Recent content by MikeIA

Can anyone point me towards information on when clearance lights are required? I just built a Harbor Freight utility trailer, and added a 32" tall covered box to it. Do I need to have clearance lights at the top corners? Thanks

On the radio I heard that they are powering the temporary prison in the New Orleans bus/Amtrak depot with a train locomotive. I knew locomotives were electric, but I guess I assumed that it was DC, or some strange frequency AC...like 400hz on aircraft (and ships?). Anyone know what flavor...

We have 7 vehicles at work...two airport tugs, two forklifts, two skid-steers, and a Cushman utility truck...and, thanks to Murphy's law, the batteries always seem to die at the worst time. We have some 2/0 welding cable salvaged from an old project, so I decided to add a power connector to all...

While I was getting the blade ready and the chains on the tractor, I took some pictures of the shoes I built a couple of years ago to keep the blade from digging into the gravel driveway.

Take 1 King Kutter carryall (slightly bent), 10 feet of 3/8" x 3" steel, some 1" thick scrap, some old forks, and a beautiful Sunday afternoon....