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Re: Post your Dream Shop layout A field shop on wheels This what show how you could have a large hoist in field. Note what shown is a 11-foot hock height. Using a electric hoist and winch. The overhead rack can haul steel to job site too. A trail can also be use for large jobs. The over head of shop is not need keeping overhead very low for greater profit. Dave
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Re: Post your Dream Shop layout Originally Posted by crockett I asked my realtor to find me a piece of land recently. Something still close to my local beaches, 5 to 10 acres, fully wooded, outside city limits, no HOA, both residential and industrial zoning. This is what I have in mind. Shop with "living quarters". All metal and concrete building. No more termite loving wood framing and shingles that only last 10 years. Attachment 1733973 Attachment 1733974 I'm a single story guy, but i'm digging that, big time. Love the metal and concrete, everyone knows my dislike of wood.
Re: Post your Dream Shop layout When I was in business I would buy at less 50 pound box's or coil. Today in retirement my welder only holds 10 pound rolls, but I do not weld all day now. Dave Originally Posted by Sberry I buy wire by the spool and reel,,, not by the foot,,, does that count? Also know the names of all the little parts when I sit at the counter.
Re: Post your Dream Shop layout I buy wire by the spool and reel,,, not by the foot,,, does that count? Also know the names of all the little parts when I sit at the counter.
Re: Post your Dream Shop layout Originally Posted by Kevin_Essiambre Electriciantalk.com If you are an electrician feel free to join otherwise I get to ban you lol If you do join, post in the new members forum and tag me (my username over there is Kevin) Sent from my SM-G998W using Tapatalk Can I join so I can show my flux capacitor?
Re: Post your Dream Shop layout I am in the biz,, also a member there.
Re: Post your Dream Shop layout Originally Posted by Sberry I am on it but might have forgot my password. Electriciantalk.com You guys let me stay despite not knowing an olt from a vohm. Pretty much need a picture to do a 3 way and usually have my helper wire complicated circuits ha. I do know the difference in the bare and the white wire. My facination with it all is with the cord and plug system. Some about breaker and wire size including machines that utilize the breaker for internal short circuit protection. You should be able to reset your password. I might also be able to reach out to an admin and have them reset the password for you. But as I stated, if you're not in the electrical trade someone else will ban you if I don't lol PM me here if you need any electrical help. I'm more than happy to help.
Re: Post your Dream Shop layout I am on it but might have forgot my password. Electriciantalk.com If you are an electrician feel free to join otherwise I get to ban you lol You guys let me stay despite not knowing an olt from a vohm. Pretty much need a picture to do a 3 way and usually have my helper wire complicated circuits ha. I do know the difference in the bare and the white wire. My facination with it all is with the cord and plug system. Some about breaker and wire size including machines that utilize the breaker for internal short circuit protection.
Re: Post your Dream Shop layout Originally Posted by Sberry Kevin, whats the name of the sparkie forum you are on? Electriciantalk.com If you are an electrician feel free to join otherwise I get to ban you lol If you do join, post in the new members forum and tag me (my username over there is Kevin) Sent from my SM-G998W using Tapatalk
Re: Post your Dream Shop layout Kevin, whats the name of the sparkie forum you are on?
Re: Post your Dream Shop layout I have used a scaffold and chain hoist if did not have a forklift. Dave Originally Posted by Kevin_Essiambre I've learnt over the last 3 months that I really need to have someone help me assemble pallet racking. I've installed close to 40 box beams by myself, ranging from 4' right up to 12'... Really wish I had a forklift for it lol
Re: Post your Dream Shop layout Originally Posted by Lis2323 Had to do a cleanup today. As you can see setting up or dismantling pallet racking by yourself is way easier and safer with a lift truck. Of course it's way quicker with two men but I've pretty much run out of anyone that wants to work with me [emoji23] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I've learnt over the last 3 months that I really need to have someone help me assemble pallet racking. I've installed close to 40 box beams by myself, ranging from 4' right up to 12'... Really wish I had a forklift for it lol
Re: Post your Dream Shop layout Merry Christmas to you and your famly as well
Re: Post your Dream Shop layout Popeye what awesome stories. Perfect for a Christmas Day! Best wishes to you and the missus. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Re: Post your Dream Shop layout I dont have any pictures of it but many years ago i got a call to work on a 13 yard dragline bucket up on a mountain. It was waaaaay out there. So they had this bucket settin there and it was snowin and blowin like crazy, they told me go ahead and start cuttin the old wear plates off and cuttin out the cracks we will bring the shop up here by tommorrow morning. Im thinkin what the hell...bring the shop up here? Well sure enough the next morning about 10 oclock the shop arrives bein drug up the road by 2 D10 dozers the shop is on skidsClosed on 3 sides and got a roof on it, there is 2 beams runnin along the sides with a trolley runnin on it and a 20ton chain fall hangin on it and tied off to one side. Comin up behind the "shop" is a flatbed with an old coal stove on it, towing a light plant, and behind that a 10 wheeler with a load of coal on it, they dragged the shop over top of the bucket, and said here ya go. When the bucket had to be rolled they would open up the back pull the shop off the bucket roll it how i needed it and pull it back into place. The stove was wedged down onto a platform that had a stainless steel reflector and a small fan to send the heat my way and a chimney that went out the wall. Back in those days many times i would work right through 4 or 5 days strait, Mrs K would come to visit wherever I was at on occasion to make sure I was still alive and bring supper or breakfast sometimes. They would bring me gas for the welder evry day. Some days I would make eggs bacon pancakes on top of the stove, even made a few deer steaks on it when I shot and skinned a deer up there. Brought a coffee pot from home for the important stuff (life stops without coffee) I brought along a small table and a chair or 2 and had me a good ol time workin on that bucket. My home away from home. They could put 30 yard buckets in there to work on if need be. That company is long out of busness but I gotta tell ya that was one of the best setups I ever seen, They cut all that stuff up for scrap even the shovel that bucket went on the dozers and evrything else. Sad Another place I worked at I rolled a 13 yard bucket upside down and made myself a shop in there one winter to work on hitches teeth anbd other stuff for buckets and whatnot. There was a racoon made himself a home in there in a corner that winter, he would keep me company till about 8 am then wander off and come back about lunchtime and eat a sanwhich my wife made for him. Then he would wander off again and be back the next morning. I miss those days
Re: Post your Dream Shop layout I took wheels off, cut axels off, take batteries out etc to reach out. Got them light as it can be.
Re: Post your Dream Shop layout I do a lot of stuff with it. About the only thing i use a loading dock for is tractors and bulldozer which are too heavy for the crane. I have excavated, tailored equipment, added lugs etc to be able to handle/haul for setting or service.
Re: Post your Dream Shop layout Looks great. A crane is just service work. Dave Originally Posted by Lis2323 We had pretty much a full range of truck sizes on the farm (none with crane though) Very rarely did I ever send out one of own trucks to pick up freight. It was usually more cost effective to have the seller look after it. That kept my drivers and equipment free for making money delivering my own product. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Re: Post your Dream Shop layout Originally Posted by 12V71 Speaking of trucks with cranes, I saw this one today. Kind of an odd setup but it should be useful for something. $40K is a little rich for me though. Attachment 1734010 From this picture it looks good and a pos family car that is nothing but expense cost 40 large anymore. This would be the ultimate scrapper truck. I can see that with an airpak, big torch bottles, heavy plasma cutter and big impact
Re: Post your Dream Shop layout We had pretty much a full range of truck sizes on the farm (none with crane though) Very rarely did I ever send out one of own trucks to pick up freight. It was usually more cost effective to have the seller look after it. That kept my drivers and equipment free for making money delivering my own product. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Re: Post your Dream Shop layout After having a long bed it nice for some types of work. But down side is cost of license iinsurance, just moving around and parking. I found for most work a pickup size works with a good tractor trailer. My trailer could be expanded to haul 40 foot. I left the heavy hauling to the 18 wheelers. I had loads of steel that would be over 20 tons and at time take more than one truck load. Dave Originally Posted by Sberry But yes, like the one you posted but with stretched bed.
Re: Post your Dream Shop layout Originally Posted by Sberry They can keep the rotator but I like the tilt. I should have got a car load pic we did the other day, had a car trailer behind the truck and used the boom telescope as a winch. You still want roll back though. It's nice keeping that load angle minimal. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Re: Post your Dream Shop layout They can keep the rotator but I like the tilt. I should have got a car load pic we did the other day, had a car trailer behind the truck and used the boom telescope as a winch.
Post your Dream Shop layout How about a Hiab (or other folding crane) behind the cab with roll back deck on a tandem.? Maybe with a ROTATING roll back flat deck. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Post your Dream Shop layout
Re: Post your Dream Shop layout But yes, like the one you posted but with stretched bed.
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