Your list of must have shop equipment

[rickpaw]

Nice place you have there, Steve.

[GregWeld]

The new place looks absolutely awesome Steve! Holy cow!


Add some "bogey wheels" to the hauler... they don't just have to be added at the rear - you could add a couple pair where needed. The other thing that would be cheap and easy is to add some skid strips of wood or plastic where the witness marks are on the bottom of the trailer, and at least give it a softer surface to scrape on.

[gerno]

Originally Posted by rickpaw

Nice place you have there, Steve.

Thanks. Once it's more setup and your back in this part of the state you'll have to stop by.

Originally Posted by GregWeld

The new place looks absolutely awesome Steve! Holy cow!


Add some "bogey wheels" to the hauler... they don't just have to be added at the rear - you could add a couple pair where needed. The other thing that would be cheap and easy is to add some skid strips of wood or plastic where the witness marks are on the bottom of the trailer, and at least give it a softer surface to scrape on.

Thanks for the complement. I hope I can get it setup as as nice as you've gotten yours. Though I imagine I will be on 1/4th the budget at most.

I was looking into adding some wheels. I'm headed to the local trailer supply today to see what they have. I want to at least add them to the front and rear first to protect the alumn side panels. If I need more I can go from there. Trailer has small skid plates on the back but they are certainly not big enough

[GregWeld]

You may have to add "helper bags" -- air them up - get in or out of the driveway - and then air em down.... I guess it just depends on how many times you're hauling stuff and how bad it drags.

[gerno]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

You may have to add "helper bags" -- air them up - get in or out of the driveway - and then air em down.... I guess it just depends on how many times you're hauling stuff and how bad it drags.

I thought about that too. One time I got it in without too much drag. The next time I was leaving and the tires were 1 ft off the ground....NOT GOOD. It's going to take some practice to figure out how to get it in there. I'll start adding the wheels and spend a little time working on the approach angles. My neighbors are going to realize I'm nuts....

I still like the idea to build a little tug on a square tube chassis with a hydraulic hitch. I can also put a little flat bed on it with a hoist for moving equipment to the back. Sounds like a fun little project where I can start to improve my welding before tackling a cage in my car or something of the like. It's probably cheaper to pick up a cheap used compact tractor but that doesn't sounds as fun

[gerno]

These are the Eaton compressors I was looking at. All look like beasts for the money. Only issue I see so far is delivery which is ~ $550 additional. Anyone have feedback on any models?

I was focusing more on the first 2 but I suppose the last one may work. The only drawback would be if I want to sand blast. It seems a pressure pot blaster runs at 25cfm @ 125psi. It would be rare to use it, but I do use the bead baster a lot. I don't know the CFM for the bead blaster.

http://www.eatoncompressor.com/catal...7/10086612.htm

http://www.eatoncompressor.com/catal...47/1710568.htm

http://www.eatoncompressor.com/catal...47/9380988.htm