Working on the Hydraulic Lift Table

[HorseFixer 2,013]

Started Working On The Hydraulic Lift Table Today. Had To Fire Up Old Hobart And Get Her Burnin Ran Out Of Wire had to go buy a 10lb spool Damn they don't give that away at $27.98 Kinda spoiled cause National Standard Co. is a block away from my house and I usually get some donations from friends of mine who work there. but on a weekend with no advance notice kinda hard to get the freebies! Anyways after It was assembled "as I suspected" I will need to space the wheels out further kinda like "OUTRIGGERS" but for now I put a 100lb lead weight at the handle. I will clean up the shop tomorrow and roll a horse up on there and see how it is. If it will be stable enough I will be putting 5 horses on the platform tomorrow!

[Rollerman 290]

Duke looks good & you sure can put down a nice bead. :thumbs:

[KyBlue 655]

Looks good so Far. Keep up the work

[Suburban 550 28]

Pretty nice lookin' bead there, Duke. Shop looks a lot neater since you cleaned up your act. Alot easier to find things I bet. :thumbs:

[TJ 184]

Most excellent!

I'm going to head down to KCC and see if they can teach an old dog how to lay down a bead like that.

[HorseFixer 2,013]

Thanks Guy's! Well I'm not as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was! Personally the welds are okay I guess, but I'm my own worse critic! I used to be a little better and steadier on the the torch. Ole age does things with yer eYe's I had to go and get a lighter lens for my helmet went from a #10 to a #8 Cause I couldn't see a damn thing I'm in a race against time...... I have many tractors to restore and what I mean is every year I'm getting older, how long these Ole' eYe's will be able to see and the body can take it is a crap shoot. I shoulda found this hobby 20 years ago when I had more energy! I have to push myself every day "Sound Familiar"? I have been on the garage clean up and stable project for almost 4 months now straight, every spare hr is out in the garage, to be honest with you it's getting damn old, and I'm getting burned out! The fun part will be starting to finally work on some of these TRACTORS. The 701 has to get ready for the show and time is running out. <_< Well back out in the stable I go, gotta get the rest of the tractors in the stable today and the rest on the Platform! again! :lol:

[Suburban 550 28]

I know how it is to have to push yourself everyday. Don't forget I'm older than you. I hope you know the show is getting closer and you still didn't start on the 701 yet. :thumbs:

[HorseFixer 2,013]

I know how it is to have to push yourself everyday. Don't forget I'm older than you. I hope you know the show is getting closer and you still didn't start on the 701 yet.

Ray you can count the Duke down <_< but don't count him out cause you will loose! The 701 will be finished setting next to yer's! :thumbs:

[sorekiwi 761]

Ole age does things with yer eYe's I had to go and get a lighter lens for my helmet went from a #10 to a #8 Cause I couldn't see a damn thing

Funny you should say that Duke. I'm in the same boat. I tried wearing my reader glasses under my helmet during the weekend, and it helped a bit, but I started thinking about getting a different shade for the helmet - as soon as the arc starts, I cant see a frickin' thing.

And to cap it off, I had to put on my glasses to read the numbers on a torque wrench today! Getting old is a *****... :whistle:

[HorseFixer 2,013]

Funny you should say that Duke. I'm in the same boat. I tried wearing my reader glasses under my helmet during the weekend, and it helped a bit, but I started thinking about getting a different shade for the helmet - as soon as the arc starts, I cant see a frickin' thing.

And to cap it off, I had to put on my glasses to read the numbers on a torque wrench today! Getting old is a *****...

Mike I have been doing some cking and Northern Tool sells a auto darkening helmet for 54.00 and it has GREAT REVIEWS!! Go there and click on the helmet and then read the reviews and features of the helmet and a great price at that. I have a Optrel Twisty and it wasn't working it wouldn't darken!!!! Just this last weekend I found that you have to put the helmet under a light to recharge the capacitors every so often <_< if ya dont it will F*&k the helmet up and so forth. Sure enough I took my lense out and put the photo cells face up under my florecent light laying on a clean rag on my grinder and guess what it works now!!!!!!!!! they sure didnt tell me that 6 years ago when I purchased it! anyways thats the Dukes tip of the day!