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Is that the reason you put it on upside down?
Creating my "Over the Top" Deer Blind
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Is that the reason you put it on upside down?
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No they don't, Eddie. The only lock I have on my CUT is the one that locks the joystick movement in lift. Curl is not locked in any way. From what I have seen, most CUTs all bleed down pretty rapidly. When I get a heavy load like a round bale on the spear, I find I have to feather the curl pretty often to keep it from sagging.
Do you remember when we had the TBN get-together to use Harvey's system at Scott's house? You weren't there at that one. Scott has a TC40DA and a manlift bucket that can fit on his forks. Txdon and I were in the manlift basket and Bird was on the tractor keeping the basket level. The curl on the TC40DA was pretty awful. I think Don would agree with me that it was pretty tricky working in that manlift. We weren't there long, and I felt much better when we got down and used ladders.
Here's a picture of the manlift on Scott's tractor.
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Eddie,
Your deer blind is looking good.
It should be super comfortable with all the insulation you're putting in.
Looks like you're very close to getting it done too.
"Then I started to do the interior walls, but ran out of battery power on my cordless tools. My cordless sawzall eats up the batteries. Normally it's not a problem since I have two chargers and four batteries, but working out in the woods without any power for the chargers makes it impossible to keep them charged."
LOL ... now you know what I went through when I was building my camp.
It was after having gone through 4 batteries in the first 2 hours of working building the decks that I decided to buy a small portable generator for down there. With an extension cord, I was able to use my regular power tools plus charge the cordless ones.
Your deer blind is looking good.
It should be super comfortable with all the insulation you're putting in.
Looks like you're very close to getting it done too.
"Then I started to do the interior walls, but ran out of battery power on my cordless tools. My cordless sawzall eats up the batteries. Normally it's not a problem since I have two chargers and four batteries, but working out in the woods without any power for the chargers makes it impossible to keep them charged."
LOL ... now you know what I went through when I was building my camp.
It was after having gone through 4 batteries in the first 2 hours of working building the decks that I decided to buy a small portable generator for down there. With an extension cord, I was able to use my regular power tools plus charge the cordless ones.
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EddieWalker
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Bird,
It's not that I put the wrap on upside down, it's actually rolled up that way!!!!
Jim,
That's interesting about the loader bleeding down. I didn't realize it happened so quickly. I've never had that happen and will run a full load of dirt in mine for a good distance without having to adjust it. I figure that the weight of the platform and myself is so small compared to what it an handle that it's almost like nothing. In face, the weight of the forks on there compared to the bucket might even equal out to the same.
I like that manlift and also one that Gary posted awhile ago. It was one of my long terms plans to make one like that, now I'm not sure. This works really good and I might keep it for pruning trees and maintaining my streetlights. If I store it under roof, the wood should last forever. I still might make a nice metal one, it will depend on how this one lasts and gets used.
Rob,
Thanks, it's a different type of building when you don't have power available. My generator is just about friend. I have over 1,000 hours on it and now I can't keep it running. I cleaned out the carburator and it's allot smoother, but after a few minutes, it dies. I have fuel, so that does't seem to be the problem. I thought it was the low oil sensor, so I disconnected it and had the same results. It looks like the generator itself, where it controls the carburator is killing the engine. I'm not sure why this is happening.
I don't want to put any money into it as it's a Coleman generator that I don't care for. I got a good deal on it and used the heck out of it, so I'm not out anything. I was thinking of buying a Makita generator from Home Depot for $750 with the Robin engine, but a client of mine said she wants to get rid of her diesel generator. Her husband passed away a few years ago and she's in the process of moving out of the house. I'm helping with repairs and what she needs done. I haven't seen the generator yet, but she says it's a diesel Kubota with less then ten hours on it. She told me what she wants for it, and it's a heck of a deal. I just need to make sure it's a Kubota and that it works. They bought it for Y2K, but never used it. Then a few years later lost power and used it that one time. Then a few years after that, they lost power again, but forgot they had it. For three days they froze and struggled to heat the house with a fire, but never thought about that generator sitting out in their shed!!!
I'll probably have a working generator a week after I needed it.
Eddie
It's not that I put the wrap on upside down, it's actually rolled up that way!!!!
Jim,
That's interesting about the loader bleeding down. I didn't realize it happened so quickly. I've never had that happen and will run a full load of dirt in mine for a good distance without having to adjust it. I figure that the weight of the platform and myself is so small compared to what it an handle that it's almost like nothing. In face, the weight of the forks on there compared to the bucket might even equal out to the same.
I like that manlift and also one that Gary posted awhile ago. It was one of my long terms plans to make one like that, now I'm not sure. This works really good and I might keep it for pruning trees and maintaining my streetlights. If I store it under roof, the wood should last forever. I still might make a nice metal one, it will depend on how this one lasts and gets used.
Rob,
Thanks, it's a different type of building when you don't have power available. My generator is just about friend. I have over 1,000 hours on it and now I can't keep it running. I cleaned out the carburator and it's allot smoother, but after a few minutes, it dies. I have fuel, so that does't seem to be the problem. I thought it was the low oil sensor, so I disconnected it and had the same results. It looks like the generator itself, where it controls the carburator is killing the engine. I'm not sure why this is happening.
I don't want to put any money into it as it's a Coleman generator that I don't care for. I got a good deal on it and used the heck out of it, so I'm not out anything. I was thinking of buying a Makita generator from Home Depot for $750 with the Robin engine, but a client of mine said she wants to get rid of her diesel generator. Her husband passed away a few years ago and she's in the process of moving out of the house. I'm helping with repairs and what she needs done. I haven't seen the generator yet, but she says it's a diesel Kubota with less then ten hours on it. She told me what she wants for it, and it's a heck of a deal. I just need to make sure it's a Kubota and that it works. They bought it for Y2K, but never used it. Then a few years later lost power and used it that one time. Then a few years after that, they lost power again, but forgot they had it. For three days they froze and struggled to heat the house with a fire, but never thought about that generator sitting out in their shed!!!
I'll probably have a working generator a week after I needed it.
Eddie
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What you needed was probably a better operator on the controls.
My 1995 B7100 FEL leaked down so I was frequently having to raise it a bit when I was mowing or tilling. And I didn't think it ought to do that, so I complained to both the dealer and Kubota, and after they replaced the two cylinders, it never leaked down again.I know it doesn't make any difference at all; just that I'm accustomed to seeing the labelling right side up.
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I don't know, Ken, it's going to be awfully hard to shoot deer out those windows. Of course, Eddie's calling it a deer blind even though he and Steph shoot more hogs I think.
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Those deer would have to be blind not to see this deer blind.
The post in this thread that still amazes me is the camper set on posts. It would really be over the top if they had also raised a tow vehicle in front of it.
The post in this thread that still amazes me is the camper set on posts. It would really be over the top if they had also raised a tow vehicle in front of it.
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EddieWalker
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Maybe I'm expecting it to snow.
A couple feet of snow and it will blend right in!!!! Eddie
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Eddie,
What are you going to cover the outside with? I was at Lowes yesterday and they have sheets of OSB with mossy oak laminate on one side. I am thinking about picking some up for our "new", in the plans, hunting blind.
What are you going to cover the outside with? I was at Lowes yesterday and they have sheets of OSB with mossy oak laminate on one side. I am thinking about picking some up for our "new", in the plans, hunting blind.
