What did you do today?

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

Took a little 36 or so mile jaunt up to Salisbury NC for the June Jam…

Its a swap meet, biker games, and live band…

The band was a group called Gents and Liars… they were good.

Edited June 10, 2023 by Horse Newbie

[JPWH 6,033]

I have been wanting to make my trailer ramp gate a bifold ramp gate. Finally got it done today.

Less wind resistance and more rear end protection.

[SylvanLakeWH 25,535]

Added some much needed led shop lights to the garage. Now i can see all the projects!!! 

 

 

[PWL216 889]

Added side extensions on my HF lift table.

[c-series don 8,689]

I have the same table and since I don’t own a motorcycle, I made a new wider top out of two sheets of 3/4”plywood. Furniture grade oak plywood was cheaper than CDX ! Then banded it with some Poplar, topped it off with an oil based paint and a decal from Terry! I still need to come up with a good ramp system to get on and off of it. 

Edited June 11, 2023 by c-series don

[ebinmaine 67,435]

31 minutes ago, c-series don said:

table

Don it looks like you may have a tractor on your dog lift there.  

[ohiofarmer 3,265]

With that fancy tractor, the ramps could be as solid as you want. They could be solid 2x10 or laminated with a bent plate to transition to the table top. I would glue some rubber to the metal transition plate so as not to scratch your pretty top.

  If you are afraid that the lift table would scoot while trying to load you could add cables to hold the ramps tight to the table.

 Or not,you will figure it out.

 

[ohiofarmer 3,265]

Right now I am consolidating my vinyl siding stash to a second set of pipe standards shelving and the front shelving will be for large sheet metal parts for the herd. I am sure that it will look better and be more organized with like kind parts together. I just bought a decent Ryobi pressure washer and cleaned the old dust from the loose sheets of siding. 

   Projects like this are tough to keep going, so doing some every day all the sudden pays off after all the drugery seems to result in a break through.

[Oldskool 6,644]

I've been working on this nights and weekends for a while now.

[8ntruck 6,998]

Nice!  Can you describe the details on the piers?  How deep do they go?  Being in Maine, I'll hazard a guess that the rocks were very locally sourced?

[ebinmaine 67,435]

6 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

Nice!  Can you describe the details on the piers?  How deep do they go? 

 

 

Perhaps Mr 'Skool would be so kind as to share a couple few prep pics. 

 

 

 

 

 

6 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

 

Being in Maine, I'll hazard a guess that the rocks were very locally sourced?

 

Now WHY would you say that??

 

[Oldskool 6,644]

7 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

Nice!  Can you describe the details on the piers?  How deep do they go?  Being in Maine, I'll hazard a guess that the rocks were very locally sourced?

The pier centers are made from 18"dia. 6in thick precast concrete. Two heavy duty concrete blocks mortared on top.

The rock are mortared to that at a 30in x 30in. base size to approx. 22in square top. They actually sit on the ground.

 

Yes the rocks are sourced local. They came from a small gravel pit across the street from my childhood home. Transported approx 5miles to location.

The piers with the pocket for the center beam has 1/2in copper pipe mortared in for a weep hole. In case of moisture accumulation.

[Oldskool 6,644]

A couple pics of the rafters ties.

The next rain day I have I will be whittling out 108.  1in x 1.5in  wooden pins to fill all of those fastener holes.

I'll leave them a bit proud approx 1.25in.

[ohiofarmer 3,265]

Props to Mr. School. Please tell us a bit about your construction experience,sir. I am guessing that building to be maybe 18x24?

[Oldskool 6,644]

1 hour ago, ohiofarmer said:

Props to Mr. School. Please tell us a bit about your construction experience,sir. I am guessing that building to be maybe 18x24?

Thanks. Construction experience, self taught. Landscaper by day  DIY'er by night lol. I've built alot of things over the years. Including my house and 3 bay garage.

 

The building is 20x20.

[ebinmaine 67,435]

7 minutes ago, Oldskool said:

Landscaper

Got any pics handy of those rock scapes you showed me?

[Oldskool 6,644]

44 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Got any pics handy of those rock scapes you showed me?

Some of these?

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,315]

  Took a cruise with my wife tonight… beautiful late afternoon sun (yep, I had sunscreen on ) 

    I absolutely love it when we are ripping along and that American flag is flapping 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Beap52 809]

    I absolutely love it when we are ripping along and that American flag is flapping 

 

I wholeheartedly agree about the American flag flapping.  When we had boats, Ole Glory was always showing her colors with us.  Now, when we go camping, our flag proudly fly's.  I helped a neighbor mound a flag holder on the front of her house.  Now when I sit looking out of my shop door, I enjoy the red, white and blue  waving in the breeze.  

[Ed Kennell 38,146]

Picked a few  berry pies.

 

 

[ohiofarmer 3,265]

On 6/15/2023 at 3:09 PM, Oldskool said:

Thanks. Construction experience, self taught. Landscaper by day  DIY'er by night lol. I've built alot of things over the years. Including my house and 3 bay garage.

 

The building is 20x20.

 Me likewise. I started at age 15 and now at 71 I still am at it. GM justs announced a million square foot addition to the D-max plant 6 mlles away and it may be in the stars to remodel  my rental property because housing will be short., Gotta be some people wanting small town life away from the apartments sure to follow., 

Edited June 17, 2023 by ohiofarmer

[8ntruck 6,998]

Was a busy time here on the east lakeshore yesterday evening.

 

I was out in my driveway melting holes, er, welding on Clyde's new muffler. 

 

The neighbor across the street borrowed his son in law's miniature MF tractor with a backhoe and bucket to dig up the drain field for his laundry and sink that quit running.  He discovered that the perforated pipe was filled with dirt. Even more agrivating, the guy who put the system in had used 'geavel' in the backfill that consisted of field rocks ranging in size from about 3" to about 8".

 

My other neighbor around the corner got a deal on some what appear to be blue stone slabs.  He came up with a Kubota tracked micro front end loader to get the slabs (about 14" x 36" x 6") out of his truck.

[ranger 1,750]

Tried out repaired 36” RD mower deck. This was on the C161 I bought, they couldn’t get it to cut, it kept shredding belts. Sold mower to me for £100.00. I spent an hour and a half today mowing on the lowest setting, no belt problems at all. Main drive belt is not even a reinforced belt, but is a ‘wrapped’ ‘A’ section, instead of the’SPB’ section they had used! After finishing mowing, the belts were only warm to the touch! Deck is so quiet now after following @peter lena’s lubrication advice,Thanks Pete👍 (Please excuse the ‘JD’ front wheels and the temporary ‘Raider10’ silencer, this cured the sticking exhaust valve, caused by the stainless silencer retaining too much heat. Runs fine now). Doug.

Edited June 17, 2023 by ranger

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

12 minutes ago, ranger said:

Tried out repaired 36” RD mower deck. This was on the C161 I bought, they couldn’t get it to cut, it kept shredding belts. Sold mower to me for £100.00. I spent an hour and a half today mowing on the lowest setting, no belt problems at all. Main drive belt is not even a reinforced belt, but is a ‘wrapped’ ‘A’ section, instead of the’SPB’ section they had used! After finishing mowing, the belts were only warm to the touch! Deck is so quiet now after following @peter lena’s lubrication advice,Thanks Pete👍 (Please excuse the ‘JD’ front wheels and the temporary ‘Raider10’ silencer, this cured the sticking exhaust valve, caused by the stainless silencer retaining too much heat. Runs fine now). Doug.

Why didn’t you keep going ?… I see more in the background…

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

Just now, Horse Newbie said:

Please excuse the ‘JD’ front wheels

That’s the only way “JD” wheels will ever be leading a Wheel Horse !