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sixdogs
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Just a hunch but I'll go with quality of prep and execution, beautiful design and welds, nice paint job and a clean shop with nice and well cared for equipment. Other than that, I draw a blank...
Really a great job. Sure wish you lived closer so you could be my BFF.
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Just a hunch but I'll go with quality of prep and execution, beautiful design and welds, nice paint job and a clean shop with nice and well cared for equipment. Other than that, I draw a blank...
Really a great job. Sure wish you lived closer so you could be my BFF.
Yes. Nice job!
Terry
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Here's my current contribution, it's not pretty but it got the job done. Had to pull the PTO stub out of my MF35 Utility, I was told by several people to just grab and pull hard. That didn't work, nor did several other methods I tried.
I very quickly cut the nearest scrap I had (a piece of angle iron) down the middle, pounded it flat, welded it back together and punched some holes in it. I bent up a U-shape out of some other scrap, drilled it and welded that to the back side.
Only took about 10-15 minutes, all so I could use a slide hammer to pop it out. One quick whack and it worked like a charm. I'll clean it up one day and make it prettier, but that's not high on my list of priorities.
I very quickly cut the nearest scrap I had (a piece of angle iron) down the middle, pounded it flat, welded it back together and punched some holes in it. I bent up a U-shape out of some other scrap, drilled it and welded that to the back side.
Only took about 10-15 minutes, all so I could use a slide hammer to pop it out. One quick whack and it worked like a charm. I'll clean it up one day and make it prettier, but that's not high on my list of priorities.
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This is an oxy-acetylene torch holder I made a while back. It swivels for adjustment and is mounted on a 1.25" square shank so that it can slip into the hardy holes on my anvils and blacksmith tables.
Terry
Terry
BigBoyToys
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Yes. Nice job!Terry
THANKS GUYS!
When you own a tractor and a welder you "FIND" projects to do! :laughing:
The rake was a fun project. Had the 2" tubing and got the yellow angle from work, so the tines and the 3 point hitch pins were the only items I had to buy. The only thing I need to do is lengthen the gauge wheel extension arms. The piece of steel I had was a little short, so the wheels can't completely spin around, they hit the tines. All in all it works great.
BigBoyToys
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That's a very cool design! and you look like a REAL metal guy!
I have a ton of woodworking tools, not so much on the metal side. I just buy them as I need them.
BigBoyToys
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"Yankee Ingenuity"!!!
NICE...Like you said "They don't have to be pretty...just get the job done!"
Been there, done that!
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i also made this for moving logs.
made this for sawing logs.
made this for sawing logs.smokin aces
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What keep that blade from walking off the tires ?
proper alignment. also if you notice the tires have a crown, centrificle force will force the blade to the highest point of the tire, witch is smack in the middle.
Blstr88
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My dad made me and himself one of these, just a simple hook on a pole we leave in the bed of our trucks so we dont need to jump in to reach stuff thats slid to the front. Its especially nice because we both run a roll up tonneau cover, so when something slid to the front I needed to either roll it up or slide into the bed under the cover to grab it. I havent done it yet but I plan to put two U-hooks or something on the bed rail to keep this sitting on it. Pretty simple but really handy.
Mendonsy
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My dad made me and himself one of these, just a simple hook on a pole we leave in the bed of our trucks so we dont need to jump in to reach stuff thats slid to the front. Its especially nice because we both run a roll up tonneau cover, so when something slid to the front I needed to either roll it up or slide into the bed under the cover to grab it. I havent done it yet but I plan to put two U-hooks or something on the bed rail to keep this sitting on it. Pretty simple but really handy.
Neat idea!! Is that hook made from a screen door handle??
Blstr88
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No its just a thin strip of aluminum (maybe 1"x6") that he put a slight bend in, then covered in some rubberized coating and welded to an aluminum pole. Put a rubberized coating on the handle end too. The rubber is unnecessary to be honest, just a nice touch.
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My dad made me and himself one of these, just a simple hook on a pole we leave in the bed of our trucks so we dont need to jump in to reach stuff thats slid to the front. Its especially nice because we both run a roll up tonneau cover, so when something slid to the front I needed to either roll it up or slide into the bed under the cover to grab it. I havent done it yet but I plan to put two U-hooks or something on the bed rail to keep this sitting on it. Pretty simple but really handy.
Tailgate hooker. Nice!
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The way Rin-tin-tin is looking at it he's thinking"Um that's crooked as a dogs leg.
My dad made me and himself one of these, just a simple hook on a pole we leave in the bed of our trucks so we dont need to jump in to reach stuff thats slid to the front. Its especially nice because we both run a roll up tonneau cover, so when something slid to the front I needed to either roll it up or slide into the bed under the cover to grab it. I havent done it yet but I plan to put two U-hooks or something on the bed rail to keep this sitting on it. Pretty simple but really handy.
Blstr88
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She manages to find her way into most of the pictures I take around the property...never far away that one! Very photogenic at least.
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Here's an on-the-spot tool I put together about 25 years ago. The problem was getting wound-up grass and string, etc out of my 6 ft rototiller tines without cutting myself in the process or wasting all day. The sharp birdsbeak and the backslope of this tool blade allows me to hook onto wound up grass and rip it right off. What used to take forever now takes a few minutes.
It's a flat blade from Austria that I got as a surplus item from one of those knife catalogs. I think Smoky Mtn Knifeworks. The handle is the remainder of a broken maul handle and I cut a table saw kerf in it to accept the blade. I keep it razor sharp with a chainsaw file.
It does double duty as a weed cutter for marestail on the edges of farm fields. With a sharp edge, I can reach in and hook the stem and easily cut it off.
It's a flat blade from Austria that I got as a surplus item from one of those knife catalogs. I think Smoky Mtn Knifeworks. The handle is the remainder of a broken maul handle and I cut a table saw kerf in it to accept the blade. I keep it razor sharp with a chainsaw file.
It does double duty as a weed cutter for marestail on the edges of farm fields. With a sharp edge, I can reach in and hook the stem and easily cut it off.
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How do you sharpen the inside radius for cutting bailing twine, or do you ever need it to be sharp. I sure could have used one of those over the years.
