Rustyiron
Super Member
Very nice design and build :thumbsup:
Very nice design and build :thumbsup:
Good job. I can relate to being retired with a well equipped shop. Bought all my big stuff before I retired. Having a hard time getting steel drops for projects though. Scrap yards do not allow picking anymore.
Thanks, I hope it works a good as it looks.
Thanks.
I have a small Jet lathe, and I want to get a horizontal mill yet. Most of the Bridgeports I have looked at are pretty well clapped out, so I am looking at a Precision Mathews PM-940 as an option.
Yeah, I used to be able to pick up scrap and drops at the local scrap yard, but they were bought out by OmniSource, and they put an end to that. There is a local dealer, just a few miles from my house, that carries a lot of surplus, irregular and end of run material, and sells it at a good price. A local Amish welding/fabricating shop sells material cut to size so cheap I don't know how they can do it. I had them cut mn Mathewse two 8" X 18" X 1/4" plates for a project, charged me $20.65. They blasted and powder coated all the blower parts for me too, that was $162.00 total. They have the seat pan, side panels and grille now to powder coat them JD green.
Will the entire edge of the plow contact the driveway when angled? Looks like the SSQA plate will be close to dragging on the driveway with the plow blade in that position.
Found a used front blower for my L4240HST-3. Installed the mid pto and went through the blower. Ended up rebuilding the lift cylinder, changed gearboxes X 2 fluids, greased adjusted and tested. Waiting for my first snow!
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