Homemade loader for Branson tractor

   / Homemade loader for Branson tractor #101  
Funny I'm picturing Portugal as a warm country, I'll have to go back to the maps again. l can get my shop 60* FH on a 0* day, I can also cool it down real quick when I open the OH door. You must have a shop with no heat? Any special color picked for fork attachment or basic black? The pallets falling over place story is a much better story...................
 
   / Homemade loader for Branson tractor #102  
I found Portugal, do you know your not in South America, your next to Spain, no wonder your chilly, you must be around 30-40*, not good painting weather.
 
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#103  
Actually, so far this hasn't been a cold winter. The lowest we had so far was around 43F but we have had lots of rain recently. Two storms passed by us with loads of rain, leaving a couple of rivers completely flooding and also everything is with high humidity.

My shop doesn't have nor isolation nor heat. We might be adding a stove soon though. At least it will help take all the moisture from the walls.

Usually on the winter we can go as low as 32F with the occasional 30F every once in a while. At least in my particular area. There is a high mountain, northeast from me, that will actually get some sort of snow.

As far as paint color, I don't know really. I'm learning towards Orange, like Kubota orange, because the carry all box is that color and I would just get everything done on one go. I do want another colour other than red and dark grey.
 
   / Homemade loader for Branson tractor #104  
I have high humidity 3 months out of the year, dont I hate it. So you never been below 0-F, you dont know what your missing, you can freeze water real quick in that, your fingers and feet get cold to..........

One thing about orange the color sticks out but does it go with red. I very rarely use black now, for me it's harder to see holes, pins, bolts and tool placement, my tool chest use to be black now it's yellow so when I set something in it I can see it without glasses.
 
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#105  
Never been below 0F but had Russian friends that were below 0-F and they said that the cold here is much worse than the cold in Russia. I do live about 8 miles from the Atlantic Sea.

I'm probably going with orange, since the forks and the forklift are both orange, although I'm liking the idea of the yellow since you mentioned it.
 
   / Homemade loader for Branson tractor #106  
Over here we call it Atlantic Ocean and I'm 20mi from it. I like yellow because I'm a Dewalt fan, didn't mean to add any confusion on color choice, the main thing is it's all painted when your weather permits.
 
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#107  
Yes Ocean! The word just ran away from my brain when I was writing the post.

I'm leaning toward a CAT yellow.
 
   / Homemade loader for Branson tractor #108  
Yes Ocean! The word just ran away from my brain when I was writing the post.

I'm leaning toward a CAT yellow.

Uh-oh it's starting already and it only gets worse 50 years from now. But hey nothing wrong that choice, I personally like yellow and I'd paint your carry box on back the same to.

I mention my tool chest is yellow, so now my son just gave me another one for Christmas that's high gloss white, nice but when I put them side by side in the shop, I have to admit I like the yellow one better, maybe I like yellow better then I thought I did, but least it's not black, funny how age changes color favorites.
 
   / Homemade loader for Branson tractor #110  
First picture is a illegal picture, when theres alot of weight on forks the forks must be at least 4' off ground and I dont know the mm measurement for that. On the next picture, that would be a lot better if the pallets fell down all over the place, like it does in my world..................

What's next sand blast and paint?

What is the yellow hydraulic motor for on the front?
 

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