[AT] tractor creeper

[Cecil Bearden]

As I have sorta got caught up on paperwork, I have been looking at a 
creeper that will go from sitting to laying either electrically or 
hydraulically.  There is one made that Mack trucks bought 10 of for 
their assembly line.  At the list price of $15K I don't think I will be 
getting one of those.   There is one made for aircraft use that is $1000 
plus shipping with a hand operated hydraulic pump.  I have been looking 
at one called made by whiteside mfg. that is manual, but I think I can 
add an electric actuator and use a small 12V battery to operate...  The 
price from Amazon was 1/2 of the company's website, so Amazon got the 
order. I contacted Whiteside and got a reply today that  they were 
coming out with a electric one 3rd quarter.  To me that means not now, 
and whenever.  So, as soon as the manual one gets here some measurements 
will be taken and maybe I can get going.   I use those old Stenographers 
chairs from the 50's and 60's that were made of real metal for rolling 
around working, but going from chair height to laying underneath and 
back takes more strength than I have anymore.  It also takes a lot of  
time!!!  Hopefully this won't be a career project.....
Cecil

On 3/22/2020 1:07 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> Congrats on the new baby!    Arriving a little early might be best for 
> sure.  Too late( or maybe impossible) to switch your plans to a 
> mid-wife so your wife doesn’t have to be exposed at the hospital to 
> the corona virus?  With a hospital full of very sick people, the 
> risk/benefit analysis for hospital delivery versus midwife delivery 
> changes quite a bit.
>
> Best of luck!
>
> Spencer
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Mar 22, 2020, at 7:04 AM, Henry Miller <hank at millerfarm.com> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> I've been in the shop when I can. Hard to finish anything though as I 
>> keep think I need to buy a new... Guess onto a different project.
>>
>> I can work from home, but since baby number 3 is due anytime now I 
>> planned to take next week off anyway.  I hope she comes before the 
>> hospitals get busy.
>>
>>
>> -- 
>>   Henry Miller
>>   hank at millerfarm.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 21, 2020, at 22:32, Spencer Yost wrote:
>>> Trying to settle into new routines I suppose.   I work from home so 
>>> my routine hasn’t really changed. The only thing I am unable to do 
>>> that I did with relative frequency is go out to dinner with family. 
>>>  That and shopping trips becoming less frequent and more like 
>>> military drills(have the list ready, two of you split the list, etc).
>>>
>>> Using this self isolation time to work a little more in the shop.   
>>> Haven’t gotten to the Pacer’s rear seal yet but did get my 1989 
>>> Kawasaki 454LTD torn down tonight for a valve adjustment I’ll finish 
>>> tomorrow.  I was going to sell it this spring but I guess not now.
>>>
>>> Also have one of the last three remaining red maple logs on the 
>>> sawmill too.   It’s running a bit out of adjustment so I had to stop 
>>> this afternoon and moved to the motorcycle.    BTW, that sawmill 
>>> thing was weird.   Sawed up white oak a few weeks ago and everything 
>>> was fine.   Not sure how it got out adjustment just sitting there.
>>>
>>> After the motorcycle I’ll get back to the sawmill tomorrow 
>>> afternoon, get it adjusted and finish the log that is on there.
>>>
>>> Oh and knocked off two big items on the honey do list.  COVID-19 is 
>>> good for productivity around the house anyways.
>>>
>>>
>>> Spencer
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Mar 21, 2020, at 10:53 PM, Bruce Fallon <bfallon at whidbey.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>> We can converse we are more than 6 feet away.Where did everyone go?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bruce Fallon
>>>>
>>>> Langley, WA 98260
>>>>
>>>>
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