Today in the Shed

dad

Nice score...

Smaug

1000l vessels and bigger,,,,you'll need fork extensions.

punkin

And a bigger warehouse.

dad

Fork extensions exacerbate the weight issue...I tipped one recently, nothing hurt, but you'll piss yourself even if it happens slowly. Picked up 2,000lbs with a forklift that had a 1,600 limit and 4' forks. Picked it up fine. Tipped when I backed up.

And I don't have a picture.

punkin

Never done it with a forklift, done it plenty plenty with Bobcats and backhoes.

Smaug

@dad said: Fork extensions exacerbate the weight issue...I tipped one recently, nothing hurt, but you'll piss yourself even if it happens slowly. Picked up 2,000lbs with a forklift that had a 1,600 limit and 4' forks. Picked it up fine. Tipped when I backed up.

And I don't have a picture.

No argument there. But with out the extensions ya just can't pick up all of the various sized tanks, skids, crates,,stuff.

punkin

Shook hands and paid yesterday, got it a little cheaper than i expected and the previous owner was a nice guy too.

I'll talk to the painter that's in our complex across from me about making the old girl shiney. If that's as cheap as i think it will be she can sport a new dress soon.

Gotta by a carton of beer for the Tilt Tray guy in the shed next door for delivering it to me as well.

Now searching for cheap pallet racking. Got a quote for 5 bays yesterday that was well over 2 grand.

Kapea

Paint her to match the Dragon Wagon.

punkin

Never thought about that. He said he has some black underbody paint for the black bits and will buy some toyo orange.

$350 sounds a good deal to me and i think it will add 3 x that in value at the end of the day.

punkin

I might actually talk to the girl who did the wrap for the Dragon Wagon and see what some stickers up the side would be worth now that you've put the idea in my head. B-)

Thanks.

Kapea

Pretty soon you'll have a Dragon Fleet...

punkin

Found some 2 pack white enamel i bought at a garage sale 15 years ago in the shed. Maybe i will do a Sd fork. I know your having a go but i'm just crass enough to do it.

Kapea

Serious as a heart attack.
I'm all for having company colors on company equipment.

punkin

The idea is definately growing on me. Hopefully old mate hasn't ordered the paint before i see him tomoz.

punkin

Today in the shed was 8 hours windscreen time.

But the 5 bays of pallet racking will make it all worthwhile once they go up, got them for $500, closest other prices was $1500 so worth 4 hours back in the rain with little steering at 100kph.

I'll do some pics as it goes up, the forklift is getting a facelift started this weekend too. So updates to come. Luckily the shed is nearly empty at the moment but the re is a lot of stuff at the docks now waiting to fill it.

Apologies to those whose orders didn't ship today, but a 4.30 am start meant it wasn't possible.

punkin

Pretty much done, i need to collect a few more pallets for boxes and add some shelving to 1 bay, forklift is back from the painters next door.

Kapea

Look at you all squared away, neat, and business-like. Right on!

punkin

Thanks, it's expansion # 4 really except this time i'm going up instead of out. Feel like i've doubled my space but really i'm just 20 sq m better off.
Just need to find a few more pallets to get the last few boxes off the floor. I saw a stack of softwood ones out the front of someones business last week but i'm fucked if i can remember where.

Smaug

WTG!

Pa_bon

Good for you!

punkin

Thanks guys.

crozdog

Looking good mate.

GD50

Now if only I could afford to buy that boiler up on the left you would have even more room. Vertical stacking and a forklift. Heaven.

punkin

Sorry mate she's sold.

There will be a new shipment of boilers next week and another a couple weeks later though.

GD50

@punkin you missed the key words - if only. I hope the new owner will be happy as mine is not in the foreseeable future. It's more a case of "Dream on "

punkin

Today in the shed i filled it back up.

Luckily some of these tanks are sold, but unluckily i have another shipment due in 2 weeks the same size.

punkin

Spent the morning playing the one handed clamp game up a ladder.

This is a 250l vodka and gin rig with 16 plates from the Double Dragon family and i'd love some suggestions as to a model name in keeping with my range.

ATM i'm wavering on 'The Cat's Whiskers' (cause i don't think i can call it the cat's arse) but i would like something that points to it's neutral/gin character

kimbodious

The Cat's Meow

kimbodious

Setting up to test some very cool high end automotive LED CREE floodlights for the temporary lighting of a playing area for Petanque - Welcome to the Mission Beach Petanque Club

flidget

@punkin said: ATM i'm wavering on 'The Cat's Whiskers' (cause i don't think i can call it the cat's arse) but i would like something that points to it's neutral/gin character

Other idea: The Cat's Mother from "Gin was mother's milk to her." George Bernard Shaw.