Daily Fabrication Thread

[Puffergas]

CDixon4950, what is that??

[cdixon4950]

CDixon4950, what is that??

An old franklin q80 I converted to spray clear cuts ahead of planting pine plantation.

[711ac]

Lotta fab lately, gonna run out of welding gas soon and be in a real bind.  My leased tank needs to go back to massachusetts and ill be without for a while.  

Mike call your MA guy. When I moved, as luck had it My tanks were leased from a small shop in MD that was bought out by Matheson but still call just Lee's gas. Matheson turned out to be close to Nationwide and they had a branch here in ME. I was able to transfer the lease with no problems. You might get lucky. Who's name is stamped into the bottle?

[Firewoodjoe]

Haven't shown much work this summer so I'd figured I'd show what I've caved up. http://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/34659/3871D48A-2318-4D3C-8578-9ABD982F696F.jpeg
http://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/34659/9D0D2621-87EF-40DA-800C-A91FDA79C47B.jpeg

And this is the next project. Got it cheap but needs brakes and a new coupler and tube welded on. http://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/34659/04A3CB71-4884-4BDF-BC35-07E92AFB1FAE.jpeg

[Firewoodjoe]

Mule has gotten new lexan new/used seat boom plated for strength with 1/2" then repainted the boom only. New wheel bearing and seal in rear axle. Lights fixed and two boom lights wired with wires through hydraulic hose/steel. One wheel welded and will also be platted some day. Power washed 3 times.

[Oliver05262]

  Now I remember what it was like with shortwood pulp, but if this is the way I get wood to fill the shed, I'll get through it. Couple more loads like this and I'll have next years shop heat in the woodshed. 
  Tree guy clearing a lot for a house bucked it up and left it for me to load and haul home.

 

[mike_belben]

Looks like youd put a lot of younger fellas to shame!

[newoodguy78]

There's no doubt about that Mike I've seen him in action,he's no stranger to hard work 

[mike_belben]

God bless'm.

[Bruno of NH]

Mike he is a worker for sure 🙂

[mike_belben]

Needed to store this one somewhere.. Guy sound pretty sharp to me!   ;D

Hembyggd miniskotare - YouTube

[mike_belben]

My 8 wheeler tore up pretty good on its last run.  I put 4 new springs and new U bolts to get by for now and turned it to a 4 wheeler.  Needs 4 equalizers im not willing to invest but also not ready to put in the full axles i want.  Just flipped it over and hitched up for tomorrow.

[Puffergas]

I'll add this video.   8)


Häng med på Skogsdag! - YouTube

[mike_belben]

I love the bootyfab equipment over in scandinavia but i just cant figure what 30 dudes actually do with a few debarked fenceposts.  How can there be money in this?  The economics always look like sending 5 workers and 20 spectators to go fetch a dozen eggs.  What am i missing?


Anyways, dragged the new wood truck home today.

[g_man]

I like watching those guys work Puffer. Interesting equipment.

Mike, I see you left enough rubber under the trailer. Nice truck.

gg 

[GRANITEstateMP]

Mike it's been a while since I've seen a Ford of that body style!  Must not use too much road salt down that way!

[mike_belben]

Only on the interstate and maybe a couple major arteries.  Rural roads dont even get plowed let alone salted here. Thats why the south really shuts down when it snows.  The roads are crazy narrow, twisty, sharp ditches right on the edge and not an inch of tar to spare.  Very very few guard rails too.

Its not a "southerners cant drive in the snow" thing.  Its a roads with zero margin for error thing.

I still see early 70s trucks in service.  This ones in pretty fair shape, no rot to speak of. 

[47sawdust]

I don't think the tires are big enough....

[mike_belben]

Yeah i know.  You think 18.4-26 will fit if i sawzall the hood?

[Bogue Chitto]

Goose neck trailer ripped off tail gate other day.  Had son build new bed. 

  

[Bogue Chitto]

 

 

[Crusarius]

That bed looks great. I have been wanting to build one but don't have anything that needs a bed. It is hard getting someone to pay me to build one with where I live. everyone wants something for nothing.

[Bogue Chitto]

I know what you mean.  Taught my son how to weld when he was 8 

 now he he does most of the welding at 21 yrs. old.  I mostly get tools for him.  

[mike_belben]

Good on ya dad. 

My dad turned me loose at 10.  Been a lotta fixin in the past 28yrs. I have never once had to go looking for employment.  

Jesse james had a coffee table book of choppers and pretty gals with a few pages of anecdotes in it.  One of them that stuck with me was along the lines of 'hey mom, you want your kid to have a job some day? Buy him a welder for Christmas instead of video games.'  

We have more welders than televisions.

[bwstout]

Yep my dad started me a out at 13, went to work for the railroad now 50 plus years still at it working for DOA manging a welding shop. Still like building thing and enjoy this thread have use a  lot of good ideas here fixing my Shade Tree mill ;D