Jim's new projects

[Barryh]

Re: Jim\'s new projects

If you drive around to the back of a Home Depot or a similar place and ask, I'm sure they would have no problem letting you take a wooden pallet. That way when you slide your forks under makes it harder to accidentally tip the platform over.

I did that the other day. I plan to nail on that ½ plywood you are talking about. I'll use it for moving things around and to stand on once in a while. Didn't your face stones come on a pallet?? /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

 

[Barryh]

Re: Jim\'s new projects

If you drive around to the back of a Home Depot or a similar place and ask, I'm sure they would have no problem letting you take a wooden pallet. That way when you slide your forks under makes it harder to accidentally tip the platform over.

I did that the other day. I plan to nail on that ½ plywood you are talking about. I'll use it for moving things around and to stand on once in a while. Didn't your face stones come on a pallet?? /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

 

[pequeajim]

Re: Jim\'s new projects

Good idea with the pallet. I acutally saw the one tha Paul made for his tractor out of metal. He used square channel that slid on the forks and it looked very stable.

 

[pequeajim]

Re: Jim\'s new projects

Good idea with the pallet. I acutally saw the one tha Paul made for his tractor out of metal. He used square channel that slid on the forks and it looked very stable.

 

[pequeajim]

Re: Jim\'s new projects

Ok, so the wall is done.

Project 1:
I'm going to use the pallet idea with clamps and a small sheet of ply and start painting the wood trim.

Project 2:
I have the RV parking area cut out as far as I want to go right now. I can't afford the stone for the wall until late summer, so I'm going to lay the gravel down in the parking area so that I can park the RV in there. THen when the time comes to do the stone wall, I'll dig the foundation with the mini-hoe and put er' up!

 

[pequeajim]

I was out painting the new pole barn and low and behold one of these guys drove by.

As it turns out, the Great Race, www.greatrace.com, came right by my house this year! This is a clasic car race from Philly to California with a purse of over $270,000!

This turned out to be part of one of the legs. About 100 classic cars drove by. It was quite a display.

Now you might be thinking, "what does this have to do with a PowerTrac?"

(picture used by permission of Gavin Smith)

 

[pequeajim]

I was working on my burn pile with my PT, (pushing the branches into the pile), when a 75 year old gentleman comes up as asks me for a tow.

(picture used by permission of Gavin Smith)

 

[pequeajim]

Turns out that the 1932 Ford had some major problems with his tranny. I got a chain and hooked it up to the 425 and towed him over to my driveway. He dropped the rear, changed out the drive shaft and was on his way in less than two hours! The guy was amazing! He had a spare with him, so I guess this has happened before!

ANyway, the 425 pulled him UP a hill and into my drive without a hitch!

(no pun intended)

(picture used by permission of Gavin Smith)

 

[pajoube]

Turns out that the 1932 Ford had some major problems with his tranny. I got a chain and hooked it up to the 425 and towed him over to my driveway. He dropped the rear, changed out the drive shaft and was on his way in less than two hours! The guy was amazing! He had a spare with him, so I guess this has happened before!

ANyway, the 425 pulled him UP a hill and into my drive without a hitch!

(no pun intended)

(picture used by permission of Gavin Smith)

Beautiful car. Now that would have been a day I sat out in a lawn chair and watched the fun.
PJ

 

[pequeajim]

Beautiful car. Now that would have been a day I sat out in a lawn chair and watched the fun.
PJ

It was lots of fun and to see this guy pull the rear out of the car and then replace it in under two hours was amazing!

(I guess I am easily entertained)

My wife got a video of the 425 pulling the 32 Ford up to the driveway. Just stapped a chain to the pin in the back and away we went.