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I like to hang shelves--a lot of them. If you hang them from the ceiling, they need to be firmly attached. The blocks that the shelves are attached to have 16d spikes driven through and a 16d has a shear strength of 1.5 tons The shelves themselves are cleated to the rear wall covering nailed into the studs. The front rail is two layers of 3/4 plywood laminated with staggered joints. the plywood has a rabbeted lip so the shelf fits flush at the front and you have a handy place to screw the shelf to the support rail. because of that , they assemble super fast  You can see that there are no under supports on the floor and that makes it easy to keep clean I keep them about 24 inches off the floor for the super heavy stuff. For a four shelf unit 16 inches wide, it takesexactly1,5 sheets of plywood including the shelf supports. The units you see are 64 feet long and they were gang cut with a worm drive saw while in a plywood pile [cutting four shelves with one stroke] . I did it in about eight hours total start to final assembly.

 

 Make sure that you use deck screws and not drywall screws for assembly of the front support rails to the vertical front stile [vertical] supports The drywall screws will not hold the weight that you are likely to place on these shelves.I picked the Roughneck by Rubbermaid for my storage tub. They have a lifetime warranty and fit  three nice and tight between the supports

 

 I knew this single stage [nearly new condition] was hiding in this section of the barn, but because of bad housekeeping it was not accessible. I am re-organizing the barn now and cannot believe how much better it all works once the shelves are neatened up...

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ztnoo

Could you give us some longer distance shots of the wall or whole assembly?

It will help visual the total concept a little better.

I generally like your ideas and method of execution.

What's the height to "the square" of the garage/shed/pole barn???

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Shynon

Here's my Harbor freight high lift motorcycle stand with a few mods. I could not lift tractor high enough to put on my table so  I added 6" . It removes with 2 bolts and slides right out, steel plate on top also comes off with 4 bolts, Shown lifting my 1054 off my table. I have also cut open the bottom of the table and installed some 4"pvc pipe to hold misc. steel stock, also cut a rectangle  for other steel.  More to come as I am reorganizing my garage again after seeing some of the great ideas here.

 

 

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DennisThornton
1 hour ago, Shynon said:

Here's my Harbor freight high lift motorcycle stand with a few mods. I could not lift tractor high enough to put on my table so  I added 6" . It removes with 2 bolts and slides right out, steel plate on top also comes off with 4 bolts, Shown lifting my 1054 off my table. I have also cut open the bottom of the table and installed some 4"pvc pipe to hold misc. steel stock, also cut a rectangle  for other steel.  More to come as I am reorganizing my garage again after seeing some of the great ideas here.

 

 

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This got my attention!  Never thought about using that to lift a GT!  Initially I think I would have extended the post instead but never-the-less I'm intrigued.  Seems to have issues with mid mount attachments but I wonder if that could be addressed...  Maybe used to only lift but then some special TALL jack stands

Hey!  Thanks for sharing! 

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953 nut
1 hour ago, DennisThornton said:

have issues with mid mount attachments

I think the balance point on most :wh: would be behind the mid mount.

3 hours ago, Shynon said:

installed some 4"pvc pipe to hold misc. steel stock, also cut a rectangle  for other steel.

Very good idea, I have a similar roll around; your royalty check will be in the mail.  :ychain: 

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DennisThornton
5 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

I think the balance point on most :wh: would be behind the mid mount.

Very good idea, I have a similar roll around; your royalty check will be in the mail.  :ychain: 

OK.  I know you're good for it but I'd rather trade for further ideas. 

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ohiofarmer

I have that Harbor freight high position  jack as well, and once considered how cool it would be to copy the geometry on the thing and make a big version of it using this larger 8 ton jack they sell as an upgrade to their engine crane.  http://www.harborfreight.com/8-ton-long-ram-air-hydraulic-jack-94562.html 

 Once i rebuilt the Southworth 42" lift height lift table, that idea died pretty quickly

 

  I have read reviews of people lifting loads close to the 1500 pound "capacity" of that lift, but I am not comfortable attempting it. Of course, an unbalanced load lifted up high and applying twist from horsing with a big wrench could lead to some Red Green style disasters.

 

I do like your mods, Dennis. Using that add on or others you could make an engine stand of adjustable height, welding table, or any number of things

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Shynon
19 hours ago, ohiofarmer said:

I have that Harbor freight high position  jack

After seeing yours I and seen the possibilities, I had to have one. I think this will work nicely in my shop

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Shynon

Well after throwing my back out picking up a sickle mower, used a 25% off coupon and picked up this nice little lift table. Now just need to remember to use it.

 

 

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ztnoo

What is the rated lifting capacity of the HF lift?

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Shynon
1 hour ago, ztnoo said:

What is the rated lifting capacity of the HF lift?

It is 500lbs. they also have one that is 1000lbs capacity

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AMC RULES

How do you get it under the sicke?  

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PeacemakerJack

Following @Professor1990‘S thread on his shop build made me think of this thread that @prondzy started a couple of winters ago.  I’ve been continuing to work in my garage trying to get the details taken care of to both store tractors, implements, and parts as well as having a functional heated space for winter projects. Being the “plow dog” that I am, I decided that I needed to find a good way to store my plows.  There are definitely tighter (more compact) ways of storing plows but I wanted something functional where I didn’t have to unpack a shelf to get out a plow.

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So, I bought some extra shelving from the local box store, used 2x4’s across the shelving brackets, installed a long 2x4 underneath and then drilled holes at the appropriate spacing.

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I am able to then select a plow, pull the pin and slide it out to go to work.  I’m trying to create more space in my garage for the next big event which is the installation of a furnace to heat the space.  Once the heat runs are all installed, then I can start to cover up the walls and ceilings with the appropriate coverings.  It is so awesome to be able to organize shop spaces for sure...

 

 

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ClassicTractorProfessor

@PeacemakerJack yes a well organized shop is a must have for our hobby, sure makes a guy feel good when he opens the door and sees it all coming together...thanks for digging this old thread out I had forgotten about it and probably some good ideas I had forgotten about as well hidden in it

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The Tuul Crib

Ok, here's the Tool Crib!

 

 

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PeacemakerJack

:text-yeahthat:Is a nice looking shop.  Tell us what some of your favorite features of your shop are...I’m liking that track light.  Awesome wood shop there too...

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953 nut

I have the good fortune of having two shops, one for woodworking and one for :wh: plus a small barn for storage.

The woodworking shop was our guest house prior to building our new house.

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The barn has room for seven on the main floor and lots of parts in the haymow.

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And the :wh: shop can hold a bunch of stallions.

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The Tuul Crib
1 hour ago, PeacemakerJack said:

:text-yeahthat:Is a nice looking shop.  Tell us what some of your favorite features of your shop are...I’m liking that track light.  Awesome wood shop there too...

I guess my favorite things of my shop is being air conditioned in the summer and heated in the winter!

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formariz

I use my two car garage part of house for my woodworking shop. A little disorganized now from the small flood we had. It occasionally doubles as a winery and distillery also. Tractor shop is in another shed which is a one car garage size.

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19richie66

Im with you @Shynon. I just got this about a month ago. Going to set it up with ramps on both sides to drive a tractor over it. Lifts about 6’ high and I believe it is rated about 1500lbs. 

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WHX??

:text-coolphotos: fellas.. blast cab looks like it doesn't get used Richard I best come and mafia it.

You got way to many plows  Josh especially when @Coulter Caleb don't plow no more.... I best mafia his too!. :lol: 

'Cept them kerosene and smudge pot heaters are gassing me out ....Be over this weekend Jack with a furnace get ready I want it fairly cleaned up for work.  Yer wife is on your case about gettin heat out there she's helping...then again heard she's the bread winner ..best send her to work! :ychain:

Speaking of shop cleanup a mouse told me Dan @Achto was cleaning out his garage...could this be true?? I'm gonna have a heart attack.....I'm thinkin he cleans up his act he won't know how to act and we won't see anymore choice :wh: roll out from it anymore....:D

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Shynon
10 minutes ago, WHX21 said:

@Coulter Caleb don't plow no more.... I best mafia his too!.

:ROTF::ROTF::ROTF:

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Achto
9 hours ago, WHX21 said:

Speaking of shop cleanup a mouse told me Dan @Achto was cleaning out his garage...could this be true??

 

This is a daunting task Jim, I hauled 3 heaping pick up truck loads out & I don't think that I have any more room now than I did before. Maybe I need a bigger truck, or have @pullstart show me how to load mine?:lol: Gonna keep digging though, I need room to work on this winter's resto project.

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PeacemakerJack

Dan—that’s a good idea.  I could use Kevin’s packing skills to load and haul all this junk to the dump!  I can’t wait to watch your next build Dan if it is the one that I’m thinking of...

 

Richard—I always like seeing that shop. One of the things I noticed in your shop was the dual ceiling fans.  I’m planning on installing one of those for sure.  

 

Jim—I/we will be ready for you.  Looking forward to getting this phase of the project done.  Sounds like I might have to put pad locks on my plows before Saturday...:D

 

Richie—I like that lift!  That is a real back saver and will have no problem getting your project at just the right height to make it easy accomplish the task at hand.  

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