Started making a rear pallet fork for the tractor from my scrap metal collection.
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#PalletFork progress!
Made the top pieces for the ears (lift arm connections is the technical term, I think) and made a crossbeam, which took some elaborate measuring but fit pretty good.
Some seam welding later and then a moment of immense satisfaction: It fits! Took it for a spin immediately, of course.
Even better, I thought I might need a shorter top link but it looks like I might just get away with the one I got.
The rust converter has been busy over night and some rust has turned black.
Still need to finish a couple seams and then weld a bunch of extra armour points to the critical fulcrums to increase the load rating. So far I only tested it with my bodyweight
#Tractor #DIY #SalvagePunk #ScrapMetal #Welding #Homestead #Metalworking
Whoops. Where'd all that go. Sparkled a whole reel into this contraption.
#Welding #Fluxcore #SparkleWrench
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Whoops. Where'd all that go. Sparkled a whole reel into this contraption.
#Welding #Fluxcore #SparkleWrench
@yngmar in my experience flux wire from lidl works pretty well for it's price
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@yngmar in my experience flux wire from lidl works pretty well for it's price
@krahabors Yeah, that's what this is. It's never given me any problems so I never bought any other to compare though
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@krahabors Yeah, that's what this is. It's never given me any problems so I never bought any other to compare though
@yngmar I had one spool that came with Lincoln welder - that was really good - then some noname spools that were terrible, and only lidl since then.
But I'm not welding anvil-sized parts
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Whoops. Where'd all that go. Sparkled a whole reel into this contraption.
#Welding #Fluxcore #SparkleWrench
@yngmar wow, empty reel! FREE! It's a pure luck
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@yngmar wow, empty reel! FREE! It's a pure luck
@mcSlibinas I was wondering what to do with them. Spin some yarn?
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@mcSlibinas I was wondering what to do with them. Spin some yarn?
@yngmar put on the shelf "definitely usefull in future".
I have reel and 50m cord and can't finish project. Maybe this year… -
Whoops. Where'd all that go. Sparkled a whole reel into this contraption.
#Welding #Fluxcore #SparkleWrench
Added some reinforcement pieces at the critical corner. That concludes the welding.
Cleaned up a bit with powered and manual wire brushes, then put on some anti-rust primer (Novakor from Rilak). Painting is where you pay for not using closed profiles
Looking forward to using this thing to tidy up the yard!
#Tractor #PalletFork #Welding #DIY #Metalworking #Homestead #SalvagePunk #ScrapMetal
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Added some reinforcement pieces at the critical corner. That concludes the welding.
Cleaned up a bit with powered and manual wire brushes, then put on some anti-rust primer (Novakor from Rilak). Painting is where you pay for not using closed profiles
Looking forward to using this thing to tidy up the yard!
#Tractor #PalletFork #Welding #DIY #Metalworking #Homestead #SalvagePunk #ScrapMetal
The homemade #PalletFork is starting to look like money. These sell for €300 to €500 if you buy one instead of welding it from scrap steel found around the farm.
Let's see what this cost us (rough numbers):
€11 fittings
€26 paint (only used half though)
€5 power
€12 fluxcore wire
€3 cutting/grinding wheels etc.
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€57Bargain! And it was more fun than buying. And much more satisfying 🤩
This paint dries slowly. One more coat, hopefully tomorrow.
#DIY #Welding #Tractor #MetalWorking #SalvagePunk #ScrapMetal #Homestead #Paint
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The homemade #PalletFork is starting to look like money. These sell for €300 to €500 if you buy one instead of welding it from scrap steel found around the farm.
Let's see what this cost us (rough numbers):
€11 fittings
€26 paint (only used half though)
€5 power
€12 fluxcore wire
€3 cutting/grinding wheels etc.
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€57Bargain! And it was more fun than buying. And much more satisfying 🤩
This paint dries slowly. One more coat, hopefully tomorrow.
#DIY #Welding #Tractor #MetalWorking #SalvagePunk #ScrapMetal #Homestead #Paint
@yngmar Add the fuel you used to harvest all that steel!
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@yngmar Add the fuel you used to harvest all that steel!
@krahabors No fuel! You're confusing the steel harvest with the concrete pylon harvest.
The steel is all artisanal handgrown
But even if, the tractor also runs on diesel found around the farm
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@krahabors No fuel! You're confusing the steel harvest with the concrete pylon harvest.
The steel is all artisanal handgrown
But even if, the tractor also runs on diesel found around the farm
@yngmar And now you reminded me I need that kind of jack.
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@yngmar And now you reminded me I need that kind of jack.
@krahabors Yato YT-17261
Strong enough to break that chain when the post has a surprise concrete footing.
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The homemade #PalletFork is starting to look like money. These sell for €300 to €500 if you buy one instead of welding it from scrap steel found around the farm.
Let's see what this cost us (rough numbers):
€11 fittings
€26 paint (only used half though)
€5 power
€12 fluxcore wire
€3 cutting/grinding wheels etc.
====
€57Bargain! And it was more fun than buying. And much more satisfying 🤩
This paint dries slowly. One more coat, hopefully tomorrow.
#DIY #Welding #Tractor #MetalWorking #SalvagePunk #ScrapMetal #Homestead #Paint
€490 for the type I used as inspiration. Although I sized it to our needs and our tractor. And the steel pieces I had laying around.
Universalios palečių šakės su 3-jų taškų tvirtinimu - agrotaskas.lt
Tvirtos, patvaraus rėmo palečių šakės tinkančios traktoriams su 3 taškų tvirtinimu 1 ir 2 kategorijos
agrotaskas.lt (agrotaskas.lt)
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€490 for the type I used as inspiration. Although I sized it to our needs and our tractor. And the steel pieces I had laying around.
Universalios palečių šakės su 3-jų taškų tvirtinimu - agrotaskas.lt
Tvirtos, patvaraus rėmo palečių šakės tinkančios traktoriams su 3 taškų tvirtinimu 1 ir 2 kategorijos
agrotaskas.lt (agrotaskas.lt)
@yngmar 490€ by 44 kg is 11€ per kg is like Dacia Sandero: 14490€ by 1197 kg is 12€ per kg.
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#PalletFork progress!
Made the top pieces for the ears (lift arm connections is the technical term, I think) and made a crossbeam, which took some elaborate measuring but fit pretty good.
Some seam welding later and then a moment of immense satisfaction: It fits! Took it for a spin immediately, of course.
Even better, I thought I might need a shorter top link but it looks like I might just get away with the one I got.
The rust converter has been busy over night and some rust has turned black.
Still need to finish a couple seams and then weld a bunch of extra armour points to the critical fulcrums to increase the load rating. So far I only tested it with my bodyweight
#Tractor #DIY #SalvagePunk #ScrapMetal #Welding #Homestead #Metalworking
@yngmar woaaa, nicely done!
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The homemade #PalletFork is starting to look like money. These sell for €300 to €500 if you buy one instead of welding it from scrap steel found around the farm.
Let's see what this cost us (rough numbers):
€11 fittings
€26 paint (only used half though)
€5 power
€12 fluxcore wire
€3 cutting/grinding wheels etc.
====
€57Bargain! And it was more fun than buying. And much more satisfying 🤩
This paint dries slowly. One more coat, hopefully tomorrow.
#DIY #Welding #Tractor #MetalWorking #SalvagePunk #ScrapMetal #Homestead #Paint
Nicely done!
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The homemade #PalletFork is starting to look like money. These sell for €300 to €500 if you buy one instead of welding it from scrap steel found around the farm.
Let's see what this cost us (rough numbers):
€11 fittings
€26 paint (only used half though)
€5 power
€12 fluxcore wire
€3 cutting/grinding wheels etc.
====
€57Bargain! And it was more fun than buying. And much more satisfying 🤩
This paint dries slowly. One more coat, hopefully tomorrow.
#DIY #Welding #Tractor #MetalWorking #SalvagePunk #ScrapMetal #Homestead #Paint
Homemade scrapmetal #Palletfork complete. Seems I got the measurements right, picks up and drops pallets from the ground perfectly. Either length- or sideways.
Very pleased. This will be so useful for hauling stuff around the farm.
Slight limitation in how high I can lift them, but it's sufficient. Might modify it if the need for more height arises, but it's a yard hauler, not a forklift.
Now I just need to get more pallets
#Homestead #DIY #Welding #Metalworking #Tractor #ScrapMetal #SalvagePunk
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Homemade scrapmetal #Palletfork complete. Seems I got the measurements right, picks up and drops pallets from the ground perfectly. Either length- or sideways.
Very pleased. This will be so useful for hauling stuff around the farm.
Slight limitation in how high I can lift them, but it's sufficient. Might modify it if the need for more height arises, but it's a yard hauler, not a forklift.
Now I just need to get more pallets
#Homestead #DIY #Welding #Metalworking #Tractor #ScrapMetal #SalvagePunk
@yngmar You have two choices: build pallets from rusty steel or from concrete beams
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Homemade scrapmetal #Palletfork complete. Seems I got the measurements right, picks up and drops pallets from the ground perfectly. Either length- or sideways.
Very pleased. This will be so useful for hauling stuff around the farm.
Slight limitation in how high I can lift them, but it's sufficient. Might modify it if the need for more height arises, but it's a yard hauler, not a forklift.
Now I just need to get more pallets
#Homestead #DIY #Welding #Metalworking #Tractor #ScrapMetal #SalvagePunk
@yngmar
It would be interesting to see how much it can lift, and what determines the limitation for you.
