What are you currently working on??

[TAHOE]

I started unpacking the new garage door opener and possibly installing it yesterday. After unpacking, I found NO installation manual. I had to search the model online and download it. I also watched a video of a guy installing it. By that time, the temps starting dropping and I came in.
Also washed some of the salt off the Dodge, it's got enough rust on it already.

 

[Toomanytoys84]

Also washed some of the salt off the Dodge.

I washed my jeep Saturday. Drove 5 miles from the car wash home and it was coated again. But I guess at least I can see out my windows now!

 

[CRF6179]

Needed a belt guard for the roper. Have nothing here resembling one. Did have a piece of expanded metal. No idea how I ended up with it, but it sacrificed itself for the cause. Went to Dollar General and picked up a poster board. Used it to make a template. Then cut out the expanded metal. A little on the large side but it covers everything.
Need to scrounge something for running boards.

 

[WNYtractortinkerer]

Snow plow lights needed adjusting last night so I did that and everything worked fine. Got up this morning to plow and then the plow stopped working!!!

Spent the morning wrestling with connections and wiring and valve and hoses trying to figure out WTF is going on. Spent some quality internet time reading other people's troubleshooting and got a few pearls but not the diamond in the rough. It turned out that after having this plow 10+ years the problem was one of the connections for the valve solenoids.. The 'drop down valve was open and causing the electric control gizmo to fault. Now that I knew what valve was what I traced that wire.. I pulled the solenoid to wire harness connection apart and found paint on the conductor pin?!?!? I scraped all of the paint off and applied dielectric grease to the thing and put it back together and Viola- It finally works!! Then a polwing I went 6 hours later..

 

[CRF6179]

Made a plate to cover the space around the shifter.
Found a piece of aluminum diamond plate. Already close to the right size. Cut out the middle and screwed it down.
The plate was a freebie from Trail95. When he cleared out his shop and garage I picked up several small pieces.
This one came in handy.
Still looking for something to make foot boards out of.
(Been eyeballing the running boards on the neighbors truck)

 

[SimplyRad]

Got up wednsday and it was 63* in the house so called my HVAC and a guy showed up about an hour later and as it turned out he wasn't the knowable on Water Furnaces so he said he would talk to someone who knew this type. Next day another guy showed up and he found a contacter was bad. It has also been tripping the breaker so I have to get one of those.

 

[CRF6179]

Grabbed some angle iron, and welded some foot boards. Would like to civer them withexpanded metak if I can find some heavy enough. Probably use sheet metal and some stick on traction sheets since I have that.

 

[4getgto]

Grabbed some angle iron, and welded some foot boards. Would like to civer them withexpanded metak if I can find some heavy enough. Probably use sheet metal and some stick on traction sheets since I have that.

Rick I'm sure you said over the years...but that tractor don't look like no Roper...at least the hood..heck maybe that's the only thing..

 

[CRF6179]

Rick I'm sure you said over the years...but that tractor don't look like no Roper...at least the hood..heck maybe that's the only thing..

Frame, transaxle, steering are Roper.
Everything else is what is sitting around.
Frankenstien tractor.

 

[dodge trucker]

Ugh
I'm working on the 2nd F250 in a little over a month where the oil dipstick tube rotted off. Another 6.2 gas. First one was 2012 4wd this one is 2017 2wd. Got the ac sucked down, fan off, starter off and nuts off the exhaust flange so far... Still gotta pull the ac compressor, the exhaust manifold and the motor mount....
I hope I don't have to pull the pan on this one
If so that means engine removal ... And people wonder why I HATE Ford's.... Their better ideas usually AIN'T.
But this miserable state I live in, and am employed, by loves them... At least the bean counters do. The saying that goes "if it weren't for Ford's my tools would rust" was never truer.
We're starting to see a few Chevy's and Dodge chargers mixed in but not many.
Could be worse.... At least they don't stoop to imported brands. They do that and I'm transferring to the local state Park as soon as they get an opening at that point/ , I'll mow grass plow snow and cut trees for the 10 years I have to go before I can retire before I touch a Toyota a Nissan, a Hyundai, a honduh , or a Kia...

 

[CRF6179]

Yesterday I reconfigured my weiding cart. It did not have a shelf for the welder. Got tired of squatting down to change settings or wire.
Added a shelf and painted it with a hammered look grey paint. One of the $2 spray cans from a store close out sale.

 

[CRF6179]

Today the temperature got up to 47*. I had some parts ready to paint and decided today is the day.
I put the parts in front of the furnace outlet to heat up. Warmed the paint cans also.
While things were warming up I set up a wind block/paint booth. Shook up the cans of paint in my custom paint mixer.
Turned up the heat in the bathroom.
After priming and top coating the are hanging in an 80* bathroom.
After Bout 5 hours the temperature has been returned to normal. Should be good and dry tomorrow.
Used the $2 paint from the store closing. The Rustoleum orange paint was the thinnest I have ever painted with.
I have more runs than the Cubs scored all last season.

 

[MFDAC]

"More Runs than the Cubs scored all season"---LOL! I could say the same thing about the Rockies! I dig your custom paint shaker too, Rick!

DAC

 

[dodge trucker]

Cubs don't matter.
You're South of Chicago, you're supposed to support the SOX! (White of course not red)

 

[4getgto]

Cubs don't matter.
You're South of Chicago, you're supposed to support the SOX! (White of course not red)

Lol...Now if he said he had more runs than the White SOX had Wins.
Well that wouldn't be bad at all..

 

[CRF6179]

Got the hood and seat/bracket reinstalled on the Frankenstien tractor today.
Sun shining and 60*. Time for a photo shoot.
Tractor is going back into the shop and figure out putting on a crane or boom on the back.

 

[MFDAC]

It warmed up enough I wasn't afraid to crank up the furnace out in the lift room in the shop! Got a bunch of aluminum racecar panels with new stickers on them.


DAC

 

[CRF6179]

Spent the last couple days building components for the crane.
Got it all figured out. With a lot of welding, cussing, grinding, cussing, cleaning cussing.
After a few minor alterations it all fit together and functioned.
Goes from 13” to 83” at the end of the arm.
Lifted my 220 lbs. easily.
Pull 4 pins to remove the vertical post, the arm, and actuator.
I can still pull a wagon with the drawbar or install a ball in the receiver to move my trailers.
May get to paint it all tomorrow.

 

[MFDAC]

Spent the last couple days building components for the crane.
Got it all figured out. With a lot of welding, cussing, grinding, cussing, cleaning cussing.
After a few minor alterations it all fit together and functioned.
Goes from 13” to 83” at the end of the arm.
Lifted my 220 lbs. easily.
Pull 4 pins to remove the vertical post, the arm, and actuator.
I can still pull a wagon with the drawbar or install a ball in the receiver to move my trailers.
May get to paint it all tomorrow.

do you have something set up for front weight, or is that v-twin heavy enough, Rick? Looks great. My crane plugs into the 3 point receiver on the T-bar so it is a little further behind the rear axle.

DAC

 

[CRF6179]

do you have something set up for front weight, or is that v-twin heavy enough, Rick? Looks great. My crane plugs into the 3 point receiver on the T-bar so it is a little further behind the rear axle.

DAC

The battery and gas tank sit high and in front of the engine.
Below them is a post set up to receive weights.
I can stack up 5 bar bell weights as needed.