Started a new Shop project today

I carried in a salvaged (freebe)Kubota shipping crate into my shop today. Took my 4-1/2 grinder with HF cutoff discs and cut all the mtg. brackets that were welded to it off. It only took 2 discs to clean it off, at $.60 per disc.
This will be the third firewood hauler that I have built. Plan on staying with the flare side design. This crate measures 93" long X 45" wide, and will be the base frame for the dump body. I have an old IH running gear that I will use the rear axle assy out of it to build a chassis to mount the dump box on. It will need to be narrowed as I did on the others. My big hauler was made form the same crates but I extended it longer, using another crate. This one is bigger than the little trailer and shorter than the big one. I have a 1957 Case 300 RN to put on the little trailer and I will hook my 1963 Case 440 custom cab tractor to this new trailer. My little trailer will hold a bit over a cord when stacked on. this trailer should hold about the same without stacking, and my big trailer easily holds a cord.5 just dumped in from my splitter/elevator, and finessed a bit so nothing falls off.
It will be a dump trailer , but this one will have a tower lift utilizing a HF $50 buck winch with battery. Much much cheaper than incorporating hyd. cylinders and hoses, and will dump with any tow vehicle.
Stay tuned.
Loren

Ok Let's see the build

The "Fabricator" returns!!

What I found in a bota crate the rusty brackets in the middle... I brought a junk bush cutter from my local bota dealer in the pile was a bent up crate so loaded it up also...

Looking forward to future posts!

Loren you do the neatest projects ! I look forward to see how you do the hoist with the winch. I may try to copy it because it sounds like an awesome idea. Lee

A lot of the mounting pieces that I cut off the crate will get used for gussets and braces on my many projects.
Loren

Loren when I cut one up all those little tangs with the nut welded on the other side gets saved. All ways easy to weld in then you have a nut in place. Ever now and then I get ahold of one that seems like the steel is harder, when you go to drill it may smoke a drill bit, have you ever noticed a difference in the steel?

Efficient as you are you should whip it out in no time flat. Take plenty of pics.

Lee, just so you can get your mind wrapped around the lift and perhaps assist me a bit, here is the plan. I will mount the winch on the front, bottom of a tower made from 2x2" steel that pivots on the tongue with a pulley on the top to loop the cable over and drop down to the bottom of the box. Simple concept, how ever, I don't want a tower that sticks way up over the trailer front. Here is where geometry and leverage comes into play. I hope to extend the cable hook back under the dump body towards the rear, so when the front of the box is at the height of the tower pulley, I can continue to winch the box up to a steeper dump angle, thus compounding the lift geometry.
I may have to put a tension spring on the front of the tower to pull it back forward when letting the body back down, because it will be drawn under the body when fully raised.
Hope you are following what I am describing.
Loren

JM yes I have, but usually I have been doing some welding near where I am drilling and figured the heat from welding made it harder to drill.
Loren
PS did you get my e-mail with my usps mailing addy??? I still need to address my fuel filter issue.

I have been in and out of the hospital for the past 6 months and not on here a lot. No I did not ,,e mail is open send it and I promise I will pull you a filter housing off of something. I am sure there is a good one here .

I enjoy the heck out your builds. Keep us posted. Wish we could drop by and watch the master at work!

I think I follow what you are saying . The problem is with my "hillbilly engineering" I pretty much have to have the materials laid out in front of me to figure things out. I will try to get out in the shop in a few and see what I can figure but your abilities are way beyond mine. But its like a kid told me once "a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in a while" so maybe I will find one. lol Lee

Great idea; however if I understand it the post will have to be longer than the length of the bed

Sorry, am saying the "tower" must be longer. Enjoy your posts. Do also harvest fire wood but not the amount you do. Split mine (3pt timberwolf) directly on my three wooden hay wagons which are then covered, which means my following yrs wood supply must be stored before haying season. Both wagons and wood are protected from the elements; forecast snow tonight

"Took my 4-1/2 grinder with HF cutoff discs and cut all the mtg. brackets that were welded to it off. It only took 2 discs to clean it off, at $.60 per disc."

So much for the boo birds knocking HF products!

I wait until I get a coupon to buy 10pks for $5.99. Sure beats paying $3.79 a piece for brand name cutoff wheels. They sure don't last 6 times longer.
Loren