How'd it go today?

[flushcut]

The crank case for Toms' 200t came today.Darn fast shipping from Wisconsin I'll have to say .I found him a 21 foot bale elevator to help out with his firewood .

My dear daugher inlaw at 30 some years old is recouping from cancer surgery .Poor kid was misdiagnosed with hemroids and it was colan cancer .

She's a toughy though and I'm sure in time which will take some time she will be okay .It really sucks when you can't do a thing to fix it .

My thoughts and prayers.

 

[brendonv]

Thanks for the pic Brian, I thought I remembered you making your own.

 

[SkwerI]

Brendon, use a paddle bit in a drill to make a couple holes in one of the interior layers, then tie a knot in each end of your handle. Lay the knots in the holes before assembly.

 

[Al Smith]

Toms' outrigger pads are plywood and seem to work well .

In my line crew days we made them out of old cross arms and held them together with long D -A bolts .It might sound odd but cottonwood makes fairly good pads .It's light weight and doesn't split easily .On a solid pad it's a good idea to use through bolts just in case they do decide to split on you .

 

[woodworkingboy]

More expensive, but if you aren't using it already, exterior grade plywood would probably give greater longevity to the pads. Pretty amazing how well it holds up in rain and whatever.

 

[stig]

Brian, have you thought of putting wax ( bee or paraffin) on the edges. Rub it on and melt it with a blowtorch or blowdryer untill the wood is unable to absorb any more.
That will stay flexible enough that even when the edges are crushed it will seal them, I think.

 

[SkwerI]

I'm not sure where I would even buy wax. I've never purchased or owned wax in my life other than an old candle or two so it isn't something that would occur to me.

 

[stig]

I forgot that you don't work in wood. I have several waxes on hand to use as sealers or surface treatments.

Some cheap candles would work well, they are mostly paraffin wax, with a little stearate wax mixed in.

 

[flushcut]

I'm not sure where I would even buy wax. I've never purchased or owned wax in my life other than an old candle or two so it isn't something that would occur to me.

Any grocery store carries it in the canning section.

 

[SkwerI]

Hah! I would have to ask an employee where the canning section was, and I've been shopping at my grocery store for almost 10 years now.

 

[flushcut]

It is pretty limited maybe four feet on the bottom shelf. You have probably walked right past it a million times and taken no notice.

 

[brendonv]

I have a good bit of 3/4" CDX left over from the window this morning.

Might be able to do 4 layers, with the webbing in the middle. I have to determine how big I want to go. Not sure I need anything more than 12x12".

 

[MasterBlaster]

24" x 24" is OK for light work, but when you really need a pad, I like em a 'lil bigger - 30" or 36" by. I HAVE had an outrigger slip before and it's the crappiest RUSH you'll EVER FEEL.

 

[flushcut]

The kind that hits you in the back of the knees. I don't like that kind of rush.

 

[woodworkingboy]

If you used aluminum plates for your pads, a set would last you for the duration, but more weight. I've lifted a few for the crane guy.

 

[brendonv]

It's for a log trailer, I don't think I need a 36" square out rigger pad.

 

[MasterBlaster]

You never know what you're going to use your pads for.

 

[SkwerI]

If all you need is a 12x12 then just cut a couple pieces of a 2x12 and call it good. I'd still make them 12x18 or so just to distribute the load a little more and to give you some slide room when lowering the outriggers. They come down at an angle, right?

 

[FJR]

I have a set of aluminum pads from the ComEd guys, can't beat free.

 

[Old Monkey]

Ihop for breakfast with Haley's soccer team. Haley's last soccer game of the season. Taking the Element in for a service. Wild times.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I'm surprised you had time to post!

 

[brendonv]

If all you need is a 12x12 then just cut a couple pieces of a 2x12 and call it good. I'd still make them 12x18 or so just to distribute the load a little more and to give you some slide room when lowering the outriggers. They come down at an angle, right?

Ya, down on an angle. I cut some 12x12 before you posted. Guess I'll try those out first.

 

[SkwerI]

On Brett's Spiderlift he made some outrigger pads with a lip on the outer edge and then hooked them on with a bungee cord. That way they stayed on the outriggers and he didn't have to get off the machine to move them when moving between setups.

 

[NeTree]

Hung out with Boston Bull and the rest of the Mayer crew, and some friends from TreeBuzz:

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[Al Smith]

Those ones we made of cross arms were about 24 by 24 for the bucket .We had some monster heavy SOB's for the line truck .

Tom came out this morning with his chipper .Evidently the resistance wire for his coil is going funky or something .After it runs a few minutes the voltage to the coil drops off to less that 2 volts .It takes about 6 to keep it running .

He didn't bring the book with him and I had a hell of a time tracing the wiring .Evidently he found the problem and will be out in the morning with it again .

Must have picked up a pickup load of sticks and limbs out of the yard . Ran a tank through my 200 just cutting them up to size .

Rolled the yard ,kept gettin the roller stuck .The last time it was getting dark so there it sits for now .