Squarebody CHOP Shop

[Truckman4life]

With all due respect, isn't that the first thing you learn in like high school shop class? ( If you had lifts)

Literally it was a day one safety item.

Lol. Hey now I didn't have high school auto shop. The one I have is actually supposed to auto lock. Like you hear the dogs locking as it goes up. And I swear I set it down on them that day too then I come in the next day and it's all leaned over sideways so now I'm paranoid about it and I visually check them and I don't leave stuff up in the air if possible.

 

[beags86]

Lol. Hey now I didn't have high school auto shop. The one I have is actually supposed to auto lock. Like you hear the dogs locking as it goes up. And I swear I set it down on them that day too then I come in the next day and it's all leaned over sideways so now I'm paranoid about it and I visually check them and I don't leave stuff up in the air if possible.

Yeah. I guess I'm always so freaked out I always wiggle it and then check the locks.
Even an auto lock lift.
No shop class in Wisconsin? What the heck? Did they offer cheese making instead?

 

[diesel4me]

The vocational school I went to only had the real old style in ground lifts that had one huge piston with a pair of arms on the top,two of them ,one lifted the front of the car,the other one the rear,and they had two control levers ,you had to manipulate them to get each end to raise up the same amount--it was difficult to see what the rear one was doing,the controls were mounted on the floor in front of the vehicle!..

More than once a student lifted a car up and let the rear raise way up compared to the front,and the car slid forward off the lift arms and crashed them into the oil pan or transmission--if they hadn't jammed there,the car could slide right off both lift pistons and land on the guy operating the controls..
I was surprised they even allowed that type of lift to be installed in a shop class..but I guess they were popular at many service stations then,and they wanted kids to be familiar with operating them..
99% of that type were ripped out after they leaked into the ground at gas stations--they just kept adding fluid instead of repairing leaky seals or hydraulic piping & fittings..

 

[Truckman4life]

Yeah. I guess I'm always so freaked out I always wiggle it and then check the locks.
Even an auto lock lift.
No shop class in Wisconsin? What the heck? Did they offer cheese making instead?

Haha! I went to private school all we had was welding and wood shop. Yeah all our trucks are loaded weird being service trucks and stuff. Sometimes way heavy on one end or the other. The bucket trucks I used to work on would push 18-20k. They were fun on a two post lift.

 

[kennyw]

Yes, I always drop the lift back down on the locks before working in anything. The first night after getting everything finished, I left this parts truck up in the air overnight as a final test to be sure my anchors were holding.



I'm really enjoying all the free time I have from not driving into the office this week. I finished tearing the parts truck down and have it loaded to haul off for scrap.

 

[kennyw]

Air hose reel respooled, mounted in the rafters, and connected to the compressor.



Side project that was long overdue creating a set of sporklift forks for moving empty feeders and water tanks (light duty 300 lb limit based on what the small loader can handle).







Then today, on to cutting up the first round of firewood from the logging pile (and yes, I called in favors if you remember the rescue if that Ford Ranger) .

 

[kennyw]

Pulled the trail cam footage today and found this guy.

 

[beags86]

I assume that's a wolf? Not a coyote.

 

[kennyw]

I assume that's a wolf? Not a coyote.

No, just a healthy coyote. No wolves in this area.

 

[beags86]

No, just a healthy coyote. No wolves in this area.

Hmm.. first I thought yote, but then the ears made me think maybe wolf. Then I thought a wolf would be cooler to post up. . Lol.

 

[MWjr]

Nice shop space you got there. What’s the size of your large door? Looks like a good width for moving stuff in and out

 

[kennyw]

Nice shop space you got there. What’s the size of your large door? Looks like a good width for moving stuff in and out

12 x 14 according to the plans.

 

[imiceman44]

12 x 14 according to the plans.

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Shit you can get a semi inside 13'6" high

 

[MWjr]

12 x 14 according to the plans.

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I’m planning my building currently. Do you think a 10’ wide door would be sufficient for how you use your space?

 

[diesel4me]

I have a 10 x 10 door on my garage,and wish it was 12 x 12 often..

But I get by OK with a 10 foot wide door,if I had a ramp truck or was backing in a trailer or a motor home bigger would be a lot better..
I have bashed the door jambs with my plow a few times and its only about 8 foot wide,if that..

 

[sweetk30]

i have a 10x10 and a 8x8 . for my use the 10x10 is best and wish the 8x8 was a 10x10 .

i worked on a truck with almost 20" lift and 46" tires and it fit in my 10x10 door .

shop is 50 wide by 28 deep . wish it was mid 30 deep tho . but its o.k. it was already here and setup .

also go 14ft inside or more for the lift section . 12ft is dam tight for lift install . or do the section with special rafters boxed out for more head room . i am 12ft tall first 18ft inside then 9ft 6in the rest .

 

[kennyw]

Shit you can get a semi inside 13'6" high

Previous owner was a truck mechanic and welder for a living and I'm sure he had a few in there at some point.

 

[kennyw]

I’m planning my building currently. Do you think a 10’ wide door would be sufficient for how you use your space?

The small doors are ok with 10 wide pulling a vehicle through but I prefer the 12 wide door for the trailer.

 

[sweetk30]

ya the 8x8 door i have is tight with the k30 and 8ft blade on it . but i can get it in that bay if i need to .

 

[kennyw]

Spent a couple hours on organizing the pile of transmissions and a few other little things tonight.