What did you build this week?
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Deviant1
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Very nice indeed Redbird!
We’re participating in the second annual Fort Morgan Mardi Gras Parade this Sunday. It was a very small thing last year with like two sort of floats and a bunch of golf carts. We didn’t participate. But this year they asked us to enter again and that night while we were talking about it my wife found something awesome on fb marketplace...
Got it for $140 from a Mardi Gras society in Mobile and drove home (20 miles of that on the interstate). People were slowing down the whole way to take pictures and honk their horns.
I also needed a bigger trailer for my business so after a few days of trolling a pretty nice trailer popped up for $500. It’s an old boat trailer that at some point was converted to be a flat trailer. They welded in angle iron supports under the floor and put two mobile home axles on it. The axles are too far back and maybe next winter I’ll move them towards the middle to get some weight off the tongue. I got it for $400, but I’m not counting that towards the float build since I’ll be using it for beach equipment delivery this year.
Next I built the rails for the passenger area. I used scrap lumber and bent beach tent poles that I cut down.
And yesterday we had a fun day finishing it out. We used stained sheets from our housekeeping business for the sides and an old sign we had laying around for the back. And about $40 worth of garland for the pretty stuff.
We also cleaned up and decorated Mr. Belushi. He will be going on the front of the float but he’ll have to go on the day of the parade since at 9 feet tall he barely fits under my shop door on the ground.
I was a Teke in college so he is now a Teke.
We’ll be doing an Animal House theme with the guys in Togas and the ladies wearing the classic College sweatshirts. There will be a pony keg of beer on the float and it will carry 7-8 people and two people walking along the side. While this would just be an average float at the big Gulf Shores parade we’re expecting it to be a little over the top for the Fort Morgan parade. The organizer said there are only three floats entered this year and the rest are golf carts and walkers. We’re going to show these old folks how to get down this Sunday!
Less the cost of the trailer pony keg and throws I’m into this for less than $200.
We’re participating in the second annual Fort Morgan Mardi Gras Parade this Sunday. It was a very small thing last year with like two sort of floats and a bunch of golf carts. We didn’t participate. But this year they asked us to enter again and that night while we were talking about it my wife found something awesome on fb marketplace...
Got it for $140 from a Mardi Gras society in Mobile and drove home (20 miles of that on the interstate). People were slowing down the whole way to take pictures and honk their horns.
I also needed a bigger trailer for my business so after a few days of trolling a pretty nice trailer popped up for $500. It’s an old boat trailer that at some point was converted to be a flat trailer. They welded in angle iron supports under the floor and put two mobile home axles on it. The axles are too far back and maybe next winter I’ll move them towards the middle to get some weight off the tongue. I got it for $400, but I’m not counting that towards the float build since I’ll be using it for beach equipment delivery this year.
Next I built the rails for the passenger area. I used scrap lumber and bent beach tent poles that I cut down.
And yesterday we had a fun day finishing it out. We used stained sheets from our housekeeping business for the sides and an old sign we had laying around for the back. And about $40 worth of garland for the pretty stuff.
We also cleaned up and decorated Mr. Belushi. He will be going on the front of the float but he’ll have to go on the day of the parade since at 9 feet tall he barely fits under my shop door on the ground.
I was a Teke in college so he is now a Teke.
We’ll be doing an Animal House theme with the guys in Togas and the ladies wearing the classic College sweatshirts. There will be a pony keg of beer on the float and it will carry 7-8 people and two people walking along the side. While this would just be an average float at the big Gulf Shores parade we’re expecting it to be a little over the top for the Fort Morgan parade. The organizer said there are only three floats entered this year and the rest are golf carts and walkers. We’re going to show these old folks how to get down this Sunday!
Less the cost of the trailer pony keg and throws I’m into this for less than $200.
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Deviant1
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Indeed I can.
Deviant1
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Gulf Shores, Alabama
Sold everything I own and halfway there already
Deviant1
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I did argue that point, but my wife insisted it face us. And this whole thing was for her, so I let it go. Plans for next year’s float have him going on the back of the float facing forward.
SONICJK
Reminds me of...me No, I'm sure of it. I hate him
Made some progress on the Mini-Ex bucket last night
Milled some bushings for the pin and then made a bunch of pieces and welded abunch of shit together to get here
Just need to make the mounting points for the tilt cylinder the ears to mount to the machine and she'll be ready to grade.
Milled some bushings for the pin and then made a bunch of pieces and welded abunch of shit together to get here
Just need to make the mounting points for the tilt cylinder the ears to mount to the machine and she'll be ready to grade.
Maritime
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Nice, I'm not sure how you are going to mount that from the picture? I'd a thunk the pivot would be 90 deg the other way but you must need it the way you did it for a reason. You say ready to grade so not digging with it? anyway final mounted pics will clarify. You could come work for Craig's here. they make all the buckets and dump bodies for heavy equipment and would love your welding skills. they are looking for folks all the time. If you ever want to not be your own boss LOL.
SONICJK
Reminds me of...me No, I'm sure of it. I hate him
Yep it tilts left and right so that you can change the angle of the cut, otherwise you have to dig at whatever angle the excavator is sitting on the ground.
I have fixed digging buckets, this one will be for finish grading around my house and my driveway etc.
This is enough welding for a good few months for me lol
I still have to attache the mounting ears:
