brahamfireman Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Took advantage of the 50 degree day and moved a bunch of diesels to the shop before the cold weather sets in. I'm in the process of putting lights up and had to snap this picture while on the scaffolding. Closest is the 856 custom. Needs 3 point arms, tach, fuel and temp guage. Needs the steering valve looked at, gets hard to steer at idle. Also going to slide the rear wheels out. 28" on center is just too close.... Next is my 806 standard. Needs a bunch of fuel leaks fixed, oil leaks, new seat. Bunch of lost motion in all the steering pivots need welded up. New front tires and rims. Also needs a better exhaust pipe. 3394 needs a seal in front right planetary. Radio hooked up, oil change, new hydraulic couplers. Dad's 806 with the cab is getting a bunch of smalls painted and cab interior work. Under the plastic is a Super M-TA diesel. It's owned by the guy I bought this farm site from, he wanted to leave it there to work on it over the winter. Stuffed full and it's not even December. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzldenny Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Looks kind of like a Charles Freitag picture.😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Nice! A full house 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Flyer Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Is that a "sometimes I just sit" chair? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahamfireman Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Red Flyer said: Is that a "sometimes I just sit" chair? Ha, yea. Days after I bought this place dad found it free on the side of the road. I did spend a good hour sitting in it last week laying out the lights and conduit runs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1256pickett Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 14 hours ago, Red Flyer said: Is that a "sometimes I just sit" chair? I use a 5 gallon bucket so it’s not so obvious 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgriffin856 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 I dream of having a shop even half that size. Maybe someday 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowrosefarm Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Only thing missing in that picture is a canine curled up in the chair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iowaboy1965 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 8 hours ago, Bgriffin856 said: I dream of having a shop even half that size. Maybe someday Me too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Aaland Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 On 11/26/2022 at 7:08 PM, brahamfireman said: Closest is the 856 custom. Needs 3 point arms, tach, fuel and temp guage. Needs the steering valve looked at, gets hard to steer at idle. Also going to slide the rear wheels out. 28" on center is just too close.... Classic symptoms of a worn out MCV pump. Poor steering at idle. Loss of power brakes while turning. Transmission lube pressure light comes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahamfireman Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 17 hours ago, Bgriffin856 said: I dream of having a shop even half that size. Maybe someday Its small by todays standards 40x48. Built by a frugal dairy farmer back in 1982. The door is tiny, 12x16, it's getting widened out next summer. Took me 7 years to buy this place. I've wanted a shop bad for years. Just couldn't spend 100K to build one when I knew this place would be mine at some point. I'm super excited to be able to work on stuff inside VS the dark dirt shed floor!!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1256pickett Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 3 hours ago, brahamfireman said: Its small by todays standards 40x48. Built by a frugal dairy farmer back in 1982. The door is tiny, 12x16, it's getting widened out next summer. Took me 7 years to buy this place. I've wanted a shop bad for years. Just couldn't spend 100K to build one when I knew this place would be mine at some point. I'm super excited to be able to work on stuff inside VS the dark dirt shed floor!!! Never big enough. When I bought my place it had a 20x30 shed, compared to working outside in the mud, it’s a shop. I’m slowly turning it into one, however it is still equipment storage, so it gets very crowded this time of year. My two tractors side by side with just enough room to squeeze between them. I’m jealous of your elbow room but grateful for myself being under a roof. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgriffin856 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 3 hours ago, brahamfireman said: Its small by todays standards 40x48. Built by a frugal dairy farmer back in 1982. The door is tiny, 12x16, it's getting widened out next summer. Took me 7 years to buy this place. I've wanted a shop bad for years. Just couldn't spend 100K to build one when I knew this place would be mine at some point. I'm super excited to be able to work on stuff inside VS the dark dirt shed floor!!! Congratulations on getting it, your life has improved. We have a lean-to off a pair of corncribs we can work on stuff under a roof and it's used to park a tractor in. Most of the time it's outside in the driveway. Or the upstairs of the bank barn. Nothing will top a concrete floor and maybe some heat. Maybe someday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikem Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 On 11/27/2022 at 6:57 AM, Red Flyer said: Is that a "sometimes I just sit" chair? That's the "20 minute stare" chair. Pour a cup, sit back, figure it out...😉 (Can become a 2 hour stare-chair VERY easily) Mike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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