading with all the funny angles, lucky the ramp truck tilts like it does or I would be in trouble.
racer-john
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Why don't you call it like it is a "Jerr-Dan"?
I also had to do a bit of road grading with the plow, the mess from shuffling all the Stak Rack had left about 6” frozen ruts, today was as warm as I was going to get. It worked ok, but not as good as I would have liked, at least it won’t be horrible to plow for Friday’s storm.
Should have done this in the first place. I had not anticipated how much the bed would move once I got the weight in it, I even had some opposing tilt to account for my (absolutely wrong) guesstimate. My Buddy is coming to help me get it upright, I can almost make it happen by myself, but just not quite.
So far there looks to be minimal damage, if this was a regular box, it would probably be scrap. I only had a thousand pounds of hardware in it, maybe more. I thought I would be “brave” like everyone said and move them full, last time I unloaded them, much safer that way.
So far there looks to be minimal damage, if this was a regular box, it would probably be scrap. I only had a thousand pounds of hardware in it, maybe more. I thought I would be “brave” like everyone said and move them full, last time I unloaded them, much safer that way.
xtremek
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You've been on a roll lately. I hope you can keep it up.
xtremek
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You only make that kind of move once. Happened to me with a regular toolbox. Got lucky and caught it before it went on its nose.
Chrisb62
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That shrink wrap work’s really awesome for this very reason, you can move them full with out the drawers opening.
mybigwarwagon
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I have Tekton tool kits in the truck. They are in nice blow molded plastic cases. The set of screwdriver, torx, and hex bits has bits on the top an bottom. The top ones lock in place, the bottom don't. Everyone had opened it upside down once. You learn pretty quickly. At least mine was only 50 bits, not a gazillion pieces of hardware.
harley jim
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That's why I wrote right and wrong on mine with a magic marker, someone always opens it upside down
This was really just an unexpected thing, the ramp dropped probably 4” when I got the pallet jack to a certain point, had I anticipated this, it would have been fine. I mean I loaded them with the forklift and pallet jack without an issue, I put everything back together and there are a couple dings and dents, but all the drawers work fine.
Orionrising
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ahh i remember the start of the storage room project...
cbacres
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Dammit! Hate when that happens. At least yours roll out for reason, like you moving them.Getting there, at least it is snowing or raining.
I was hired to do a PSA on how not to move Lista cabinets with the drawers modified so they don’t lock closed.
Shortys just roll out and tip over overnight. He’s good!
I have found that putting a small board vertically over drawer fronts and running a ratchet strap across the board works great when moving.
Im another fan of using shrink wrap.
buildyourown
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The best part about Lista and Vidmar boxes is you can drop them like that and not scrap them.
We dropped my 6ft high vidmar on its face trying to unload it. Both of us jumped out of the way to safe out toes.
Pounded out a couple dents and its great.
We dropped my 6ft high vidmar on its face trying to unload it. Both of us jumped out of the way to safe out toes.
Pounded out a couple dents and its great.
That drawer issue *****, glad you were able to get it back together and it works OK. Shrink wrap sounds like a good idea. UPS screwed the pooch on that shipment. Besides plowing which will have to happen today, good day to be inside and continue on.
xtremek
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Sounds like you need a long stretch of cold weather to help keep you motivated to get things set up in your shops. No snow, just really cold weather.
Well today is snow, only supposed to be 3 to 5 inches, at least that was what they said last time I looked. We already have about an inch. The temps aren't supposed to dip down until sometime Monday, but it is going to be windy all weekend and that will make the 30s feel pretty cold. As far as a long stretch, I hope not, it gets expensive to heat the SG when temps hit single digits, not really super tight or insulated. I usually just don't go to the SG when it is that cold, heat stays at 38 to keep things from freezing.
The Hill is free to heat, just time consuming with the waste oil, actually this year hasn't been too bad (probably jinxed myself), I also have a full tank of heating oil that I can use if needed. I put the backup furnace in the quonset hut for now, I still need to figure out where it is going and how I am running the pipes into the chimney. I do need to cover up the two exhaust fans and a few blatant holes in the wall, would also be nice to fix the weather seals on the two garage doors, they let out a lot of heat.
The Hill is free to heat, just time consuming with the waste oil, actually this year hasn't been too bad (probably jinxed myself), I also have a full tank of heating oil that I can use if needed. I put the backup furnace in the quonset hut for now, I still need to figure out where it is going and how I am running the pipes into the chimney. I do need to cover up the two exhaust fans and a few blatant holes in the wall, would also be nice to fix the weather seals on the two garage doors, they let out a lot of heat.
ronjon1190
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Down here in CT, when I went to bed they were saying 1-3 total for today. I woke up to 6-8 at 6am and it is supposed to go for another hour. The weather guessers missed on this one. Hopefully you only get your 3-5!
Would a railing help?
xtremek
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Sounds like priorities are sealing, heating and storage. Will it take much to get things permanently set for the waste oil furnace, or is it just the transfer of oil that's time consuming?
Zanyad, railing would take away from the "design", I just won't walk on them when it could be icy without some salted sand first.
I should seal things up, but I probably won't do it, at least not anything more than temporary until it warms up, dealing with the oil is cumbersome and messy, in the end it is worth it to get free heat.
The priorities are not really in order right now. The Blue Burb needs an injection pump, bad, I sent one off to be looked over and tested, they will replace/rebuild as needed, hopefully that will be next week.
Ponch, the orange electric inside forklift needs to have the steering assembly replaced (I have a good non leaking one), I ordered the low profile jacks to get the forklift off the ground enough to do the work, they may be here tomorrow.
The house at the Hill needs the chimney pipe replaced, I have the parts, but I was too lazy to do it when it was nice outside. This is a dedicated day job, so I need a decent one, maybe towards the end of next week, for now I have my fingers crossed it doesn't come completely unglued.
I have to change over the Blue Burbs tires, while I am there, I will probably add the wheel spacers and adjust the brakes. I really want to change the rear diff fluid and look over things, but I am not sure exactly what to look for, so I need to have my Buddy look at things, he knows way more about that stuff than I do.
Guido needs to go outside for the winter, taking up way too much valuable space inside right now. I need to setup the temporary Stak Rack so I can load up the shelves, that will also free up a lot of floor space.
The House at the Hill is a mess inside and I need to get it cleaned up, I am actually working on this right now.
The office at the Hill needs to be finished, I am kind of at the mercy of other people on that one, hopefully we will be restarting that work soon.
The quonset hut needs to be organized a bit more, then the chipper and the concrete mixing trailer need to go inside, I would love to do that this weekend, then I don't have to think about it again for a while.
There are about a thousand other things that I could list off, but I won't, because I don't have time.....
I should seal things up, but I probably won't do it, at least not anything more than temporary until it warms up, dealing with the oil is cumbersome and messy, in the end it is worth it to get free heat.
The priorities are not really in order right now. The Blue Burb needs an injection pump, bad, I sent one off to be looked over and tested, they will replace/rebuild as needed, hopefully that will be next week.
Ponch, the orange electric inside forklift needs to have the steering assembly replaced (I have a good non leaking one), I ordered the low profile jacks to get the forklift off the ground enough to do the work, they may be here tomorrow.
The house at the Hill needs the chimney pipe replaced, I have the parts, but I was too lazy to do it when it was nice outside. This is a dedicated day job, so I need a decent one, maybe towards the end of next week, for now I have my fingers crossed it doesn't come completely unglued.
I have to change over the Blue Burbs tires, while I am there, I will probably add the wheel spacers and adjust the brakes. I really want to change the rear diff fluid and look over things, but I am not sure exactly what to look for, so I need to have my Buddy look at things, he knows way more about that stuff than I do.
Guido needs to go outside for the winter, taking up way too much valuable space inside right now. I need to setup the temporary Stak Rack so I can load up the shelves, that will also free up a lot of floor space.
The House at the Hill is a mess inside and I need to get it cleaned up, I am actually working on this right now.
The office at the Hill needs to be finished, I am kind of at the mercy of other people on that one, hopefully we will be restarting that work soon.
The quonset hut needs to be organized a bit more, then the chipper and the concrete mixing trailer need to go inside, I would love to do that this weekend, then I don't have to think about it again for a while.
There are about a thousand other things that I could list off, but I won't, because I don't have time.....
xtremek
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As long as you have a plan.
xtremek
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Something you start the day with, and throw out the window 1/2 hour (being very generous here) into the day.
bimmer1980
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for what it's worth, I think you have been doing a good job of getting things done!!! And even appropriate things that help your overall goal.
I think the big thing is to avoid purchases that are projects. I noticed a few new tools, and while I'm sure they are expensive, they should do what you want, when you want.
I went and looked at a tilt deck trailer yesterday afternoon..... It was a Bri-Mar single axle skid loader / equipment trailer (7x12 w/ 6000 lb capacity). The guy was asking $1875. Not a bad price, but not great either, in my book. After looking it over carefully, I decided to pass..... It had all the powder coating underneath was flaking off in sheets, the tires were bad, the deck boards were partially rotted away, the front jack was ready to break off, the 7-pin plug was missing, wiring looked rough and the safety brake cable for the surge breaks was quite frayed. Plus PA requires a trailer inspection (not that everyone does it..) and I just didn't feel game for doing rust removal and paint and deck boards (2" thick). If I'm going to go to that much work, I'd almost prefer to weld up a new trailer from some of the steel I have on hand. Candidly, your trailer escapades were forefront on my mind and was a huge determining factor on why I passed on the trailer.........
I think the big thing is to avoid purchases that are projects. I noticed a few new tools, and while I'm sure they are expensive, they should do what you want, when you want.
I went and looked at a tilt deck trailer yesterday afternoon..... It was a Bri-Mar single axle skid loader / equipment trailer (7x12 w/ 6000 lb capacity). The guy was asking $1875. Not a bad price, but not great either, in my book. After looking it over carefully, I decided to pass..... It had all the powder coating underneath was flaking off in sheets, the tires were bad, the deck boards were partially rotted away, the front jack was ready to break off, the 7-pin plug was missing, wiring looked rough and the safety brake cable for the surge breaks was quite frayed. Plus PA requires a trailer inspection (not that everyone does it..) and I just didn't feel game for doing rust removal and paint and deck boards (2" thick). If I'm going to go to that much work, I'd almost prefer to weld up a new trailer from some of the steel I have on hand. Candidly, your trailer escapades were forefront on my mind and was a huge determining factor on why I passed on the trailer.........
I am trying to tie up loose ends (older projects), the Stak Rack was a once in a lifetime (that’s what I am calling it) opportunity, so I jumped at it, I think it will be similar to when I originally bought all the Lista cabinets, that was one of the best nightmares ever. I think lately I have been trying to stay within my limits, in the past the sky was the limit and that was no good. I am looking at doing some modifications to the burbs in general, so I may start collecting parts for that, but those are relatively small and manageable in comparison to 20k pounds of Stak Rack.
mybigwarwagon
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Wait till he buys a ramp truck and names it rollback.
As far as a plan, well - Failure is always an option.
kent_323is
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Strouty,
I enjoy reading through your posts, and I appreciate how you share the good and the bad equally.
From my seat in the bleachers, I initially groaned when you purchased that Stakrack system... but it looks like you're going to be able to utilize at least a small portion of it right away in a "temporary" setup. Stay focused on that, get those going, and don't let it feature creep. Then you can get some parts on it, clear some space, and move onto other projects.
It seems like you are constantly playing trailer/equipment tetris... is there a way you can allocate a specific spot for the more commonly used trailers and equipment? That way you could do less tetris moves, and more focused on the work you "need" to get done.
You occasionally make these lists of all the things that need to get done, which is nice for all of us watching, but it's also overwhelming for you.... I think you'd benefit more from having a daily list of the top 3 or 5 things to accomplish that day that are achievable.
And keeping a reliable daily driver vehicle as your top priority... that frees you up to get to the right shop when you want so you can get done what you want.
And remember, don't let perfect get in the way of good enough!!!
And keep posting pictures.... especially knuckleboom trucks, forklifts, trailers, and shop stuff!
I enjoy reading through your posts, and I appreciate how you share the good and the bad equally.
From my seat in the bleachers, I initially groaned when you purchased that Stakrack system... but it looks like you're going to be able to utilize at least a small portion of it right away in a "temporary" setup. Stay focused on that, get those going, and don't let it feature creep. Then you can get some parts on it, clear some space, and move onto other projects.
It seems like you are constantly playing trailer/equipment tetris... is there a way you can allocate a specific spot for the more commonly used trailers and equipment? That way you could do less tetris moves, and more focused on the work you "need" to get done.
You occasionally make these lists of all the things that need to get done, which is nice for all of us watching, but it's also overwhelming for you.... I think you'd benefit more from having a daily list of the top 3 or 5 things to accomplish that day that are achievable.
And keeping a reliable daily driver vehicle as your top priority... that frees you up to get to the right shop when you want so you can get done what you want.
And remember, don't let perfect get in the way of good enough!!!
And keep posting pictures.... especially knuckleboom trucks, forklifts, trailers, and shop stuff!
Thanks Kent, I will keep at it for sure, I have had a few occasions where I really didn’t want to post a picture, but I try and show what is really going on, so the bad gets tossed in there from time to time. Luckily on the last one my pride took more of a hit than the cabinet did.
I honestly thought I had bought a dependable daily driver, it was good running, clean, new engine, essentially new everything under the hood, unfortunately all I have been doing is chasing problems with it. I feel like it is getting figured out, but I had no intention of spending this much money and effort after already paying a premium for a good DD. Luckily I can use the F-350, but I hate driving around with a plow and sander all the time, plus there is no inside room and if I need to haul a trailer, the sander has to be removed and that is a RPITA. I hope to have my injection pump back sometime next week and then I can swap that, if it doesn’t solve the problems, then I don’t know where to look next. Right now it is a bit depressing and I don’t have a lot of good alternatives. I am trying to make enough room so I can pull the white diesel Burb inside over at the Salvage Garage and get to pulling the engine apart, if we find there is a piston with a hole in the top of it, I may just slap another piston in the cylinder and run it, if not, the engine from the Maroon Burb is going in it. I know how that one runs, so no real surprises if I go that route. Should be a fairly straight forward direct swap, no differences at all, same year trucks and same components.
I honestly thought I had bought a dependable daily driver, it was good running, clean, new engine, essentially new everything under the hood, unfortunately all I have been doing is chasing problems with it. I feel like it is getting figured out, but I had no intention of spending this much money and effort after already paying a premium for a good DD. Luckily I can use the F-350, but I hate driving around with a plow and sander all the time, plus there is no inside room and if I need to haul a trailer, the sander has to be removed and that is a RPITA. I hope to have my injection pump back sometime next week and then I can swap that, if it doesn’t solve the problems, then I don’t know where to look next. Right now it is a bit depressing and I don’t have a lot of good alternatives. I am trying to make enough room so I can pull the white diesel Burb inside over at the Salvage Garage and get to pulling the engine apart, if we find there is a piston with a hole in the top of it, I may just slap another piston in the cylinder and run it, if not, the engine from the Maroon Burb is going in it. I know how that one runs, so no real surprises if I go that route. Should be a fairly straight forward direct swap, no differences at all, same year trucks and same components.