Riding mower, weight lifting rack, square tubing, Dump Wagon

[chad22]

Here's a pic of the mower frame I found. I had to use my dads old winch truck to fish the frame out of the dumpster.

I might just make a dump trailer out the frame I found.

Chad

 

[alchemysa]

Old weightlifting/fitness equipment is a good source of steel and ready made frames, angles, brackets, and sliding gizmos. Its usually made strong. This saw bench (for cutting up old construction timber) uses an old 'press' bench. I used other bits of the bench to put a lifting handle on a heavy wood chipper. I have a 'chin-up' frame in the shed that might become a storage rack for timber and pipe. Whenever I see old gym equipment out on the street on hard rubbish day I think...hhmmm

 

[forgeblast]

I made a firewood cart from a weight bench, just used two of the L pieces on an old fridge dolly and i can pull firewood up the stairs (easier to carry, so i dont use it anymore). I also used the bench of the weight bench to make a wood carving shave horse. the seat is padded, and all I had to do was attach a wooden frame to hold the wood being shaved/peeled.