Spreader One-point Spreader 1968 IH Farmall 140

[DJ54]

The light panels are a sort of plastic. Got materials through 84 Lumber. On the buildings at the other place, it's a fiberglass type material. This is a lot more flexible, and can be cut easily with large snips. The older material was a lot more brittle.

That is the actual finish on the floor. Sealer used was called Diamond Coat if I remember right. What looks like sections is where the contractor sawed the floor.

Beam uprights are of 1/2" X 8" H-beams. Cross beam is, I'm thinking close to 1/2" also, maybe 7/16" X 15" I-beam. Uprights are 4 feet-6 inches below the floor. I dug out a hole approx. 48" wide, and 36" towards the center. Poured up within 6" of the base material, then put 1/2" re-bar pins in to tie it into the floor. I also welded re-bar to the uprights, down in the anchor portion, so as to spread the stress. First shop picture is of when I was hoisting the cross beam up.

I've got all Gaited horses. One purebred Tenn. Walker mare, a Tenn. Walker/Qtr, Horse cross, and the Walker mares baby, crossed with a Spotted Saddle Horse. I trail ride, and horse camp.

And also understand about getting started.... I do know there are a lot of people out there riding in my wagon, that are well able to pull their own... 'Nuff said...

 

[diamondjfarmwv]

Bet you'll be able to pull the engine out of a D9 dozer with that hoist rigging.


We have 2 TWH. Our first is a rescue former show horse named Dandy; he's a 32yo solid black gelding just under 15hh. He's well taken care of, eating grain and textured feed, apples and carrots, Timmothy hay and alfalfa cubes 2x daily. We keep him warm in a red winter blanket and hood.
The second is a 12yo tobiano paint mare (95% white), with that "medicine man" cap. She's quite a bit heavier, and has been a real good pasture buddy for the old man. Keepin him young, I guess. She's pretty in her blue blanket, but doesn't need a hood. Both have papers.

We don't ride much as Sugar's fairly prissy and headstrong, and Dandy's just too old. They are both very well mannered. We rescued a 20yo Appaloosa gelding early last spring. Found out he had Cushing's, but he was treated as well as the registered Walkers. He passed away peacefully a few weeks back and the mare regularly stands near where he's buried. Strangest thing. Old Willie was like a bull in a china shop, had no table manners, and was as rough as a pine cone, but I cried like a baby when he died. Go figure.

 

[DJ54]

The beam is pretty handy. Made an array of lifting tabs to bolt onto things, then hook and pull. With 3 hoists on trolley's, pull a piece, and roll it over out of the way, and hook another. Had myself spoiled in the other shop, and decided I'd better put one up here. Well worth it to me...

Understand about Willie. I took in an old mare about 12 years ago for a pasture pal for my gelding. Blacksmith & Vet guesstimated her age at over 40. Equine Dentist pulled her last two teeth which were molars 7-8 years ago. I kept her going on senior feed, and ground hay for her with a hammermill for that 12 years.

A year ago last July 10, had to put her down, and did the deed myself. Talk about tough love... Brought her here to the home place, and buried her in a nice shady spot, overlooking the place. Yeah, seems we do get attached..., 'nuff said...

 

[diamondjfarmwv]

DJ54. Did u get my reply? I typed the last word, plus a period, but b4 I hit "Post Quick Reply," the screen went wacky. Thanx!

 

[DJ54]

Nope, just what's posted above...

 

[diamondjfarmwv]

Ok. What I wrote, best I can remember, is that I'd appreciate any additional info, pics, measurements, etc. you could provide about the lifting tabs on your chain hoist trolley. I do need to build one in my old shop, and anything I can do pre-construction would be helpful.

I also remember writin that you did a real good thing takin in and carin for that old mare. That's a real blessing that she lived to be that old. Hope my son's Walker gelding can make it another 8 years; my son's real attached to Dandy.

We picked out a nice spot for Willie, one where he spent a good bit of time grazing. Would like to find a piece of polished granite that I could do some engravin on and set it in the ground at the head of his grave. Maybe a nice fence, some perennials, and an evergreen or two.

 

[DJ54]

Dee was an old sweetheart. An old 4-H mare that Lord only knows how many kids she'd carried through the years. The young girl wanted a younger horse to do barrel racing, and they could only afford to feed one, so I took her in. I told them she was welcome to stay, until it was time for her to go. They couldn't believe I kept her going all those years.

First, here's some pics of how I anchored the uprights. And one of the tab I used to carry the cross beam in with. Carried it in with the backhoe. Had a 1/2" rope tied to each end, and ran through the ROPS, so I could turn the beam to get it through the OH doorway,and behind the uprights. I wanted the beam behind the uprights, so when hoisting it up, I'd have some protection from it coming down on me.

 

[DJ54]

I had to do some fine measuring, as I allowed 2" down from the bottom of the truss, to the top of the beam. The metal I put on the ceiling stands 7/8" tall, and wanted a bit of extra room to put cloth on top of the beam when putting the metal up, so as not to scuff it, or get red paint on it.

Pics of the jibs I made, and bolted to the top of the uprights to hoist it up. As you can see, I just did have enough room to be able to have the beam swing in place. I knew it was going to be close... I probably could have gone one more notch on the come-a-long if needed, but at the point where the cable clamps are against the snatch block pulley, it swung in place.

The holes in the plates the jibs are welded to were drilled before setting the uprights. Once up, I held the tubing up, and marked to weld, as high as I could get it. The top piece where the shackle hooked in had to be drilled to allow the hook on the snatch block to fit through. Removed the plate, then welded up the jib. Lots of calculating to make from that point, to the lift tab on the cross beam as short as possible. Ended up with a short upright tab with a 3/4" hole, and a cable thimble, just slipped through it. Just didn't want a sharp edge cutting the cable. And using a hook, would have made it too long.

Another tab mid-jib, to hook a smaller come-a-long onto, to take the side stress off while hoisting.

It actually took longer to set the rigging up, than it did to hoist it up. The one pic of the beam half way up is where I took a little smoke break to check things out. Almost seemed to be going too easy. From the first crank on the first come-a-long, until it swung in, and I let it down on the uprights was 45 minutes. I did it all myself, and just went like 6 notches on the HD 2 ton come-a-longs at a time.

 

[diamondjfarmwv]

Got the pics copied and saved. Is that tab some type of a clevis hook? I see how you have it bolted to the beam. Is that tab something you fabricated or a prebuilt? Looks sturdy.

 

[diamondjfarmwv]

Well, I've considered myself a "jack of all trades, master of only one or two," but your skill level is light years beyond mine. You done some detailed planning to do this as a one-man job. And it worked. Kudos. That's as fine a lookin set-up, actually the best, I've seen in a private garage; and I've been in dozens over the years. You got a real showpiece there. And it's more than super functional.

Am I seein double in that pic with the ext ladder? Are those twin tractors?

BTW. Got 4" of quick snow here on the ridge just before and after daybreak. Temps were just above freezin, so it wasn't nearly the problem that it could've been. How'd Mama Nature treat folks in your neck of the woods the past 24 hrs?