New tools you've bought recently?

[Rick W]

Not that bodily fluids and such aren't interesting, I thought I'd show how I'm improving my new to me lift. It was quite awhile ago that I got it here, sometime last summer. I don't have concrete to mount it on so I'm welding together a skeleton frame that will (hopefully) hold it from collapsing or tilting when a vehicle is on it. Over the last couple weeks (months) I've been gathering material and cutting and grinding rust off, prepping for welding. Was hoping to have it done this past weekend....
Yeah, right!
I dug out my old Sears stick welder. It actually works after sitting for 35 years. And its probably about 70 years old...
Got everything temporarily mounted and tacked it together. Will finish welding when it warms up again.View attachment 124262View attachment 124263View attachment 124264View attachment 124265

Safety first, not challenging you. Give us a better idea what you’re doing. Just take out a flat sheet of paper, as if you were looking from the top, and show where the posts are, and show where these horizontal extensions will be, and how long. If it is a four post lift, that base frame should look something like a tic-tac-toe board Maybe. If it is a two post lift, you need the long extensions out the front and the back, long, and then you also need extensions out the side. But the extensions out the side, I would do them in a V as you’re looking down on them, and again I’m talking long extensions

Is that a center lift 2 Post, or a four corner four post lift? If it’s a center lift two post, I don’t know if you’re finished yet, but what I see in the picture isn’t anywhere near long enough or strong enough to keep that thing from folding over.

When you set it in concrete, and bolt it into the concrete, not only does the concrete hold the post straight up and down, it acts as a huge mass to keep them from tilting over. If you’re just going to run steel crosswise, I would think it would have to go out at least five or 6 feet, and you’re looking at at least 4 inch beam or tube members, and then put in angle struts from the front and the back, and from the sides. And that’s a wild ass guess without running any numbers

You get the idea. I don’t mean to sound like a no at all or any criticism of you. I just don’t understand exactly what you’re doing, and TRS doesn’t need any squished members.

 

[Curious Hound]

David will help you break them. Even bring his new sledgehammer. a lot of things are looking like geodes to him now that he has that hammer...

AJ

I've often heard that when you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail. I guess geode works just as well.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Safety first, not challenging you. Give us a better idea what you’re doing. Just take out a flat sheet of paper, as if you were looking from the top, and show where the posts are, and show where these horizontal extensions will be, and how long. If it is a four post lift, that base frame should look something like a tic-tac-toe board Maybe. If it is a two post lift, you need the long extensions out the front and the back, long, and then you also need extensions out the side. But the extensions out the side, I would do them in a V as you’re looking down on them, and again I’m talking long extensions

Is that a center lift 2 Post, or a four corner four post lift? If it’s a center lift two post, I don’t know if you’re finished yet, but what I see in the picture isn’t anywhere near long enough or strong enough to keep that thing from folding over.

When you set it in concrete, and bolt it into the concrete, not only does the concrete hold the post straight up and down, it acts as a huge mass to keep them from tilting over. If you’re just going to run steel crosswise, I would think it would have to go out at least five or 6 feet, and you’re looking at at least 4 inch beam or tube members, and then put in angle struts from the front and the back, and from the sides. And that’s a wild ass guess without running any numbers

You get the idea. I don’t mean to sound like a no at all or any criticism of you. I just don’t understand exactly what you’re doing, and TRS doesn’t need any squished members.

I'll start a thread on this later this week. Hopefully answer some questions and gain some objective criticisms.

 

[sgtsandman]

I keep hearing about "range extenders" and have been thinking about ways to incorporate something similar to my truck on long trips with friends.

This is what I came up with:

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I need to get another one of those. I have one hanging in the garage but it's old. So, the hose integrity might not be what is used to be...

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Uh… so… steel workbench (upside-down), torch set and air compressor…

And a pair of new F-250/350 brake boosters…

 

[scotts90ranger]

If anyone is even considering a "surface conditioning tool" from Harbor Freight, they're clearancing out of the Bauer version since they just released the Hercules version, for $60 you are basically buying the drums and getting the tool for free... I just bought a spare, might try for another tomorrow at a different store...

 

[97RangerXLT]

Well not very recently, but I forgot to report this buy:

NOCO - 1000A Lithium Jump Starter - GB40

The GB40 is a portable lithium-ion battery jump starter booster pack that delivers 1,000-amps for jump starting a car, boat, trucks and more.

no.co

also got a carrying case for it on Amazon:

Amazon.com: NOCO GBC013 Boost Sport and Plus EVA Protection Case for GB20 and GB40 UltraSafe Lithium Jump Starters : Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry

Buy NOCO GBC013 Boost Sport and Plus EVA Protection Case for GB20 and GB40 UltraSafe Lithium Jump Starters: Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases

www.amazon.com

Not sure of the age of my Edge's battery and decided to get this to keep in the car. the Ranger's battery is going on 6 years old as well, so may grab it for any trips I take in the Ranger this year as well.

AJ

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

I finally got a chance to use this. Its been sitting in storage for probably 10 years or more...
I added a 90° elbow to the air inlet. Makes the shutoff and oiler compact and less likely to get hit.

 

[Rick W]

I finally got a chance to use this. Its been sitting in storage for probably 10 years or more...
I added a 90° elbow to the air inlet. Makes the shutoff and oiler compact and less likely to get hit.View attachment 124548View attachment 124549

I got one four or five years ago. I made a thick plywood plate and I screwed it into the wall above my paint bench, very securely. It was at the same time I was running PVC all around the shop to all the different places I might use air or want to blow something off. Yeah, that’s 75% done too…

 

[ryan]

I've been pretty certain of it since we moved, but planning for an engine swap I had to confirm - I've got a nice steel Ibeam in my garage. Going to pick up a trolley and hoist from harbor freight tomorrow. Anyone have their hoist? One one hand it seems the kind of thing that's perfect to buy at HF - don't use it a ton and dont want to spend for high quality. But I also don't want it to break while I have a driveline hanging from it either

 

[scotts90ranger]

You talking one of the electric hoists or a chain hoist? I have both, don't have much time on the electric one but it seems to work fine, I haven't tested it too much. The chain hoists are fine, I have no complaints and got it used and have abused it a bit and it's good...

 

[Shran]

My buddy has the gantry crane from Harbor Freight and he put their electric hoist on it. We have lifted some pretty heavy stuff with it including a couple Jeep tubs and an Early Bronco body. It had no problem with that. My only complaint is that it moves pretty quick so small height adjustments can be a bit touchy.

 

[ryan]

Chain host, the electric ones don't look like they'd hook up correctly to the beam trolley. But I do have electric in my ceiling if I want to get an electric one

 

[Shran]

I have a chain hoist from somewhere else (northern tool I think) but it's the same thing Harbor Freight sells. Works fine, I don't think you'd have a problem with it.

 

[sgtsandman]

I have one of their chain hoists and it has been working well so far. I bought mine to switch out the fiberglass cap on the 2019 for the canvas cage and roof top tent. The cage and RTT aren't so bad but that cap is a heavy S.O.B. for as small as it is.