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

 

[dcyrilc]

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

Have enough punches???

...like that could ever happen.

No such thing as having enough punches.:laughing:

 

[4shorts]

Have enough punches???

...like that could ever happen.

No such thing as having enough punches.:laughing:

Cyril if I buy anymore the wife will punch me

 

[dcyrilc]

Cyril if I buy anymore the wife will punch me

Don't feel bad. I almost got off track myself today. I finally have the cash put together to get the property taxes paid ($4K) and happened to see a decient looking piece of old iron (tractor) for sale. Luckily, I managed to stay focused and didn't stop. If I had, I could have been in some BIG trouble.:laughing:

 

[hawkeye08]

:laughing:My wife mentioned paying property taxes last night before buying any more tractor stuff (looked at a Frontier RB1172 back blade last night). Must be something in the west coast water...

 

[Window Geek]

:laughing:
Hawkeye, it's on the East Coast too!

 

[4shorts]

Boys priorities are messed up everywhere. A few weeks ago we had Igor blow through here causing millions of dollars worth of damage and while following the evening news cast of all the damage one guy gets on the news complaining that his community is completely cut off due to a bridge washout and there local market can't get any supplies in. He went on to say that the situation was so serious that they ran out of smokes and beer

I said to myself " I hope I'm the only one that picked up on what he just said" I guess everyone has different priorities :laughing:

 

[varmint]

Paul- you are right in worrying about priorities. Someone wise once observed that "no one ever lost a nickel underestimating the intelligence of the average citizen" or something in that gist. The older I get, the more I wonder about people and their priorities. FWIW, my wife and I just finished with a photovoltaic system installation on a well-situated small barn here- I had the roof pressure washed, and then sprayed an expensive elastomeric white coating on it before the installers came. The attached photos show the racks, and then the finished system. Let me tell you, watching the electric meter slow and then turn backwards when the system came online yesterday afternoon was a real rush.

 

[4shorts]

Paul- you are right in worrying about priorities. Someone wise once observed that "no one ever lost a nickel underestimating the intelligence of the average citizen" or something in that gist. The older I get, the more I wonder about people and their priorities. FWIW, my wife and I just finished with a photovoltaic system installation on a well-situated small barn here- I had the roof pressure washed, and then sprayed an expensive elastomeric white coating on it before the installers came. The attached photos show the racks, and then the finished system. Let me tell you, watching the electric meter slow and then turn backwards when the system came online yesterday afternoon was a real rush.

Oh man that's super cool. I bet that was a hoot seeing the meter go backwards. They have been experimenting with wind mills around here and although there are times the wind will blow the head off you they still say there's not enough wind. Will you sell the excess power back to the power company? Very nice set up. :thumbsup:

 

[hawkeye08]

Paul- you are right in worrying about priorities. Someone wise once observed that "no one ever lost a nickel underestimating the intelligence of the average citizen" or something in that gist. The older I get, the more I wonder about people and their priorities. FWIW, my wife and I just finished with a photovoltaic system installation on a well-situated small barn here- I had the roof pressure washed, and then sprayed an expensive elastomeric white coating on it before the installers came. The attached photos show the racks, and then the finished system. Let me tell you, watching the electric meter slow and then turn backwards when the system came online yesterday afternoon was a real rush.

I would like to hear more about your solar system. Perhaps you could post a thread with the particulars for those of us interested. We have a southern facing roof on the house that would handle it well. It is strong enough for the added weight I think also.

 

[varmint]

Paul and Hawkeye: well, my wife and I have done about all we can to reduce our energy requirements, and since there is a Federal tax credit and a Maryland tax grant or credit for solar system installs, we decided to take the plunge. We understand that technology is always improving, costs coming down, etc., but we are getting older, so why wait? I installed a solar space heating system for my shop building last year which should mostly keep me warm over there for not much money. There is a requirement for utility companies to buy renewable energy credits, too, so we should get a bit of money every year thru that. I don't know what the rates will be over the next few years, or what our usage might be, but we sort of figure that the system will cut our bills way back, and after 7-9 years will be actually paying us- seemed like a safe and useful investment!

I should add that my wife runs some university environmental science and studies programs, so she (we) walk the talk or whatever. She has had a Honda Civic hybrid for about 7 years now, and gets upset when she gets less than 50mpg on a tank of gas.

Our 13 panels should generate about 85% of our annual electric usage. Whenever it makes more power than we are using at the moment, we will get a credit for it from the utility. And yes, watching the meter un-wind our electric bill is very satisfying! The panels only weigh about 50lbs each, so most roofs should handle the extra weight without a problem. Everything is aluminum (well, except the SS fasteners) and they are engineered to handle wind and hail, etc. and should produce for 25 years or more. I will attach a foto showing the underside of the panels, where we had a "micro-inverter" installed for every panel- that way, when one or more panel is in shade, the system will still produce power from every panel in light, unlike the systems that have a single big inverter. Trees are a big consideration between the roof and the sun here. A side benefit of the micro inverters is that we will have an online monitoring ability to see what each panel is producing, system performance averages, anything you would want to know.

I keep hearing about new wind systems that make power in 5 mph breezes, so that is an exciting field ripe for development. I keep hoping our government will get off its collective butt and start encouraging solar and wind improvements. The potential is great, we just have to engineer our way into it. If we spent half the money we spend on making war on this, we'd be home free for electricity in 10 years, I'd bet.