[AT] Weekend issues

[Len Rugen]

"Sometimes it takes me all day to
accomplish nothing."
Some days I try the wrong thing first and break something, I'd love to just get back to nothing! 

Len Rugen

rugenl at yahoo.com


 

    On Monday, September 19, 2016 3:30 PM, Indiana Robinson <robinson46176 at gmail.com> wrote:
 

 If I wanted wood ramp boards I think I would consider laminated engineered
lumber. Really strong stuff and no weak points.
If I ever was suspicious of loading boards / weight combinations I reduced
their length by half with blocks under the middle but with a warning.
Blocking under the middle can make one end or the other lift (and move) at
the end like at the truck bed. To prevent that movement the middle blocks
should be low enough that the middle of the boards can flex down a couple
of inches before contacting the support blocks. That keeps weight on both
ends of the board.
I needed a shortish pair of ramps for loading my Cub several years ago so I
made them out of a couple of pieces of light-ish "I" beam cut from a
removable mobile home hitch and used them flat. I cut a couple of 12"
pieces of an old "U" steel fence post and welded them across one end of
each ramp cup down. That sits on a support across the back of several
trailers. They will also work to roll logs onto my little Woodmizer sawmill
(if I ever get a chance to use it).
The Cub weighs about 1,800 pounds and it does not flex the ramps. They are
maybe 5' long.
I have not shown anything for several years but I think I can next year. I
finally completely quit the Atorvastatin and the Zetia both and at long
last actually feel like I am really healing. The Atorvastatin (Lipitor) was
really destructive on muscle tissue along with a whole basket-full of other
bad side effects. The Zetia was causing severe shortness of breath. My
regular Dr. is quite open minded about treatments but the cardiac folks all
seem to be playing a one string banjo... It largely involves a bad case of
denial of any side effects of those two drugs.If I croak more quickly from
not taking them it will still be better than the life I was living with the
side effects...
I could have asked son Scott to haul a tractor to a show and he has in the
past but he does a huge amount to keep us going as it is. He and I did
visit 3 nearby shows this summer together.
I saw a quote on-line this morning: "Sometimes it takes me all day to
accomplish nothing."  :-)


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On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 1:07 PM, <tmehrkam at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> You need to borrow better equipment. :-}
>
>    On Monday, September 19, 2016 8:44 AM, Cecil Bearden <
> crbearden at copper.net> wrote:
>
>
>  Sounds like the typical quality problems we endure these days. Cover the
> bottom of those ramps with a 1/8 sheet of steel or aluminum and they
> will hold together.  All the good lumber in the US is shipped
> overseas.  We get the crap.  Those senders were probably made in China
> or India.  Parts houses don't carry the fittings they used to.  Hardware
> stores are the best bet on that now...
>
> Cecil in Okla
>
>
> On 9/19/2016 12:42 AM, Dennis Johnson wrote:
> > All
> >
> > The last few days I have been hit with stupid little stuff.
> >
> > Borrowing my son's V10 Ram to haul some mowers to Okla. leaving 2 there
> with someone and hauling my Hustler back after doing some mowing there.
> >  V10 failed an oil pressure sender Wednesday near Ennis Tx. Changed it
> out in parts store parking lot, which was not fun on hot engine. This
> morning on the way to church the replacement sender also failed, putting a
> small stream of oil out the electrical connection, just like the first one
> did. Got replacement under warranty, but went to 6 places looking for 1/8
> NPT 45 elbow and could not find. Want to move sensor so I can get a wrench
> or sender socket on it. Finally found short nipple and coupling that should
> move it away from block slightly. Tomorrow morning will try to install the
> second sensor when engine is cool before I start it.
> > Yesterday I snapped one of the blade spindle housings in two pieces on
> my Hustler Fastrack SD mower. Was able to fine some replacement parts just
> before store closed. Was able to finish mowing this afternoon.
> > This weekend the 2 X 10 ramps I use to load mower failed near a knot
> hole. Friday I got a new 2 X 10, and it snapped in two pieces on Saturday.
> Yesterday got a second replacement on that also.
> >
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> >
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