New tools you've bought recently?

[lil_Blue_Ford]

I didn't know that such a thing even existed. The big wheels on my off road jack has been a game changer for working in the gravel driveway but it's movement is relatively static compared to a creeper.

I can see moving around, even with the bigger wheels being a problem. I'm looking forward to if the new wheels make a difference or not before I take the leap.

I put 6” casters like what came on that creeper on my engine hoist. Makes it easier to move around but it still doesn’t work well on gravel.

 

[sgtsandman]

I put 6” casters like what came on that creeper on my engine hoist. Makes it easier to move around but it still doesn’t work well on gravel.

Speaking of which, I'm considering a wheel change on my engine puller but I was thinking pneumatic or flat free tires. I'll need to take some measurements before I commit in order to make sure the base would clear the axles. The metal wheels it has just auger right into the dirt and gravel without a load on the puller, never mind it carrying a load.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Speaking of which, I'm considering a wheel change on my engine puller but I was thinking pneumatic or flat free tires. I'll need to take some measurements before I commit in order to make sure the base would clear the axles. The metal wheels it has just auger right into the dirt and gravel without a load on the puller, never mind it carrying a load.

I considered pneumatic tires, but flat free seem like a better choice for something like that. I think a much wider tire is needed than what I have to have any chance on gravel. I knew what I bought may or may not be great but it was what I could find that wasn’t excessively expensive at the time. I made brackets to mount them on my hoist where it only sat a little taller than it did with the original steel casters.

 

[gaz]

When I need to work on gravel (that I am permitted to level) I drop down a working pad/field of 2" thick pavers.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

When I need to work on gravel (that I am permitted to level) I drop down a working pad/field of 2" thick pavers.

I’ve been considering doing this now that I have a workshop. Also been considering trying to get my hands on a metal carport to put over it so I have something more useful than fighting the weather all the time. Eventually I’ll have a real garage up, but realistically that’s about 2-3 years out the way things have been going and I’m fed up with having nothing.