Clean workshop, Don Campbell says hi

[Waldon52]

Hi Everyone,
It's been quite a while since I have posted. I still have 13 little tractors and I just bought a new JD x-590 . I been working in the shop the last month for the first time in many months. My project was the workshop !!! Cleaning it . I cleaned every nook and cranny and painted the ceiling , the walls and the floor. Put new foam pads on the floor and new floor matts. Even painted the old drill presses , belt sanders and bandsaw. I hauled out 5 full barrels of scrap metal, gave a way 3 wire welders, one lincoln buzz box, one plasma cutter, 10 air tools, 2 air compressors , 2 kerosene heaters, a box of hydraulic hoses and cylinders, u-joints, 25 garden tractor tires and rims. Also gave away my cutting torches and half full tanks. I had saved some stuff for over 20 years and it feels great to see the shop clean again. I am excited to start a new project so if all goes well I will post much sooner next time.

 

[Wagtail]

G'day Don. Beautiful job.

 

[STx]

Looks great!

Next time you feel.like giving away a bunch of tools, let me know. I'll pay the freight!

 

[dragoneggs]

Why all the give away? Looks like you like RED!

 

[Spanner]

Looks great!

Next time you feel.like giving away a bunch of tools, let me know. I'll pay the freight!

I was thinking the same thing! Sadly too far away...

You could have painted a few surfaces Green & yellow!!

I might be blind but I couldn't see a door big enough to get a X590 through??

 

[EddieWalker]

Having a clean and clutter free shop sounds like a great thing to me!!!! Currently I'm losing the battle to my wife who seems to be acquiring more junk then I ever thought of, and to her, it's all super important. Eventually I'll have to build another workshop and abandon this one to her.

 

[Curly351]

That shop looks great, so much easier to work in and find tools.

 

[KennyG]

This post is going to cause me to be very depressed when I go back out to my shop.

 

[Big Barn]

This post is going to cause me to be very depressed when I go back out to my shop.

Me too....

 

[Waldon52]

The little shop has a 6 foot wall section that opens into the front garage to drive the garden tractors in and out. I had no plans to start giving all that stuff away . I was having a hard time giving away the scrap metal so I sweetened the deal and went a little crazy giving so much away . The first guy didn't want to come back for more ??? So the next guy was surprised when I started throwing good stuff on the pile. It was actually nice to see it all go. I still have one of everything and at my age that is plenty, ha,ha. I recently bought a brand new GMC truck , I almost bought a new Ford F- 150 but they would not budge on the price. So my 21 year old GMC with only 34,000 miles wasn't worth much so I bought 35" tires , new wheels and a 6" lift kit for it. I love how it looks now and it should go good in the snow , ha,ha. My daughter , son in law and grandson love driving it around. I sold my jd 110 custom tractor and my jd 140 custom tractors 2 weeks ago . But I still have 13 little tractors , LOL Here is a couple pics of my truck and the tractors loaded up .