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27101
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:41:27 PM »
I'll think about getting to the roof framing and possibly sheeting tomorrow
27102
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:40:00 PM »
I went off and cut 2 acres of lawn while they got some paint on the structure. They also got it all over each other, later under intense interrogation I got the little one to crack. They had a paint fight! Yep, all over them. And all over that new black haired shepherd, all over the red dog, all over the sled dog who managed to rub some on my Toureg, and of course all over the patio. Did I mention they were wearing clothes we had just bought them?
Anyway I made them use that orange pumice to scrub themselves in their skivvies while I hosed them off with cold water (Building character) and went back myself to finish the first coat and paint on a second one
27103
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:35:54 PM »
That's all the materials I had so I set the pre-rangers to work with a bucket of Kihl's primer/sealer for exterior application
27104
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:34:23 PM »
Or put a basement under a slab.
Kentucky has lots of caves...
That would be great to have on your property!
Sure would!
27105
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:33:57 PM »
Then the door opening. Every joint is both glued and screwed for strength
27106
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:32:47 PM »
Actually, walls
27107
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:31:38 PM »
I'm building this almost exactly according to the plans which I am finding easy to use
Here's the wall installed
27108
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:30:02 PM »
Here's the wall framed out
27109
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:29:13 PM »
I picked up two vinyl 18" X 24" single hung windows with screens
27110
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:28:02 PM »
Continuing to use the plans Nate found we bought a bunch more lumber, which puts me a bit over $300 at the moment and started cutting and framing out the walls
27111
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:26:36 PM »
Site was a muddy mess so we went back after the Privy construction
Last time we left it like this:
27112
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:24:11 PM »
One structure that I seem to keep coming back to is a Monitor style barn. Versatile, roomy, interesting spaces, some lofted spaces which I like to be able to look out from a high vantage point and a pole barn which is pretty economical to construct
27113
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:19:41 PM »
Very versatile, and the metal will last forever. Can be re-purposed easily, but a portion of it can be used as housing until the future 'house' is built...
I'm assuming those are pole structures. You can pour concrete in one/some and have a nice slab, but it's not required... gravel or dirt would be a suitable floor too, if it was mainly used for tool/equipment storage, barn, etc.
Def going with at least a concrete floor if not a full basement. Conversation is ongoing, but I am looking at all sorts of possibilities I don't want it to stand out so a utility building or barn with a living area makes a lot of sense. But then again I am so far back in the middle of somewhere the other side of no where in a county that has fewer people than the average welfare family in Baltimore! Literally we have just over 2,000 in the whole county! So I could get away with something more house like, but then there is the cost which I have to keep in check. I figure though all you boneheads will come ah seekin me out when the economy goes bye bye, so I need some extra room for all the new soldiers who will be arrivin'
27114
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:14:54 PM »
Or put a basement under a slab.
Kentucky has lots of caves...
27115
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:12:06 PM »
"What's your favorite color?"
"What's the wing velocity of a sparrow?"
"African, or European???"
Poof! What was that bridge over anyway...Was it the valley of doom or something like that?
27116
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:11:05 PM »
Ken that thing is fine. Instead of parting with it, park it at your selected hide site and build it in!
27117
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:05:20 PM »
I did pretty much what mike was talking about except for forcing it outwards.....I wasn't sure about how much it would need. When I was done, it was sucked in 1/4" on each side.....had I known at the time, I would've stretched it 1/2".
I had that experience after boxing the frame. Remember, the bottom of the frame pulled inward maybe 1/2" on each side. I'll do something even if it's wrong!
27118
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:01:54 PM »
Good work
Reading this I'm having a deja-vu moment all over again!
27120
« on: May 19, 2015, 09:54:54 AM »
To serve...
27121
« on: May 19, 2015, 09:52:26 AM »
Memories...
27122
« on: May 19, 2015, 09:50:32 AM »
Those were the days!
27124
« on: May 19, 2015, 08:02:26 AM »
For the lights, in my opinion, 2 closer to the center of the bumper, and the other to towards the other edges. That way, you'll get a wider area of ground/obstacles illuminated when using them.
They will be fired up with the high beams High beams are used when there is no approaching traffic So who cares how they are aimed with regard to on coming drivers? Check So maybe two pointing sorts forward and two in one of the outward plates all outward angled to give more of a wide angled view... Was thinking about that and other options as well
27125
« on: May 19, 2015, 07:57:46 AM »
Proposed warp avoidance method:
What if you welded a straight (bit larger) steel beam across the inside of the bumper horns that put them in outward pressure? Then weld up the bumper alternating sides until completion and hammering each fresh weld. The hammering method is something I've seen my father use to successfully weld cast iron which is notorious for cracking along the weld as it cools. Then, just take your blue light saber and remove the brace(s) and you might have a warp free bumper?
Well, Mike, you are getting ahead of me here, but today, I was planning to get some rectangle steel tubing and weld it on the underside spanning from the box center section which is mostly welded up now outward to the winds, and fix a second 1/4" plate to the back side of the main bash plate for a landing pad. It won't be able to move inward/outward, but it might still be able to twist...
27126
« on: May 19, 2015, 07:53:42 AM »
27127
« on: May 19, 2015, 07:52:27 AM »
"What's your favorite color?"
"What's the wing velocity of a sparrow?"
27128
« on: May 19, 2015, 07:42:49 AM »
Worth it? Dunno. You'd have to do the math. Figure out what you would use it on in the near future and the number of hours it would take. Something like that might be one you would want to rent. If you can rent one to get everything you want done in a matter of a week, then spending $3500 to rent it and let it be someone else's depreciating asset might be the way to go.
I copy the rent thing But what happens is I have projects that stretch out for years. Now: Pull trees out of road to get it in better shape Soon: Muck out pond Soon: build (Big) extension onto pond coming up: Dig out basement someday: dig underground shelter sooner than someday: Drive posts around one field so I can fence and start in with critters upcoming: Use as crane to heft new barn timbers into place upcoming someday: Put in a mile or two of trails so I have access to all of the property. Next: When I buy the surrounding properties, use on them to improve then: About a thousand separate projects I have no clue about now So for me the rental thing is not wise. Say I drop $3K for a week's use on a big machine. Well, I still need a machine or I rent each time and have spent 60K over the years vs 20K and depreciate it, then someday maybe even sell it for 10K
27129
« on: May 19, 2015, 07:36:01 AM »
That thing is Huge!
How about some interior shots??
27130
« on: May 19, 2015, 07:30:13 AM »
Couple things
Red Neck (Which he is not) is correct. With normal truck considerations the 6 speed manual is best with a Cummins. Cheaper as well. All your money goes into a very stout clutch which will be needed.
Now from the wisdom department. You are young. When I was young, I needed it right now, but in reality I did not need it at all, I wanted it. Nothing wrong with wanting it, right up to the point where you start getting yourself buried in debt to get that something. God doesn't like us being in debt...just saying.
My humble suggestion: Save your dollars for now and set a goal, say 7K to do this swap. Set a date, say spring of 2017 to start. Make up and settle on your plan and go down that path. Now that you know you ARE going to keep the truck, and you have a nice one, and you know you are going to install a Cummins, then start searching out articles and builders and brackets and fittings and everything. By the time comes, you will be a fully financed, well informed man who knows how you are going to do it, who is going to help you, where it will take place and you will have a consortium of pieces parts already to get you along. Any you will be knowledgeable enough to be the project manager for this big undertaking.
What I am suggesting is to show patience and take charge of this, your finances, your future and own it!
27131
« on: May 19, 2015, 07:20:26 AM »
I went with bed liner black, depending on what bedliner.
Do not use epoxy...it gets hard and scratches easily. So far the Raptor liner is the best product I have found that one can spray. Having said that, it scratches so I almost voted to just paint the bumper and touchup as necessary because touchup on a 2-part urethane is a complicated and expensive proposition.
27132
« on: May 19, 2015, 07:15:55 AM »
Out of curiosity. Where is that builder located? I've been in the market for a well built shed for quite some time now.
Flemingsburg
27133
« on: May 18, 2015, 09:53:12 PM »
Anyone know anything or have experience with one of these?
It's an 80's Caterpillar 225LU. It has a cat 3304 4 cyl turbo engine which suggests it was built in Brazil and shipped up here. American built units have a V8 diesel. Both had either 125 or 135HP depending on the year.
Anyway there is a pretty one near my farm for sale asking 24K. Engine was replaced with a factory new engine just 300 hours ago. Paint is in good condition but track is worn maybe 50%-60%
I do not know if the track pins have been turned.
Comes with a 24" and a 48" bucket, a ripper, and a thumb. It would be ideal for pulling up all those pesky cedars on the road in to make room to get in/out.
Could dig the pond(s) a basement and a underground play area.
Worth it???
27134
« on: May 18, 2015, 09:19:12 PM »
Started thinking about something
Suppose I threw up a building like the one pictured, actually several. One is a barn, one is a shop and mechanical room, and one has a house concealed inside...hmmm
I am getting a quote on a shop/shed this size at the moment built to my spec on site. The builder I am speaking to actually built this structure
27135
« on: May 18, 2015, 09:03:42 PM »
And that is the SOB (State of the build) on build day 257
Mission continues...
27136
« on: May 18, 2015, 09:01:32 PM »
All 4 of those bumper LED lights came in as well. I will cut them into the bumper after I figure out where those mammoth tie down rings mount which have yet to come in. Heck, I might mount all 4, who knows?
I'll likely tie them into the high beams so when I decide to light up the world, you could see me from orbit
27137
« on: May 18, 2015, 08:58:57 PM »
I think I'll have to mount them about 1.5" proud to the bumper face on a couple thick sections of rectangle steel tubing
27138
« on: May 18, 2015, 08:57:42 PM »
Next I was hunting for a spot to mount these:
27139
« on: May 18, 2015, 08:56:38 PM »
The whole fairhead projection is super strong now and not so bad looking either
27140
« on: May 18, 2015, 08:55:43 PM »
I applied the appropriate amount of sparks and smoke and came up with this
27141
« on: May 18, 2015, 08:54:42 PM »
The deflector will push trees and Kias to either side and it serves to really strengthen up that frontal area which now approaches 1/2" think laminated steel on the bottom side
27142
« on: May 18, 2015, 08:47:06 PM »
I am angling everything so that obstacles are swept to one side or the other. You can see here there are two big open mouths that would hold onto stuff and direct it under the center of the truck, not what I want
27143
« on: May 18, 2015, 08:45:22 PM »
So next I wanted to address the gap beneath the roller fairhead and the brush guard uprights
27144
« on: May 18, 2015, 08:43:36 PM »
I'll either stand it up or lean it back some...undecided at the moment
27145
« on: May 18, 2015, 08:42:30 PM »
It fits!
27146
« on: May 18, 2015, 08:41:20 PM »
Found a piece of 1/4" plate and made the cuts
27147
« on: May 18, 2015, 08:40:39 PM »
I figured out that I will need one more horizontal bar on that front brush guard to keep trees out of operational spaces
So I fashioned up this extension arm that will serve as the base for the third row of tubing
27148
« on: May 18, 2015, 08:37:59 PM »
Speaking of domestic stuff, this morning I am getting the boneheads fired up and ready for school. This one comes in with this stuck around his neck! I should have left it there!
27149
« on: May 18, 2015, 08:36:27 PM »
Got a little bit more done on the truck today.
Balancing act now...Have the privy build going on, farm stuff, domestic stuff, meetings and geesh....
The welder finally could weld no more! The liner just wore out and was shuttling wire and not feeding it. So off to the Miller store I went. I bought a new liner and all new pieces parts to make it like new. Then I spent some time going over it, taping this tightening that. In the end I had a nice running machine and time to get back into the game!
27150
« on: May 18, 2015, 08:30:14 PM »
Would my current transmission fit with it or need to be replaced? I wouldn't mind having it built.
Current trans is unsuitable Even though it might stand up to double or triple the torque, it's gearing is all wrong for a diesel. Gassers need more RPM. A tuned Cummins is making hundreds of ft lbs at 1300 rpm. I'd go with the gull Chrysler stackup. Probably a P-Pump 6BT along with a built 47RH or 47RE transmission. That will set you way back, likely it will cost 5K to build
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