BPEisenhower 535 #1 Posted November 25, 2023 Ever have something on your mind that made you wake up and head to the shed early morning? I couldn't sleep after receiving my latest Wheel Horse so, I got out of bed at 3 AM and set out to go play with my adult Tonka toy. Figuring it would be a good day, me, my thermos of coffee, and a can of Skoal went out in the darkness. While fumbling for my shop keys a pile of iron jumped out of the bushes and threw me to the ground. After a few minutes of pain and sentence enhancers, I found myself with a torch, plasma cutter and welder surrounding me. I finally fabricated my own box scraper out of a few pieces of 14 gauge flat steel, 2 inch box and a chunk of cutting edge for my 980 CAT. Didn't realize in two hours I finally had a piece of three point equipment I can use. I'm thinking about building my own loader with a few valves and a pump from an excavator....... Inspiration comes out of the strangest places! 7 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,838 #2 Posted November 25, 2023 Awesome! What are we putting this on? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,438 #3 Posted November 25, 2023 Niiiiice 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill D 1,920 #4 Posted November 25, 2023 1 hour ago, BPEisenhower said: Ever have something on your mind that made you wake up and head to the shed early morning? I couldn't sleep after receiving my latest Wheel Horse so, I got out of bed at 3 AM and set out to go play with my adult Tonka toy. Figuring it would be a good day, me, my thermos of coffee, and a can of Skoal went out in the darkness. While fumbling for my shop keys a pile of iron jumped out of the bushes and threw me to the ground. After a few minutes of pain and sentence enhancers, I found myself with a torch, plasma cutter and welder surrounding me. I finally fabricated my own box scraper out of a few pieces of 14 gauge flat steel, 2 inch box and a chunk of cutting edge for my 980 CAT. Didn't realize in two hours I finally had a piece of three point equipment I can use. I'm thinking about building my own loader with a few valves and a pump from an excavator....... Inspiration comes out of the strangest places! Very nice. Please consider using the money you saved by building that to purchase a new flashlight so you can see the steel before it attacks . Seriously, beautiful fab work. Sounds like you have all the parts you need for a loader build. I'd definitely like to see what you build. I've always wanted a loader for my wheel horse. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,316 #5 Posted November 25, 2023 While in skilled hands, the "Blue Wrench" can cut steel as good as a plasma cutter. All about the know-how. Otherwise, it is just known as the "Gas Axe". 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,873 #6 Posted November 26, 2023 one of my old neighbors call me a mad scientist. he would get up in the middle of the night and see lightning in the windows of my shop. I too would get up and do things. especially on the weekends because during the week I was up at 4 and gone by 4:30 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BPEisenhower 535 #7 Posted November 27, 2023 10 hours ago, JoeM said: one of my old neighbors call me a mad scientist. he would get up in the middle of the night and see lightning in the windows of my shop. I too would get up and do things. especially on the weekends because during the week I was up at 4 and gone by 4:30 That's the situation I have! Local police officers and game warden pop in to check on dredge ponds for trespassing and always stop in to say hello and watch me for a while. Ever since I brought in two coffee pots and folding chairs, they stick around and watch sparks fly! 2 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 16,994 #8 Posted November 27, 2023 On 11/25/2023 at 4:02 PM, BPEisenhower said: . Inspiration comes out of the strangest places! Every time I start reorganizing or cleaning up, something will be in there that inspires a new project or reminds me of another unfinished project. So then something new always gets started and the reorganizing goes to the back burner again. It's never ending and never stops, there's always a project that seems like it needs or should be done. It is certainly true that inspiration comes from the strangest places 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,438 #9 Posted November 27, 2023 7 hours ago, wallfish said: So then something new always gets started and the (Whatever I went out to the shop to do) goes to the back burner again. It's never ending and never stops, there's always a project that seems like it needs or should be done. Definitely understand that gem of logic. Over the few years I've learned to try my best to be flexible about what I get done in the shop/yard/acreage etc. There's ALWAYS many many things that need doing. Quite often I'll head out thinking I'm accomplishing ABC but LMN needs to be done first. Used to bug me. Not so much anymore. As long as I can move enough to get any little things done I call it a win! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,873 #10 Posted November 27, 2023 9 hours ago, wallfish said: reminds me of another unfinished project that has been my issue. a couple weeks ago I put all new items on hold and I am trying to finish some of the left overs. (EB not the turkey kind) I had six things started and now I am down to 3. They kind of got to wait cause I need material. But I feel way better having knocked off 1/2 of the items. I am finding out that any project over 2 weeks has got to be accompanied by at least 2 other projects to mix it up a bit. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
