Ironworker arrival

[dcyrilc]

IMO, that law is nuts. That would infer that the state claims ownership of any and all water that falls from the sky. My first reaction is to ask if the state has had any aquafers or resivoirs before last year? If so, then technically, they've been breaking their own law.

Laws like that bother me, because under the same type of pretexts they could also claim ownership of the air on your property. I don't see something like this happening, but technically if a state claimed such ownership, it could charge you for breathing it's air.

That's exactly what the state claimed...that they owned the rainwater that may run off your property and into a river, or migrate through the ground to replenish an aquifer. That's the problem with living in a semi-arid state where water isn't as abundant as other parts of the country.

That would explain how the state could use it and you can't. Under a law like that, you would be stealing it from the State. What God giveth, man taketh away. Laws like that shouldn't be legal. I wonder if it was ever challenged in Federal Court.

 

[Jeepnford]

I must have missed this email earlier, and I"m shocked at the price you paid for your iron worker. You can't even buy a USED Scotchman down here for that let alone it be 60 ton. WOW, I can see why you purchase it. Way to go Paul!!!:thumbsup:

If this is the one he has,here you go. I'd love to have one myself,but I'd have to figure out a way to pay for it. I don't think my tinkering is even close to 4shorts artistry.Edwards Jaws IV 60 Ton Ironworker Specifications

 

[mjncad]

That would explain how the state could use it and you can't. Under a law like that, you would be stealing it from the State. What God giveth, man taketh away. Laws like that shouldn't be legal. I wonder if it was ever challenged in Federal Court.

No argument from me; but water law is close to god here.

 

[4shorts]

If this is the one he has,here you go. I'd love to have one myself,but I'd have to figure out a way to pay for it. I don't think my tinkering is even close to 4shorts artistry.Edwards Jaws IV 60 Ton Ironworker Specifications

Yes Sir that's the one I bought. I did buy it with a few extras such as a 1" thick punching station table. An 8" brake and added some other stuff like lighting and waste guards that I fabricated.There's another thread on here of those additions. The punching station on these machines don't come with a table but it's a great addition.
I consider this Ironworker one of the best tools I've ever purchased for the shop. Not only has it been beneficial for our shop but I'm punching and shearing metal for others as well. Oh and thank you for the compliment as well. That was nice of you although I do get way more credit than I deserve :laughing:

 

[Mike476]

Paul, haven't seen much from you lately. Hope you and yours weathered last weeks weather without incident. :thumbsup:

Mike

 

[4shorts]

Paul, haven't seen much from you lately. Hope you and yours weathered last weeks weather without incident. :thumbsup:

Mike

Hi Mike. I would have figured everyone would have been bored with my posts by now :laughing:

Your right. I haven't been around much these days. We got hammered over here by IGOR. I personally didn't have much damage but the folks next door lost about 6 forty year old trees and had flooding. There's places on the island that will take years to get back to normal is that's at all possible. The government estimates well over one hundred million in damages and as I'm sure you know we even had to get the Army in to help out.

Seeing we're still on this Ironworker thread I'll post the pics of the square punches I received yesterday along with the dies. I got four of the ones I know I'll use the most. As you can see there not cheap :shocked: :laughing:

Here's a few post. Thanks for the post Mike. Hope it all worked out for you across the pond as well buddy.

PS. On another note. We were invited into our Kubota dealership in the city today to view some new equipment. I'll be posting on that tomorrow but here's a sneak peak

 

[mjncad]

That's definitely a pretty Freightliner that Kubota is using for marketing purposes.

Those punches may be pricey; but it's better than my method of drill a hole and file it to a roughly square shape. :laughing:

 

[Mike476]

Yes, I hope we can help out over there, have seen some pictures of some areas where folks are going to be waiting a while yet for things to get back to being close to normal. There are a lot of us that wish we could do more.

Paul, I restored a 67' MF 135 and am looking for someone with the tooling to manufacture a roll bar for me but haven't had much luck looking in my neck of the woods, was wondering if you know of anyone here in NS or have any experience / recommendations.

The rear end housing cast has a perfect spot to mount one so designing one is easy enough, I need it short enough to provide the protection but not be in the way too much in the woods. I've attached a couple of pics, have taken a little rousing for straying from the original lighting but I need more for when I'm clearing my subdivision of snow in winter months.

 

[MarkV]

Wow Paul, if those photos are of the neighbors house that is too close for comfort.:shocked: Glad you came out OK.

Mike, nice job on the 135. It is a beauty

MarkV

 

[4shorts]

That's definitely a pretty Freightliner that Kubota is using for marketing purposes.

Those punches may be pricey; but it's better than my method of drill a hole and file it to a roughly square shape. :laughing:

Yes Matt that's some kool truck. I should have snapped a few pics inside but I was like a kid in a candy store looking around and the manager and salesman was taking me around all over the place so I only got a dozen or so. I actually just posted a few pics and a video on TBN about it and included the link below.

Your right about the punches. No point have the ironworker and not have enough punches.

Kubota Rodeo Truck in Newfoundland - TractorByNet.com

Yes, I hope we can help out over there, have seen some pictures of some areas where folks are going to be waiting a while yet for things to get back to being close to normal. There are a lot of us that wish we could do more.

Paul, I restored a 67' MF 135 and am looking for someone with the tooling to manufacture a roll bar for me but haven't had much luck looking in my neck of the woods, was wondering if you know of anyone here in NS or have any experience / recommendations.

The rear end housing cast has a perfect spot to mount one so designing one is easy enough, I need it short enough to provide the protection but not be in the way too much in the woods. I've attached a couple of pics, have taken a little rousing for straying from the original lighting but I need more for when I'm clearing my subdivision of snow in winter months.

Holy smoke Mike you did some awesome job on that tractor! Tip my lid to you sir. It's a beauty. As for the roll bar. If your looking to get a round shaped one built you could get one done anywhere that has an hydraulic automotive pipe bender like the one I have. I'm sure mine will bend solid round stock. I haven't had a pipe in mine yet that it couldn't bend and if you wanted to get fancy with it you could have a hinge on it like the ROPS on my Kubota Zero turn and when you had to go under the branches you could just flip it down.

If you wanted to make one out of rectangular tubing you might want to check some of the larger fabrication shops or even machine shops. I'm sure someone out your way would have the tooling to make one. I've built them in the past for different machines but I always had the machine on hand for the proper fitment and it worked out great. That's not a hard job but it's essential to have the machine to do it right. Put it on a trailer and come on over. You can stay here for free and If you help I won't charge you and we'll do some custom stuff with it Very nice restoration on that machine. You got talent my friend :thumbsup:

Wow Paul, if those photos are of the neighbors house that is too close for comfort.:shocked: Glad you came out OK.

Mike, nice job on the 135. It is a beauty

MarkV

Thanks Mark. We were lucky for sure but it will be years for others before there back in shape. We got our fencing completed and a bit of clean up done. Now I'm in the process of removing our old furnace and installing a new one. It had nothing to do with the storm but more of a maintenance thing. The work never seems to stop