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fatjay
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That's good to know. It's going to be tricky getting the 3rd floor joists up to the second floor.
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I see a "Mechanic's Special" Telehandler in your future 
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I was looking at bucket trucks today. I decided to try and build a 24' fixed pulley system though. The metal thing for finishing concrete that spanned the outside I"m going to stand up on end, put stabalizing feet on, 4' boom, and a pulley at the top. And possibly a winch at the bottom. That'll allow me to winch heavy loads up to the 2nd and 3rd floor. Definitely winch. I have one with 100' of cable.
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Given your current equipment lineup, I saw something like this in your future
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Given your current equipment lineup, I saw something like this in your future
Something like that, but I think I'll make my own.
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Yep. The guy that brought mine just followed me along with the skid as I walked my roof unloading them where I needed them. SOOOooooo nice compared to hauling them up a ladder over you shoulder. :thumbsup:
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I think today almost killed me. Up and down the scaffolding probably 50 times, lifting the joists and tracks into place was killer. I have to come up with a better system. They're about a thousand degree's sitting in the sun so we're wearing welding gloves, we tarped some so they were cooler. Well one slipped and took a chunk out of my hand. They are sharp.
The flanges for the end tracks have pre-drilled holes, but they're not all in the same place and they're just small enough so that if you do it wrong, they'll thread and push the joist out, so most of them have to be pre-drilled. There's barely any room to get the dril in there too.
But holy **** they feel solid. Screwed in and secure they do not move at all. We did the hardest part today, the partial's. 4x 24's and 5x 14'10"'s and 2 end tracks. I had to cut one end track to meet up with the 14's. I did doubles for the end that the track meets the 14's.
While a giant pain in the ***, I couldn't be happier with the product. Aside from the flange holes being a hair on the small side and flange cutout's being spaced inconsistently.
The flanges for the end tracks have pre-drilled holes, but they're not all in the same place and they're just small enough so that if you do it wrong, they'll thread and push the joist out, so most of them have to be pre-drilled. There's barely any room to get the dril in there too.
But holy **** they feel solid. Screwed in and secure they do not move at all. We did the hardest part today, the partial's. 4x 24's and 5x 14'10"'s and 2 end tracks. I had to cut one end track to meet up with the 14's. I did doubles for the end that the track meets the 14's.
While a giant pain in the ***, I couldn't be happier with the product. Aside from the flange holes being a hair on the small side and flange cutout's being spaced inconsistently.
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Looks like a great system. Our house is all SIPs with galvanized C and H channel, angle, and flat stock. Did the interior with light gauge steel studs.
I’m not a big working in gloves person, but if I’m handling metal I wear gloves.
I’m not a big working in gloves person, but if I’m handling metal I wear gloves.
Kyle_in_Tex
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Those look beefy. Hope your hand gets better quickly.
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They're 12ga, heaviest they offer. Self tapping screws fail at about 30% with spun heads, and getting them out is a pita. I'm not thrilled with the screws I got.
Hand is already mostly stopped bleeding, clean cut, but hurts like **** every time I touch it. Bandaids aren't the most effective when you're putting on and taking off gloves.
Hand is already mostly stopped bleeding, clean cut, but hurts like **** every time I touch it. Bandaids aren't the most effective when you're putting on and taking off gloves.