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The garage was full and I need some space for my projects. :roll:
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I bought three commercial lots and 5000 square feet of derelict building.
The roof leaks, it has a dirt floor, one wall is missing and it's full of stuff.
I've got my work cut out for me, but with any luck, it will serve its purpose.
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I have no doubt whatever needs doing will get done. What a fantastic cave. Wow. You could get lost in there for a long time...
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What are you like at layin concrete?
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My 20,000 lb tractor would kill a concrete floor.
Coldman wrote:What are you like at layin concrete?
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More Concrete...
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WerkSpace wrote:My 20,000 lb tractor would kill a concrete floor.
Coldman wrote:What are you like at layin concrete?
Re-bar, lots of it! lol
Go break something, then you can weld it back the right way.

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Fat Bob wrote:
WerkSpace wrote:My 20,000 lb tractor would kill a concrete floor.
Coldman wrote:What are you like at layin concrete?
Re-bar, lots of it! lol
LOL!
Steel floor, with concrete finish...
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You can NEVER have too much shop space!
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I've decided that climbing up and down ladders to get on to the roof for maintenance sucks.
So, I've decided to make a set of stairs to get up there, from inside the building. ;)
I looked into the cost of roof hatches and they are pricey. $3000 +

I'm going to re-purpose a deep freezer in order to fabricate my new roof hatch.
The idea is to cut it and make some flaps that can be screwed to the roof.
The door lid even has a light inside, so that I can see where I'm going.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=59&v=BbhNiUC0OQg
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@Werkspace - Love to see the final result with that hatch project!
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I bought a 4X4 diesel loader for $1500 for my Man Cave.
http://www.antiquefarming.com/PDF/caseloader.pdf
Moving things around just got easier.
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Wow. You wouldn't want to miss the door. :)
It would be worse than emus kickin your dunny down. :lol:
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It's hard to get much information on these 1960's 4X4 machines.
The PDF that I have is for the four cylinder and mine is a six cylinder.
If I ever decide to knock down this building, I have the machine for the job.
It has 40,000 lbs of pushing/pulling power. plus 6,000 lbs of lift capability.
Coldman wrote:Wow. You wouldn't want to miss the door. :)
It would be worse than emus kickin your dunny down. :lol:
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I have a mate that trades and repairs these old timers. If you let me know the make and model I will ask if he has a manual for it.
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Thanks for the offer, but I found a service manual on eBay.
In the meantime, this loader needs a bath and some paint.
Coldman wrote:I have a mate that trades and repairs these old timers. If you let me know the make and model I will ask if he has a manual for it.
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My Case backhoe is newer, but still old. My choices are Beauregard Equipment in Colchester VT, (no relation I know of), or Town Line in Plainfield NH, (closer). They get everything I can ask for, even a service, parts, and operators manual.
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Thanks Bill. I bought the service manual yesterday and the operator's manual today. Ebay is a very cool way to shop.
Bill Beauregard wrote:My Case backhoe is newer, but still old. My choices are Beauregard Equipment in Colchester VT, (no relation I know of), or Town Line in Plainfield NH, (closer). They get everything I can ask for, even a service, parts, and operators manual.
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:o

Words cannot express my jealousy.
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I picked up a pair of 14' steel sliding doors for my man cave yesterday.
The price was $125 each. Definitely better than the cost of materials.

On Thursday, I'm off to see a bucket for the loader.
My plans are slowly coming together. Evolution...
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nathan wrote::o

Words cannot express my jealousy.
Same here....
I weld stainless, stainless and more stainless...Food Industry, sanitary process piping, vessels, whatever is needed, I like to make stuff.
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The JD755B bucket arrived today. 2.25 cubic yards. It weighs 2300lbs.
The loader can lift 6000lbs. so I'm still in the usable range.
Dimensions are 87"W X 50"H X 48"Deep

The bucket pin centers are identical to my loader.
It shouldn't take too much modification to match everything up.
I've decided to leave the bucket size as is. It's not as big as I first thought.

A bit of lathe work to make insert spacers for the bottom pins.
and some welding and fabrication to make up the top pin mounts.
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That would be pretty slick and resourceful!
I weld stainless, stainless and more stainless...Food Industry, sanitary process piping, vessels, whatever is needed, I like to make stuff.
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Leave the ribs tall. You can create open hooks, and add hanging forks, very handy. The forks you have will never get used without a quick attach. Convert them to hook, and you can drive up to scoop them off the ground.
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I've edited the bucket pics.
With a few modifications, it should fit fine.
It's actually really close to the size that I was looking for.
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