Staying busy in the snow....
02-09-2010, 12:09 PM
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Staying busy in the snow....
Sorry they are a little late....but we have been busy as shit pushing snow.
The truck that I filed a mechanics lien on, still waiting on title.
The plow was taken off a customers truck after he had a car hit him head on at 45mph. Literally pushed two parking lots on a brand new plow before totalling the truck. Insurance adjuster never had it picked up, so it became mine in exchange for the storage fees.
Obviously the mounts were trashed from the wreck, but you can do anything with a Mig welder, plasma cutter, and a BFH.
Of course this truck had been sitting for almost a year with a broken radiator and a heavy misfire, a few used plug wires and a used radiator got that shit fixed right up. Had a truck in the yard that carried a nice two core radiator, and picked it up for 50 bucks. 250 dollar radiator for 50 bucks is pretty good I presume.....never got too hot even when pushing this heavy shit for 10 hrs straight.
Gravely MA210, this one is a '72 model with an 8hp Kohler.
it was sitting for six years before I got it, and the clutches were seized, which caused it to shear the input shaft when a chunk of ice went through.
Welded it up to make it through the day, then had to buy 200 bucks worth of parts to fix it....
All the controls and modules for the plow were long gone on the truck when it went to the junkyard, so I had to make my own. Not too bad for going to Radio Shack 10 min before closing and half assing it.....version 2.0 is in the works now.
After pushing for three days, I finally had a break and pulled the truck in to service it. I wondered why the fan was hitting every time I hit reverse lol. Both engine mounts were broken in half, and the trans mount was not attached. The engine was literally just laying there with no support. New mounts and she is back in bidness.
The truck that I filed a mechanics lien on, still waiting on title.
The plow was taken off a customers truck after he had a car hit him head on at 45mph. Literally pushed two parking lots on a brand new plow before totalling the truck. Insurance adjuster never had it picked up, so it became mine in exchange for the storage fees.
Obviously the mounts were trashed from the wreck, but you can do anything with a Mig welder, plasma cutter, and a BFH.
Of course this truck had been sitting for almost a year with a broken radiator and a heavy misfire, a few used plug wires and a used radiator got that shit fixed right up. Had a truck in the yard that carried a nice two core radiator, and picked it up for 50 bucks. 250 dollar radiator for 50 bucks is pretty good I presume.....never got too hot even when pushing this heavy shit for 10 hrs straight.
Gravely MA210, this one is a '72 model with an 8hp Kohler.
it was sitting for six years before I got it, and the clutches were seized, which caused it to shear the input shaft when a chunk of ice went through.
Welded it up to make it through the day, then had to buy 200 bucks worth of parts to fix it....
All the controls and modules for the plow were long gone on the truck when it went to the junkyard, so I had to make my own. Not too bad for going to Radio Shack 10 min before closing and half assing it.....version 2.0 is in the works now.
After pushing for three days, I finally had a break and pulled the truck in to service it. I wondered why the fan was hitting every time I hit reverse lol. Both engine mounts were broken in half, and the trans mount was not attached. The engine was literally just laying there with no support. New mounts and she is back in bidness.
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Re: Staying busy in the snow....
We may have been drinking a little last night and thought it needed some paint.....
this was deemed too offensive and became a larger set of flames...
It was a through and through 10mm....
and all custom creations need to be named....
this was deemed too offensive and became a larger set of flames...
It was a through and through 10mm....
and all custom creations need to be named....
See More beer makes everything better. :P
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