Duck Pond Redneckery

[Tazz]

That only works in the wild imaginations of guys with a Rambo complex, or people who haven't smoked for 20 years and therefore don't know WTF they're talking about.

Nope. It is a statement of fact. If you try and quit, if those are the words you tell yourself, save yourself the hassle and keep smoking because you are going to anyways.

You either quit smoking or you smoke. There is no middle. I smoked from 13 to 40. Watched Obama give a speech about welfare babies and cigarette taxes when be was running for President. Decided that was one tax I could avoid. Crumpled the pack I had in my shirt pocket, gave away the two cartons in my truck. Never lit another one.

@Blood said I would not last a week. Been a decade.

To quote Yoda

 

[dave350]

I gotta give it to Tazz.
Yoda knew his stuff man.

 

[Duck]

I got tired of looking in the mirrors and seeing the rack trailer flexing like a fish..

Gonna put X's in the middle section and diagonals in the others.

And I get to use my tubing notcher.

 

[Duck]

I don't know why they made it without cross bracing anyway. It was made for hauling airplane wings. You'd think they'd want it rigid because when a rigid wing is tied to a flexible trailer, there's gonna be chafing and stuff.

 

[Duck]

Nope. It is a statement of fact. If you try and quit, if those are the words you tell yourself, save yourself the hassle and keep smoking because you are going to anyways.

You either quit smoking or you smoke. There is no middle. I smoked from 13 to 40. Watched Obama give a speech about welfare babies and cigarette taxes when be was running for President. Decided that was one tax I could avoid. Crumpled the pack I had in my shirt pocket, gave away the two cartons in my truck. Never lit another one.

@Blood said I would not last a week. Been a decade.

To quote Yoda


View attachment 41460

Well if nothing else, it's a good pep talk. My neighbor said the exact same thing earlier today.

 

[Duck]

Well this thing is finally done.

Structurally. Still gotta wire up the extra lights.



The air is out of the tires and it's supported by jack stands in the 4 corners. Due to completely shot leaf spring bushings (replacements are in the mail) I can grab the axle and lift it about half an inch. So there's no weight on it. Actually it's hanging from the frame. It's basically an 18 foot long bridge at the moment.

Anyway I pulled a tape measure on it from the floor to the top of the side rail next to the axle. It's exactly 19-1/4".

Then I kneeled on it to add my 230 or so pounds and measured it again.

19-1/8".

So adding 230 lbs to the center of an 18 foot span only makes it sag an eighth inch. And that's right on the left side. Not centered laterally.

Not bad considering all that cross bracing is just electrical conduit.

 

[Tazz]

Well this thing is finally done.

Structurally. Still gotta wire up the extra lights.

View attachment 41555

The air is out of the tires and it's supported by jack stands in the 4 corners. Due to completely shot leaf spring bushings (replacements are in the mail) I can grab the axle and lift it about half an inch. So there's no weight on it. Actually it's hanging from the frame. It's basically an 18 foot long bridge at the moment.

Anyway I pulled a tape measure on it from the floor to the top of the side rail next to the axle. It's exactly 19-1/4".

Then I kneeled on it to add my 230 or so pounds and measured it again.

19-1/8".

So adding 230 lbs to the center of an 18 foot span only makes it sag an eighth inch. And that's right on the left side. Not centered laterally.

Not bad considering all that cross bracing is just electrical conduit.

My only concern would be the added weight, and the tires. What did all the bracing add weight wise?

 

[Duck]

My only concern would be the added weight, and the tires. What did all the bracing add weight wise?

I dunno... Like 8 sticks of electrical conduit. If the ends were taped you could carry that on your shoulder. Easily.

 

[Duck]

I just made this for pulling fallen trees out of the river.

Throw a strap around a good sturdy tree, and use the winch to pull a rope.



The purpose of the pipe is to use line tension to keep it straight and oriented towards the tree its dragging.



To form the end like that I crushed it halfway, then stuck two pieces of 3/8" rod inside it, then finished crushing in the center using a piece of solid square bar. Doing it that way instead of totally smashing it keeps some stiffness in it.

It was a pain in the ass getting the rods out.

 

[Duck]

NEVER buy these drill bits from Harbor Freight...



All of them... The entire pack... were squealing and dull as shit before I even made a hole through 3/16" angle iron.

After throwing the last one in the trash I used one from Menard's... also a titanium coated one, instant shavings, no squealing. Went right through.

I bet these "Warrior" brand pieces of shit wouldn't even go through wood.

 

[GAnthony]

NEVER buy these drill bits from Harbor Freight...

View attachment 41565

All of them... The entire pack... were squealing and dull as **** before I even made a hole through 3/16" angle iron.

After throwing the last one in the trash I used one from Menard's... also a titanium coated one, instant shavings, no squealing. Went right through.

I bet these "Warrior" brand pieces of **** wouldn't even go through wood.

i have had incredibly GREAT LUCK with the Sears brand of high speed drill bits.

then there is home desperation and Lowes. i'd highly suspect maynerds has excellent high speed drill bits as well?

 

[krelithous]

NEVER buy these drill bits from Harbor Freight...

View attachment 41565

All of them... The entire pack... were squealing and dull as **** before I even made a hole through 3/16" angle iron.

After throwing the last one in the trash I used one from Menard's... also a titanium coated one, instant shavings, no squealing. Went right through.

I bet these "Warrior" brand pieces of **** wouldn't even go through wood.

i never shop at harbor frieght. nothing more than junk from china all brand names i never even heard of

 

[GAnthony]

i never shop at harbor frieght. nothing more than junk from china all brand names i never even heard of

being a former wrencher, they do have "some brands" i have heard of, so i will shop there, but only when i need to, which isn't very often.

i get/got my tarps from them, the bungee cords, and my bench grinder, and 3 push-utility carts to hold all our window a/c's for winter storage.

a few hand tools as well. i think their hand tools are like Sears and the others, they break you return them for a replacement.....not sure how that works for drill bits though.

i never really had any problems with thier stuff, but to be honest, i will read the reviews on things like the portable generators and would not buy one of theirs.

 

[gearjammer]

FYI you need to get a drill doctor, my wife picked up one at a yard sale a few years ago and that thing is great, it will make a drill bit razor sharp in just a few seconds

 

[GAnthony]

FYI you need to get a drill doctor, my wife picked up one at a yard sale a few years ago and that thing is great, it will make a drill bit razor sharp in just a few seconds

that is something i still gotta get..been wanting to get one for about 35-45 years...

sum day, i'm gonna do it to....there's no stopping me now...>!!!!!!!


ooooh......just saw the prices...$38 to $155 dollars....!!!!!!


sum day.........i'm gonna git me one........

 

[gearjammer]

that is a small price to pay to always have a sharp drill bit whenever you need one, this thing actually makes a bit sharper than a new on the few times I have had to buy a bit I run it thru the drill doctor before I even use it

 

[GAnthony]

that is a small price to pay to always have a sharp drill bit whenever you need one, this thing actually makes a bit sharper than a new on the few times I have had to buy a bit I run it thru the drill doctor before I even use it

oh i know, but it's like everything else, put on the back burner, till i paid enough for replacement drill bits..!!!!!!!

my go to bit is a 1/8 for pilot holes and removing rivets..

hardly ever use all in my set.

 

[Duck]

I've got drill bits from Harbor Freight that I've been using for years. I'm talking about that "Warrior" brand. They're garbage.

 

[Rigjockey]

I've got drill bits from Harbor Freight that I've been using for years. I'm talking about that "Warrior" brand. They're garbage.

Noted!

 

[Duck]

Just in case anyone was wondering, lying awake at night wondering how many bottles of water my cooler holds, it's 64.



And with 44 lbs of ice on top there's room for some more crap.





I'm gonna have to use my other coolers for the other case, and the food.