Thanks John for the visit !! I repurpose materials for the majority of small to medium jobs here. This one is really going to be a real asset in and around the shop and the wood yard.
What you did not write your OUTSTANDING COMMENTS MON AMI ; ) Arc Welding 7018 is the BEST Sir and I LOVE IT !!! That ball hitch is going no were !!! Yes 7018 is expensive to use !!! Very nice to see you working under the sun ; ) Cheers !
Yes, we are having some real nice weather for a while Dave. It rained two days straight earlier this week though. Tee shirt weather for a few days now !! I really DO love the 7018 for projects that have to support weight. Awesome rod for sure mon ami.
We used it last week loading the two large loads of large oak up in the Big City of St Louis !! So it's already proved its benefits of keeping the load on center...especially on these smaller tractors where an offsided load can 'spring' the loader arms.
Had one of these for years. 3 ft section of 2x6 square tube. Heavy wall. Bolt welded upright in the end. Hole drilled 8 inches from end. We could drop a hitch pin in the hole that would also go through a hole in the fork. Allowed us to drive up to a 4 wheel wagon with a fork lift or skid steer. Run the 2x6 between the 2 parts of the wagon tongue till the bolt would catch in the upper part. Pull wagons all over the yard without getting off the tow unit.
Yes, I can see that as a great set up. Much easier to move a wagon that way...especially backing it into a spot. This is going to work great on the gooseneck trailers for sure. Thanks Alan for the input.
Yessir it will. Already used it last weekend loading the trailer with the big rounds. Much easier than the forks and putting pressure on the little tractor in a balanced manner. Enjoy the weekend as well Tom. Going back after the two big logs today.
When I was building custom flatbeds for a used truck dealer we had something similar with a ball hitch. My "jig"was a stripped truck frame. It had a coupler on the front so you would drive up raise the forks until the ball went into the coupler. The longest bed I built on it was 26'. Al B.
Sounds like a good set up Al. There's all kinds of variations of the idea I'm sure. I bet that was a rewarding job, building flatbeds and large projects like that.
I'm running a bi-metal blade on it and it does a great job. I think it's got a 16'' throat, but I might be wrong about that. I've cut 10'' channel and 8'' I beam with no problem. I don't even know how old it is Matt, but the cast frame and integral legs are quite unique.
@@mikeadams2339 I don't really know. I was thinking 1930's or 40's but I could be wrong. I never have looked it up Mike. It's a very heavy cast iron one piece base that someone buggered on a set of casters...very poorly too I may add.
I love the fact that you use Low Hydrogen welding rod. I'm not sure the kids today even know how to weld with it, as they seem to want to weld everything with MIG. I'm old school and don't trust the MIG weld as much as Lo-Hi.
If I fill a hole or a gap, I'll use a quick cooling 5p then brush the flux clean then cap it with 7018. Makes a good porous free weld. Of course I've never had an exray..... I use MIG on some stuff, but its not a 110v crackerbox, its a 230 amp Snap-on MIG and I run .030 or .035 pretty hot. If its a critical weld that's to support weight I always go lo-hy.
it works real good to push a trailer around, I hae a ball on my golf cart but it's not running now so I put a ball in the bucket of my little loader and just today I moved my trailer in close to the shop, I want to extend the bed by a foot or so and move the axle back a foot or so.
Heck yeah that's the way to do it !! I have a ball welded to the back of the bucket on the 580 Case backhoe for the same reason. Good luck with your trailer update Vernon.
It's a good accessory to have available, Ed. The lock pin through the hole is a good idea for sure. I may do that for the other set of forks on my skidsteer too. It will have the power to lift good size loads on the end of the forks. But on the smaller tractors, I need to lift heavy loads from close to the rear of the forks because of the much lower lift capacity, so the chain will hold it close.
I love the smell of 7018 in the morning! 😊😊😊 Was your Missus in the house with her hands over her eyes to protect her from the flash (just checking before the Safety Sallys ask)?? 😂😂😂
We have all our windows covered in the gamma ray protective yellow safety shield plexiglas sheets.....LOL. Actually I figured her eyesight must have been pretty bad since I met her or else she wouldn't have paid me much attention.
Well Richard, I will never claim to be a welder, but I do ok on home built projects. I probably wouldn't be able to pass any of the certification tests. But that's ok. I don't need to. (-:
A Kalamazoo direct to you! That’s what it said on my old Kalamazoo stove I used in my old shop, which had been my mentors old shop stove. Wish I never had sold it 32 years ago. A very pretty cast iron stove it was too. But I had four other stoves and lots to move to my present home here inna holler. Don’t you wish our old manufactures were still operating in the good old USA? I was wired up in my left leg Tuesday so I’m on the road to wearing shoes again, I can’t wait! This slipper /sandel wearing with sore toes I’ve had plenty much of! Then being cut off for 10 days without phone or internet was weird. Luckily Alice recently got a cell phone so learning to use it was a pain inna buttox! Plus I had to call my three docs so their offices had the cell number. Anyway, no access to 44 Adventure videos sucked. Sometimes I could get one Lancaster channel if the weather was good and could mute the stupid commercials! I even read a book I put off about 20 years! So Kind Thanks my 44Friend. I love when you make needed things with the so called junk in your and my shop. Another mans treasure, eh? So tutu weather is around the corner and I hopefully can wear my curly toed shoes that match my tutu! Bells too! This is DaveyJO wishing the 44 Family all my Best with pots of JO tipping your way!!!
I have an old milling machine from around 1909 that's got MILWAUKEE cast in it but it is a Kearney and Trecker that started building them around 1898 or so. I don't know how old this Kalamazoo is, but its easily from the 30's or 40's. It takes a 10'6'' blade and cuts like crazy !! Glad you got yer leg in better shape and I am like you...slippers and sandals drive me nuts !! No matter what cell phone Alice got, it's hard to get going on 'em. I hate touch screens. I miss the keys all the time and send messages before they are done and all kinds of stuff that's messed up. Stay on the mend my friend !! And keep sippin' and a tippin' in your holler and I'll do the same on my little ridge old friend !!
And p.s. Indeed, back to the old and good easy technology! My Grandparents had a party and my Grandparents could hear when the nosey gossipy neighbor woman would listen in, which was usually. So my Grandfather would make up some terrible fake story when she was listening in. Amazing how gossip travels! More on this later. DaveyJO
Wendell, whose treasure chest did you raid for this project. Looks like a nice assortment of goodies there. Great job and nice looking finished product.
Hahahaha...Mike, that was nothing but scraps laying under one of the work benches. I used the 2x6 box tubing a couple years ago to build a new frame for another tandem axle dump trailer we literally broke in half. The rest is just scrap I'd bring home from the trash hoppers on jobsites. There's tons (literally)of iron in and around the shop. Never throw it away or pass up some freebies !!
When you load the rounds on the trailer that day I picked up how handy does the chain lifting part was against using only the forks, you could stack the rounds precisely where you want, I did not even notice the device, it sure make jobs a lot easier, great idea Wendell, I know you have a lot of welders but what type did you use on that job and how many amps was it set on
That particular one was a General Electric 300 amp AC/DC welder with 100% duty cycle. It's old and came out of a welding school as they updated 30 years ago. It's been a really good welder for me. I was running 1/8'' 7018 at around 120 amps.
💥 Great idea! Some scrap metal, welding skills and some black paint is all ya need.
*Keep on tractoring!*
Thanks John for the visit !! I repurpose materials for the majority of small to medium jobs here. This one is really going to be a real asset in and around the shop and the wood yard.
Another Great Video!
Thanks Glen, I appreciate you taking the time to watch and slip in a comment too.
That’s a great accessory for pallet forks, Wendell! And built to last, too. Great job! Thanks for sharing!
The best thing Martin is it didn't cost a dime !! Well, that AND its functional too. LOL
What you did not write your OUTSTANDING COMMENTS MON AMI ; ) Arc Welding 7018 is the BEST Sir and I LOVE IT !!! That ball hitch is going no were !!! Yes 7018 is expensive to use !!! Very nice to see you working under the sun ; ) Cheers !
Yes, we are having some real nice weather for a while Dave. It rained two days straight earlier this week though. Tee shirt weather for a few days now !! I really DO love the 7018 for projects that have to support weight. Awesome rod for sure mon ami.
@@tractorman4461 If I was rich I use it all the time, but the 7014 or 6011 is just good for me,,, ; )
The law of physics is at work again. Gotta love your ingenuity. Thanks for the very good video.
We used it last week loading the two large loads of large oak up in the Big City of St Louis !! So it's already proved its benefits of keeping the load on center...especially on these smaller tractors where an offsided load can 'spring' the loader arms.
Had one of these for years. 3 ft section of 2x6 square tube. Heavy wall. Bolt welded upright in the end. Hole drilled 8 inches from end. We could drop a hitch pin in the hole that would also go through a hole in the fork. Allowed us to drive up to a 4 wheel wagon with a fork lift or skid steer. Run the 2x6 between the 2 parts of the wagon tongue till the bolt would catch in the upper part. Pull wagons all over the yard without getting off the tow unit.
Yes, I can see that as a great set up. Much easier to move a wagon that way...especially backing it into a spot. This is going to work great on the gooseneck trailers for sure. Thanks Alan for the input.
I'm going to make me a hitch like yours and tell the missus it's time to sell the house and buy a farm with a skidsteer. Thxs for the vids!
Hahahahaha....that's funny. But if you do, you won't regret it David !! LOL
Good job Wendell that will be very handy to move trailers around thanks for sharing take care have a great weekend
Yessir it will. Already used it last weekend loading the trailer with the big rounds. Much easier than the forks and putting pressure on the little tractor in a balanced manner. Enjoy the weekend as well Tom. Going back after the two big logs today.
When I was building custom flatbeds for a used truck dealer we had something similar with a ball hitch. My "jig"was a stripped truck frame. It had a coupler on the front so you would drive up raise the forks until the ball went into the coupler. The longest bed I built on it was 26'. Al B.
Sounds like a good set up Al. There's all kinds of variations of the idea I'm sure. I bet that was a rewarding job, building flatbeds and large projects like that.
Love that old bandsaw!
I'm running a bi-metal blade on it and it does a great job. I think it's got a 16'' throat, but I might be wrong about that. I've cut 10'' channel and 8'' I beam with no problem. I don't even know how old it is Matt, but the cast frame and integral legs are quite unique.
I waz gonna ask how old the band saw iz?
@@mikeadams2339 I don't really know. I was thinking 1930's or 40's but I could be wrong. I never have looked it up Mike. It's a very heavy cast iron one piece base that someone buggered on a set of casters...very poorly too I may add.
I like your design but I already have one build for my bucket.....well done....CHEERS
Hahahaha....good deal Gator. As long as it works, right...??!! Have a great weekend my friend.
Great work tractor man. Love this project .!!!
Well it's something I need quite often around here and was a simple build.
@@tractorman4461 great content. Amazing work.
Nice job! I'd call that heavy duty!
Not bad for just scraps laying under the bench !! Kinda like Johnny Cash's welfare Cadillac....it didn't cost me a dime !! (-:
I love the fact that you use Low Hydrogen welding rod. I'm not sure the kids today even know how to weld with it, as they seem to want to weld everything with MIG. I'm old school and don't trust the MIG weld as much as Lo-Hi.
If I fill a hole or a gap, I'll use a quick cooling 5p then brush the flux clean then cap it with 7018. Makes a good porous free weld. Of course I've never had an exray..... I use MIG on some stuff, but its not a 110v crackerbox, its a 230 amp Snap-on MIG and I run .030 or .035 pretty hot. If its a critical weld that's to support weight I always go lo-hy.
@@tractorman4461 of course the 5p.
Handy accessory for sure. Great video.
Very useful. Thanks for the visit Wild Bill. Be safe out there in the woods today my friend !!
it works real good to push a trailer around, I hae a ball on my golf cart but it's not running now so I put a ball in the bucket of my little loader and just today I moved my trailer in close to the shop, I want to extend the bed by a foot or so and move the axle back a foot or so.
Heck yeah that's the way to do it !! I have a ball welded to the back of the bucket on the 580 Case backhoe for the same reason. Good luck with your trailer update Vernon.
I made the same thing, l have lock in by putting a pin through the hole in the end of the forks for my skidsteer
It's a good accessory to have available, Ed. The lock pin through the hole is a good idea for sure. I may do that for the other set of forks on my skidsteer too. It will have the power to lift good size loads on the end of the forks. But on the smaller tractors, I need to lift heavy loads from close to the rear of the forks because of the much lower lift capacity, so the chain will hold it close.
I love the smell of 7018 in the morning! 😊😊😊 Was your Missus in the house with her hands over her eyes to protect her from the flash (just checking before the Safety Sallys ask)?? 😂😂😂
We have all our windows covered in the gamma ray protective yellow safety shield plexiglas sheets.....LOL. Actually I figured her eyesight must have been pretty bad since I met her or else she wouldn't have paid me much attention.
@@tractorman4461 🤣🤣🤣
Great work nice to be able to weld just one skill I dont have
Well Richard, I will never claim to be a welder, but I do ok on home built projects. I probably wouldn't be able to pass any of the certification tests. But that's ok. I don't need to. (-:
@@tractorman4461 nice weld’s are nice but having them hold is much more important
@@richardjacques6370 Hahahaha....I do believe you are right Richard !! Every now and then I get a purty one. LOL
A Kalamazoo direct to you! That’s what it said on my old Kalamazoo stove I used in my old shop, which had been my mentors old shop stove. Wish I never had sold it 32 years ago. A very pretty cast iron stove it was too. But I had four other stoves and lots to move to my present home here inna holler. Don’t you wish our old manufactures were still operating in the good old USA? I was wired up in my left leg Tuesday so I’m on the road to wearing shoes again, I can’t wait! This slipper /sandel wearing with sore toes I’ve had plenty much of! Then being cut off for 10 days without phone or internet was weird. Luckily Alice recently got a cell phone so learning to use it was a pain inna buttox! Plus I had to call my three docs so their offices had the cell number. Anyway, no access to 44 Adventure videos sucked. Sometimes I could get one Lancaster channel if the weather was good and could mute the stupid commercials! I even read a book I put off about 20 years! So Kind Thanks my 44Friend. I love when you make needed things with the so called junk in your and my shop. Another mans treasure, eh? So tutu weather is around the corner and I hopefully can wear my curly toed shoes that match my tutu! Bells too! This is DaveyJO wishing the 44 Family all my Best with pots of JO tipping your way!!!
I have an old milling machine from around 1909 that's got MILWAUKEE cast in it but it is a Kearney and Trecker that started building them around 1898 or so. I don't know how old this Kalamazoo is, but its easily from the 30's or 40's. It takes a 10'6'' blade and cuts like crazy !! Glad you got yer leg in better shape and I am like you...slippers and sandals drive me nuts !! No matter what cell phone Alice got, it's hard to get going on 'em. I hate touch screens. I miss the keys all the time and send messages before they are done and all kinds of stuff that's messed up. Stay on the mend my friend !! And keep sippin' and a tippin' in your holler and I'll do the same on my little ridge old friend !!
@@tractorman4461 Thanks my Friend! A Squeeze for the Missus Please and tell her a pinch for you!
And p.s. Indeed, back to the old and good easy technology! My Grandparents had a party and my Grandparents could hear when the nosey gossipy neighbor woman would listen in, which was usually. So my Grandfather would make up some terrible fake story when she was listening in. Amazing how gossip travels! More on this later. DaveyJO
@@daveyjoweaver6282 Hahahaha....you're killin' me DaveyJO....tippin' a cuppaJO already towards an old buddy in Pa.
@@tractorman4461 Tippin back at ya my 44Buddy!
Wendell, whose treasure chest did you raid for this project. Looks like a nice assortment of goodies there. Great job and nice looking finished product.
Hahahaha...Mike, that was nothing but scraps laying under one of the work benches. I used the 2x6 box tubing a couple years ago to build a new frame for another tandem axle dump trailer we literally broke in half. The rest is just scrap I'd bring home from the trash hoppers on jobsites. There's tons (literally)of iron in and around the shop. Never throw it away or pass up some freebies !!
70 18 soldadura que es electrodo 3.25 saludos wendall
Sí mi amigo y es una muy buena vara.
👍👍👍
Good morning Tony. Thanks for the thumbs up !! (-:
When you load the rounds on the trailer that day I picked up how handy does the chain lifting part was against using only the forks, you could stack the rounds precisely where you want, I did not even notice the device, it sure make jobs a lot easier, great idea Wendell, I know you have a lot of welders but what type did you use on that job and how many amps was it set on
That particular one was a General Electric 300 amp AC/DC welder with 100% duty cycle. It's old and came out of a welding school as they updated 30 years ago. It's been a really good welder for me. I was running 1/8'' 7018 at around 120 amps.
keep them videos coming tm44
There seems to be no end to the projects at hand Jeffrey. Hopefully the camera will hold up !!