Hey yall!!
Well, its 82 degrees here, and I only have a week and a half of school left until I graduate. Its that time of year when school's almost out, the weather is finally getting nice, and most of all, when I start thinking about things to build and videos to make.
Does anyone by chance have any ideas of projects? I really like building 3 point equipment, I can make it from salvage steel (remnants and drops) which keeps my costs down, and those videos seem to go over pretty well. But honestly, Im looking to branch out a little. I want to try something new, but I don't know what.Trailers I want no part of (for the most part), and Ive made a few 4x4 bumpers, but Im trying to come up with new ideas. Im not very good at this. Im drawing up plans for a driveway grader drag that someone on here gave me the idea of (thanks again). My plan is to use thin wall tubing and design it so that most of the frame will be filled with concrete (steel is expensive, and having the buyer add their own weight isnt something they probably want to do) to keep the weight up and the cost down.
The fence unrollers were another suggestion a little over a year ago, I may make more of those.
Does anyone have any other ideas? ANYTHING is greatly appreciated. I can come up with a design, build it and sell it, its just that initial "spark" which I can't seem to get.
But anyways, a few days ago I had the pleasure to meet JCarrol, who drove down and bought the last of my carryalls that I made in february/march. I was thinking about making some more of those, but Im not too sure I want to. There's not much to them, and I want to build a better mousetrap. I flipped through one of the Lincoln books that I have here and found this design, which I'd really like to make. The problem is, that Im not sure that it would sell. I mean, I sold the other carryalls Ive made saying they were great for moving fencing supplies, posts, chunks of firewood, etc. What can the bigger, better carryall do that the smaller ones can't? Do you guys think that someone would be willing to pay for something better if they can pick up something cheaper and smaller at the store? Hypothetically, if you were looking for a carryall like this, what would you be willing to pay for it? Im just looking for ideas here. Hope this post finds everyone well, and thanks in advance
Well, its 82 degrees here, and I only have a week and a half of school left until I graduate. Its that time of year when school's almost out, the weather is finally getting nice, and most of all, when I start thinking about things to build and videos to make.
Does anyone by chance have any ideas of projects? I really like building 3 point equipment, I can make it from salvage steel (remnants and drops) which keeps my costs down, and those videos seem to go over pretty well. But honestly, Im looking to branch out a little. I want to try something new, but I don't know what.Trailers I want no part of (for the most part), and Ive made a few 4x4 bumpers, but Im trying to come up with new ideas. Im not very good at this. Im drawing up plans for a driveway grader drag that someone on here gave me the idea of (thanks again). My plan is to use thin wall tubing and design it so that most of the frame will be filled with concrete (steel is expensive, and having the buyer add their own weight isnt something they probably want to do) to keep the weight up and the cost down.
The fence unrollers were another suggestion a little over a year ago, I may make more of those.
Does anyone have any other ideas? ANYTHING is greatly appreciated. I can come up with a design, build it and sell it, its just that initial "spark" which I can't seem to get.
But anyways, a few days ago I had the pleasure to meet JCarrol, who drove down and bought the last of my carryalls that I made in february/march. I was thinking about making some more of those, but Im not too sure I want to. There's not much to them, and I want to build a better mousetrap. I flipped through one of the Lincoln books that I have here and found this design, which I'd really like to make. The problem is, that Im not sure that it would sell. I mean, I sold the other carryalls Ive made saying they were great for moving fencing supplies, posts, chunks of firewood, etc. What can the bigger, better carryall do that the smaller ones can't? Do you guys think that someone would be willing to pay for something better if they can pick up something cheaper and smaller at the store? Hypothetically, if you were looking for a carryall like this, what would you be willing to pay for it? Im just looking for ideas here. Hope this post finds everyone well, and thanks in advance
