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Post by rockjunquie on May 9, 2017 15:40:47 GMT -5
I love your threads, jamesp! You da man! Seriously, as an old friend used to say you have some serious red neck ingenuity. You remind me a lot of my nephew, too. Not even cancer could stop him. He's always up to something! |
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Post by rockpickerforever on May 9, 2017 16:21:21 GMT -5
jamesp , I can't see you investing the time and $$ into making a firepit rack, then fastening it onto an OLD, 'ridden hard and put away wet' trailer. I realize you replaced the trailer axle after the tree incident (lucky you!), but you have been wanting, for at least a year to build an entire new trailer. A tool - that would qualify as a tool, in my mind. Galvanized to not rust, stay strong, and hopefully last you for a while. Perhaps this (most likely) over-engineered, to be galvanized behemoth is new trailer and rack? Stands to reason... It's a Bohemian Jean. This one will be over 2 feet narrower. For tree resistance. James, can you describe how the term "Bohemian" fits this work of art?
Just sounds good, huh? lol. 
Narrower will get you quite a ways off the road between the trees. So is this a new trailer, or just a rack? Just curious...
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Post by captbob on May 9, 2017 17:53:27 GMT -5
So you are building a new trailer?
What did Jean win?
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Post by coloradocliff on May 9, 2017 19:24:15 GMT -5
Plans. Tentative. In angle iron language. Project being built upside down:  This afternoon's progress:     End of day .5. Stay tuned for station identification.
OMG James You stole my trailer.. Had to go out to the lake and see if you had returned it. Yep you brought it back Would have been out 5 bucks or so if I had lost it..
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Post by coloradocliff on May 9, 2017 19:26:06 GMT -5
Oh Darn I thought he was designing a lift for picking up boulders to load into my truck..
Guess I'll have to stick with the catapault system and keep hammering the dents out of my poor ole truck.
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Post by jamesp on May 9, 2017 20:22:10 GMT -5
Glad y'all are entertained. I'm friggin dead. Both shoulder's killin me. Getting to old for this crap. Loooong day. The rest is downhill. Main structure done and square. Will order two short 3500 capacity axles. $200/each. 46 inch spring centers, 61 inches hub face to hub face. Bottom shelf will sit high. so floor is above tires for side loading. coloradocliff, this would make a fine short plant delivery trailer if it was tarped or skinned out. Steel 400 axles and hangers 270 wheels and good tires 600 galvanize $300 tongue and towing apparatus $200 It will be a nice trailer at ~$2000. Somewhat application dependent. Will have the galvanizers flip it right-side-up with their crane. I can jack it up and set the axles.   |
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Post by rockpickerforever on May 9, 2017 21:35:49 GMT -5
So I was right? New trailer and rack? You never said.
Good for you!
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Post by jamesp on May 9, 2017 22:09:34 GMT -5
So I was right? New trailer and rack? You never said. Good for you! Yep. Whole new trailer. The flat bed is just the wrong dimensions to get 4 pallets in on each side. Easier to go double decker and clear the tires and side load from one side. 4 on bottom shelf and 4 on top shelf. Probably can put 4 more on the top shelf if a few mods are made. Easy unload from one side at the freight company too. I can load them as the orders come in, avoids confusion. They have options and are easy to confuse. |
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Post by jamesp on May 10, 2017 20:25:54 GMT -5
Busy day, only got a couple of hours in on the WIP. Middle shelf hanger. Bit by bit. Rome.  |
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Post by jamesp on May 11, 2017 11:02:23 GMT -5
OK, a couple of hours into Thursday and I need sympathy for two reasons. 1) Welding floor in at top(which is actually the floor since the least amount of welds were upside down on this thing when upside down) However the floor is all upside down welds and it is too hot to wear leather so the smell of burning flesh is in the air. Welcome to the south where weld splatter loves wet arm skin. 2) Next is an unfortunate discovery which is not really going to be a problem as this thing is way over built. Trying to be a hot dog I shimmed the whole thing so it would have a pre-stressed bow in it. Welding upside down confused the moron and he put the banana in the wrong direction. Banana up instead of banana down lol. Flesh eating upside down welds. Note little come-along on first joist that pulls the frame together to grab the little joists and keep them in place whilst welding them. Welder's Godsend.  Next is the wrong way pre-stress. About 1.5 inches. Perfect consistent bow, but wrong way, duh. Bow visible in mid-rail on both sides. Beautiful, but wrong.  |
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Post by jamesp on May 11, 2017 11:03:20 GMT -5
Back to work, not getting paid to look good, thank God.
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Post by rockpickerforever on May 11, 2017 11:18:41 GMT -5
OK, a couple of hours into Thursday and I need sympathy for two reasons. 1) Welding floor in at top(which is actually the floor since the least amount of welds were upside down on this thing when upside down) However the floor is all upside down welds and it is too hot to wear leather so the smell of burning flesh is in the air. Welcome to the south where weld splatter loves wet arm skin. 2) Next is an unfortunate discovery which is not really going to be a problem as this thing is way over built. Trying to be a hot dog I shimmed the whole thing so it would have a pre-stressed bow in it. Welding upside down confused the moron and he put the banana in the wrong direction. Banana up instead of banana down lol. Flesh eating upside down welds. Note little come-along on first joist that pulls the frame together to grab the little joists and keep them in place whilst welding them. Welder's Godsend. Next is the wrong way pre-stress. About 1.5 inches. Perfect consistent bow, but wrong way, duh. Bow visible in mid-rail on both sides. Beautiful, but wrong. Oops. I hate it when that happens. What ya get for thinking too much |
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Post by captbob on May 11, 2017 11:20:19 GMT -5
Regarding the heat -
Don't you have a big ass industrial fan around there? When I'm working on a project outside in the heat, I take the biggest fan I have out there with me and crank up the wind.
Too much trouble finding girls in bikinis to fan me with palm fronds these days.
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Post by jamesp on May 11, 2017 11:30:09 GMT -5
Yea rockpickerforever. Thinking like a hotdog. Man I can't wait to have that thing dipped in galvanize. It will shine. show off my rusty fire pits. I want to do street selling with it. Like rent a corner from a high traffic land owner say fall/spring when season is good for pits. |
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Post by rockpickerforever on May 11, 2017 11:32:59 GMT -5
Do you know there really is a company called "Big Ass Fans?" BIG ASS FANS This would do it, don't ya think?
Too bad they are located in Australia. |
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Post by rockpickerforever on May 11, 2017 11:34:14 GMT -5
Yea rockpickerforever . Thinking like a hotdog. Man I can't wait to have that thing dipped in galvanize. It will shine. show off my rusty fire pits. I want to do street selling with it. Like rent a corner from a high traffic land owner say fall/spring when season is good for pits. Hire yourself a few street walkers models to hold up signs and attract attention? LOL. |
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Post by jamesp on May 11, 2017 11:35:22 GMT -5
Regarding the heat - Don't you have a big ass industrial fan around there? When I'm working on a project outside in the heat, I take the biggest fan I have out there with me and crank up the wind. Too much trouble finding girls in bikinis to fan me with palm fronds these days. Alternate(when girls cannot be harnessed)  |
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Post by jamesp on May 11, 2017 11:36:18 GMT -5
Do you know there really is a company called "Big Ass Fans?" BIG ASS FANS This would do it, don't ya think?
Too bad they are located in Australia. Seen that company Jean. It's for real. |
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Post by rockpickerforever on May 11, 2017 11:42:38 GMT -5
I know it's for real. I get mailers touting their goods all the time!
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Post by Garage Rocker on May 11, 2017 11:53:15 GMT -5
Do you know there really is a company called "Big Ass Fans?" BIG ASS FANS This would do it, don't ya think?
Too bad they are located in Australia. Not so fast! Their USA headquarters is not more than 5 miles from my house. Pass it all the time.
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