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Posted by Jim Wilkins on April 21, 2008, 8:42 am
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> How would I flip it over once it is made to determin/weld the axle(s)?
Add a bolt or ball receiver or something in the center of the rear
crosspiece. You can use that and the tongue to lift it and rotate it
around its lengthwise axis. When you get stuck in some impossibly
tight place or hung up on a rock you can use a farm jack there to lift
and shove the trailer sideways to get out. My trailer weighs only 400
Lbs and I flip it upside down once a year to spray for rust and grease
the wheel bearings.
If you use a tree branch for lifting, run the rope further up over a
crotch in the main trunk and tie off to the base of that or another
tree. Then the force on the branch will be back toward the trunk
instead of downward and it will be much less likely to break. I've
put large stainless steel eyes and rope cleats in my most useful
trees.
Jim Wilkins
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Posted by Gerald Miller on April 20, 2008, 6:40 pm
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On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:54:45 -0700 (PDT), stryped
>I am admittently a little new to arc welding. ALl my projects have
>been with my 130 amp mig Hobart welder.
>
>6 years ago just to do it I build a 12x16 shed entirely out of 2 inch
>square tubing. The rood and everyrhing. It has stood up to severe
>weather. I welded it with the Hobart and flux core wire.
>
>Using the same welder I have built a tow behind sprayer trailer for my
>lawn mower. I welded a side jack to my dad's trailer. Welded his
>bushog.
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>Got mad when vandals messed with my mailbox and made one out of 3 inch
>square tubing.
>
Nothing but? I'll bet that would break their bat!
>I am sure there were others.
>
>Again, most of this was with mig. I have been practicing with stick.
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada
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Posted by Ignoramus22545 on April 20, 2008, 3:58 pm
Please log in for more thread options > stryped wrote:
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>> What other projects?
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> Stryped,
>
> I *think* this is what he was driving at! IF you have not "built" any
> other projects you may need to start with something with a bit less
> liability risk should something go wrong.
I thought that stryped wanted to build some kind of a lift.
I agree with many remarks that you made.
i
> Tell us about some of your welding repairs, especially those that held
> up under hard service for a long time.
>
> A trailer takes a real beating up and down the road hitting pot / chug
> holes everywhere. A load on the trailer, the only reason for having a
> trailer in the first place, increases the strains and stresses on the
> steel *and welds*. Sometimes they *may* have a tendency to "fishtail"
> and dance all over the road, having a tendency to flop the towing
> vehicle around with its gyrations. Under these circumstances you could
> very easily lose control of the towing vehicle and wind up in the ditch
> - or worse, a river - with the tractor on top of you.
>
> Several of us probably think you should build a trailer to tow behind
> your riding lawn mower before you build one to haul an 8N tractor up and
> down the road with.
>
> Perhaps, in the mean time you should just buy a good factory built
> trailer WITH BRAKES. ;-)
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Posted by pyotr filipivich on April 22, 2008, 3:58 am
Please log in for more thread options I missed the Staff meeting, but the Memos showed that Gunner Asch
in rec.crafts.metalworking :
>
>>> Its been that way since gas became the #1 fuel.
>>>
>>> Gas in California for 87 octane, averages about $3.75 at the moment. A
>>> bit cheaper at AM-PM and so forth.
>>
>>I just paid $4.12 at the Shell station on Rye Canyon and I-5.
>
>
>For what grade?
>
>And did you drive a mile or so off the freeway and price gas at a
>station noted to be cheaper than the usually high priced Shell fuel?
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>I bought AMPM 87 octane on Lyons Ave Saturday..for $3.89
>
>Its about a mile off the freeway. Near one of my favorite 99c stores
>
>Perhaps this may be of help?
>
>http://www.gasbuddy.com/
>http://www.aaa.com/scripts/WebObjects.dll/ZipCode.woa/wa/route?rclub=4&stop=yes&rurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.aaa-calif.com%2fcorpinfo%2ffuel%2findex.aspx
>
>I should mention that I paid $3.68 at the AM-PM on Central Ave at
>Mission Blvd in Ontario the day before.
>
>Gas prices are exceptionally variable in California.
I've a costco membership, so I'll scope out where the Costco gas
stations are, especially on long trips. I figure driving a mile or so
off the freeway to save ~10 to 20 cents a gallon is a deal, especially
when tanking up.
If I get a Motorcycle again, I'll be a whole lot less picky. I
figured out last time, it wasn't worth the effort to save a few cents
on a fill up of at most two gallons.
tschus
pyotr
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"I had just been through hell and must have looked like death warmed
over walking into the saloon, because when I asked the bartender
whether they served zombies he said, ‘Sure, what'll you have?'"
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Posted by Leon Fisk on April 22, 2008, 2:01 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:58:32 -0800, pyotr filipivich
> If I get a Motorcycle again, I'll be a whole lot less picky. I
>figured out last time, it wasn't worth the effort to save a few cents
>on a fill up of at most two gallons.
It still hurts like hell when a $10 spot won't fill it up...
First road bike was a 1976 Honda 550-4cyl ~34 mpg. The
second one was a 1978 Honda 550-4cyl ~38 mpg. My current
bike is a 1986 Honda Magna VF700C. It will get 48 mpg if I
just pussy-foot around with it. Pull out on the highway and
crank it up to 70 mph and it will get ~43 mpg.
You would be better off getting a Toyota Yaris if you want
good gas mileage. At least you can still use that during the
winter...
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Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
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