Finished my man lift platform.

[brewdog]

The ones we get were used to hold juice concentrates so there is no nasty chemicals to contend.

Robert_in_NY,
You got me thinking, if you kept the liner in but removed the top, it could double as a mobile swimming pool !!

 

[Don87]

Nice Job, I used just my bucket and i have a plywood bucket extension. To use the control one perrson I found I long stip of wood and placed a heavy plastic up to the end with duck tape.
I can reach town and move the lever to raise and lower. But its difficult to do the curle that way so i pre-plan the level of the bucket beforehand..

I'll have my wife call you after she calls brewdog :laughing::laughing::laughing:

 

[Don87]

brewdog..............I forgot to say............nice build.

 

[brewdog]

brewdog..............I forgot to say............nice build.

Don87,
Thanks! This has been a fun thread. I found a picture of the original frame with the grapple in it. Here's the before and after pictures.

 

[k0ua]

Brewdog, I like your project, and the thread has been fun too:thumbsup:

James K0UA

 

[brewdog]

Brewdog, I like your project, and the thread has been fun too:thumbsup:

James K0UA

James KOUA,

Thanks, it has been fun. Hey, I just watched a couple of your videos. Nice rig and you handle that loader like a PRO. That L3400 looks like a smooth machine to maneuver that stone around with. Nice work!

 

[k0ua]

Thanks for the kind words..

James K0UA

 

[draganof1]

dragonflyof1,

That is hilarious! I've had more fun with this thing than anything I've ever made and I haven't got to use it yet. A Poor-man's Pontoon boat!

There are a lot of people that look at us Build It Yourselfers and don't understand why we do it. Not only did you build a fantastic Man Lift but look at all the spin offs to your project. Talk about a multi-purpose machine!

 

[brewdog]

dragonof1,
It has been fun. You're right! When you get so many like minded people kicking ideas around, you just never know what you will come up with.

I have this obsession to start a new project all the time. I can't stop making things.
Re-purposing steel is what I love to do. Do you think I should seek some help?

 

[draganof1]

To seek help would undermine our whole existance. We rely on the folks that are not capable of repairing or building anything to provide their endless supply of repurposed materials. Without that supply chain our way of life would be in jepardy. Do not seek help. Just have another cold one and plan that next project!

 

[brewdog]

To seek help would undermine our whole existance. We rely on the folks that are not capable of repairing or building anything to provide their endless supply of repurposed materials. Without that supply chain our way of life would be in jepardy. Do not seek help. Just have another cold one and plan that next project!

That statement needs to be immortalized! Make mine a Yuengling and have one on me!

 

[Don87]

dragonof1,
It has been fun. You're right! When you get so many like minded people kicking ideas around, you just never know what you will come up with.

I have this obsession to start a new project all the time. I can't stop making things.
Re-purposing steel is what I love to do. Do you think I should seek some help?

I have a different view................YES, seek help from us onlookers that throw out ideas...........then build more stuff :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[Don87]

That statement needs to be immortalized! Make mine a Yuengling and have one on me!

I haul Yuengling beer at least once a week with my big truck, LOL. I just delivered a load on friday morning to Elkins, Wv.

EDIT: So I've got the proper beer, if you've got the time to make something from my junk :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[brewdog]

I love that beer! I think Yuengling is the oldest brewery in the USA. The kind souls in Elkins WV must be deeply grateful and no doubt they all had a wonderful weekend thanks to you Don87 !

 

[brewdog]

I haul Yuengling beer at least once a week with my big truck, LOL. I just delivered a load on friday morning to Elkins, Wv.

EDIT: So I've got the proper beer, if you've got the time to make something from my junk :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Don87, You should report to the Queen immediately for knighthood!

 

[Don87]

I love that beer! I think Yuengling is the oldest brewery in the USA. The kind souls in Elkins WV must be deeply grateful and no doubt they all had a wonderful weekend thanks to you Don87 !

You would be correct...............Yuengling is the oldest brewery, that's because when 'prohibition' came about.............the others closed up shop, but for some reason Yuengling was permitted to stay in business(dunno why, I haven't investigated).

I'm thinkin it might be this picture that told Yeungling.....................we will survive. :laughing::laughing:

 

[brewdog]

Don87,
From looks on those ladies faces, all of their husbands must of been regular Yuengling customers. Great picture!

 

[Jeepnford]

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Massey990,

I hear you about the safety police and check valves. I've lived with a little risk all my life. We even went without wearing seat belts when I was a kid. Imagine that! Never had a cell phone till I was 40. We used to ride in the back of trucks too! My kids wonder why I don't carry my cell phone everywhere I go. We used to remember where we left off off with people when we didn't have cell phones. Going 2 weeks without talking to someone was normal. There wasn't a tenth of the drama there is today. How did the world survive without the safety police? Remember when you saw signs that said, "travel at your own risk." I have my boys running the controls when I'm up in the air. Hopefully they don't get a cell phone call when I'm up 10' in the air. Thanks for the great post.[/QUOTE]

I'll bet you run with scissors too!

 

[xtn]

I'll bet you run with scissors too!

I'll bet he sticks pens in his shirt pocket with no pocket protector!

 

[brewdog]

I'll bet you run with scissors too!

I'll bet he sticks pens in his shirt pocket with no pocket protector!

Jeepford and XTN,

Truth is I've run with scissors in my hand and my mother warmed my back side for it. Imagine that ! Yes, shirt protectors for the older guys that could afford them. I even ran a grinder without safety glasses because I didn't know what they were and my grandfather need the mower blades sharpened. We almost never wore shoes in the summer. We weeded the gardens all day long without shirts on. We used to go down to the fast water creek and sit in the rapids with our feet on the rocks backwards to feel the cool water roll over our shoulders, and we did it without life preservers. It's amazing that we all survived.