Our New Shop

[durallymax]

snapped some more pics today.


the welding table we just picked up, errrr, storage table. We need to extend it, its midget height, but very nice for working with wheely chairs until you start getting slag and spatter in your lap

metric and SAE bolt bins

my harbor freight special box (its whats inside that counts)

Filter inventory.

office and bathroom

office

bathroom

corner booth out of local fast food restaurant in office

 

[05smoker]

I like the new addition.

The farm in general is beautiful!:thumb:

 

[durallymax]

thanks bud.:thumb:

 

[JD Dave]

Everything looks fantastic. I snooped through the rest of your photobucket pics and you have a really nice farm. I love the aerial pics. We had 2 Case 6500 Consertills and our gangs were always off getting fixed like in the one pic you have. LOL I also love how you wall mounted the bolts bins and sink. Thanks for the idea's.

 

[GeorgiaDuramax]

Awesome!

 

[12secondhandshaker]

Nice!

I have to quote my favorite saying "there is no money in farming"

LOL I hear it all the time from our customers(apple farmers) followed up by "check out my new truck" or snowmobile :rofl:

 

[durallymax]

Nice!

I have to quote my favorite saying "there is no money in farming"

LOL I hear it all the time from our customers(apple farmers) followed up by "check out my new truck" or snowmobile :rofl:

There isnt money for yourself in farming really, but there is sometimes enough to keep operating. It is one of the most secure jobs if you run your farm well. When all of the construction workers are laid off they migrate to farms where extra part time under the table hands are always welcome.

 

[madmatt]

I just noticed in your first post you said snow load damage wasn't covered by insurance,,,, who do you have? We've lost two barns (one was a full chicken house) and insurance covered all losses including loss of contents and income both times.

 

[kjp800]

very impressive....I'd give my left nut for something half that nice

What are your plans for the IH puller I see in the new pics?

 

[durallymax]

I just noticed in your first post you said snow load damage wasn't covered by insurance,,,, who do you have? We've lost two barns (one was a full chicken house) and insurance covered all losses including loss of contents and income both times.

I do rememeber who it was at the time.

Both of yours were due to snow load?

Either way, we can not have it covered and reduce our monthly payment because morton gauruntees it. Havent had one fall yet.

very impressive....I'd give my left nut for something half that nice

What are your plans for the IH puller I see in the new pics?

Going to be a 640 Hot farm/Pro Farm. Just about finished, not really. Gotta plumb the intercooler, and plumb everything else basically, water injection, fuel supply system, a few safety things, couple wires here and there, minor details.

 

[madmatt]

Yep the insurance company sent out a forensic engineering firm and thats what they decided. We don't get much snow usually and one fell after we got 24" in just a day and the other was after a huge ice storm. Both were pretty old but still seemed very sturdy at the time. Yeah I don't blame ya,, if morton would cover it I wouldn't carry it either.

 

[durallymax]

They cover snow, and wind. Tornado and fire are covered by insurance. IIRC. I know morton warrenties them against a couple natural disasters and if you see how they are built, and th bill that follows, it would take one heck of a snow load to take one down.

Our barn fell with about 24-30" on the roof, it was a 30 year old freestall barn. The center section (over feed alley and feed lanes for cows (4 row barn)) basically broke in the middle and hinged in tight to the row of freestalls, so we just cut windows in the roof so cows could get to the feed alley and milked that way for 3 months until we could tear it all down and redo it. The morton building was attached to the barn that collapsed, but it did not collapse.

 

[Big Block 88]

Man that sure looks good, I am sure ready to get back to work on my shop and now that I'm out of court with my land escrow comapny I can get started again.

You guys did a great job for sure.:thumb:

 

[durallymax]

You guys did a great job for sure.:thumb:

And were far from done yet. Still need to build the A-Frame hoist(s).

And I want a Lincoln TIG, Thermal Dynamics Plasma, and Ellis Bandsaw. But well see how that plays out.

 

[Big Block 88]

And were far from done yet. Still need to build the A-Frame hoist(s).

And I want a Lincoln TIG, Thermal Dynamics Plasma, and Ellis Bandsaw. But well see how that plays out.

I actually am a big fan TD plasma's but I just baught a new ESAB rated at 5/8 straight cut, I don't know if I will ever go back to TD. The arc on the ESAB is so musch more forgiving and arc legnth seems stronger. I did just go to a 120 gallon compressor though also so I know that has helped alot.

And for the love of gawd don't go red and get a dang Lincoln man, True Blue all the way here can't mess with Miller power. Miller just released there new portable TIG's

 

[durallymax]

Good info on the Plasmas, heard good things bout ESAB.

As for the TIGs. unless miller has changed, their Lincoln had them beat on the smaller under $3k ones, but their high dollar Dynastys are nice.

Have a 252 millermatic, argueably the best welder made for the money. Do everything with it.

 

[Big Block 88]

Good info on the Plasmas, heard good things bout ESAB.

As for the TIGs. unless miller has changed, their Lincoln had them beat on the smaller under $3k ones, but their high dollar Dynastys are nice.

Have a 252 millermatic, argueably the best welder made for the money. Do everything with it.

No doubt the 250 series Millers are amazing machines, I need to get one for myslef as I useally just use my Miller Bobcat to arc weld anything that needs strength. I use my little flux core 175 is getting tired no doubt, it needs a new lead and for the price of a 20 foot lead you payed for a nice chink of the 252.

Check with your dealer on the Miller TIGs I got a newsletter from them advertiseing there new TIGs. or you could hit an auction and grab a Dynasty cheap. As for the ESAB there was a time when they were $$$$ more than the competition but they have changed there ways, there product seems even better, hell the entire case is and face is all metal with metal switches, little to no plastic. Very sturdy units.

 

[durallymax]

The plastic on my 252 is kinda wearing out. I wish they wouldnt have done the front cover they way they did (the one you flip down for all of the settings guides and instructions). Ill have to get a new one soon.

Ive got it set up with .035 solid and .045 flux with 75/25. Need to get a CO2 tank around for when it gets switched to flux for some better penetration. Thought about buying a stainless roll of wire and some Tri Mix gas for doing stainless, thought about a spoolgun but for the price of all of that I could pick up a nice TIG.

 

[Big Block 88]

The plastic on my 252 is kinda wearing out. I wish they wouldnt have done the front cover they way they did (the one you flip down for all of the settings guides and instructions). Ill have to get a new one soon.

Ive got it set up with .035 solid and .045 flux with 75/25. Need to get a CO2 tank around for when it gets switched to flux for some better penetration. Thought about buying a stainless roll of wire and some Tri Mix gas for doing stainless, thought about a spoolgun but for the price of all of that I could pick up a nice TIG.

I got a spool gun to run off my Bobcat and I use it for Aluminum welding, because well as you may know stick welding aluminum sucks donkey balls. It was around 1200 bucks I think but it works great I just don't use it much. Argon is about out of our shop running primarily C25 never have any penetration issues on stainless but Iknow argin is the recomended sheilding. But seeing as I primarily stick stainless I just need it. .045 is my wire of choice it just fit the bill for most any job.

 

[durallymax]

I hate the .045 flux. It makes a mess, and fills the shop with smoke. Plus it doesnt have the crackle of .035 and takes me a little while to get the feel for it again. But if you stick a lot of stuff then you would be used to the mess. .035 fits the bill for most of our stuff, over 3/8" we switch it over the .045.

Also have a miller Blue something its called. Little portable gas genset welder.