Geo-TH,In
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I don't want to take away for gtractorfan post, so I'll start a new one and hope more will catch on to show what they have come up with.
I may have shown my repurposed plastic bad that a quilt and bed sheets came in which I use to keep my funnel and giggler hose clean.
Took an old lazy Susan spice rack, drilled 3 holes in it. Found 3 glasses to fit and fill them with silverware. Very handy to have at table where we eat.
I made the mother of all lawn roller almost 12 years ago when I retired. I wanted a big enough roller to kill moles. Well I could push mole runs flat, only to have moles laugh at me. They popped the runs back up the next day.
I made this using a 500 gallon oil drum and 10 Inch I-beams form a mobile home frame. The only cost was welding rods and 7 bags of Portland cement. I had to line the inside with concrete, leaving a space for 250 gallons of water. The roller empty weighs in a 4640# empty. That enough weight to squeeze water out of clay after a good rain. If I pull it up a little incline, the tires will slip, roll the sod up, and roller will put it back down. So I only use it empty. Does anyone have a bigger roller? This is a little over 5 ft wide. I mow and roll at the same time. Works best after a good rain or in the spring when frost has left ground very soft.
Again, hope to see more of your ideas. I like to make things instead of buying them, especially when I make something out of nothing.
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I may have shown my repurposed plastic bad that a quilt and bed sheets came in which I use to keep my funnel and giggler hose clean.
Took an old lazy Susan spice rack, drilled 3 holes in it. Found 3 glasses to fit and fill them with silverware. Very handy to have at table where we eat.
I made the mother of all lawn roller almost 12 years ago when I retired. I wanted a big enough roller to kill moles. Well I could push mole runs flat, only to have moles laugh at me. They popped the runs back up the next day.
I made this using a 500 gallon oil drum and 10 Inch I-beams form a mobile home frame. The only cost was welding rods and 7 bags of Portland cement. I had to line the inside with concrete, leaving a space for 250 gallons of water. The roller empty weighs in a 4640# empty. That enough weight to squeeze water out of clay after a good rain. If I pull it up a little incline, the tires will slip, roll the sod up, and roller will put it back down. So I only use it empty. Does anyone have a bigger roller? This is a little over 5 ft wide. I mow and roll at the same time. Works best after a good rain or in the spring when frost has left ground very soft.
Again, hope to see more of your ideas. I like to make things instead of buying them, especially when I make something out of nothing.
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