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I think I have a problem!!!

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Chrisco

05-05-2007 11:17:36




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The last 4 days I have been working on hay racks. Some how every year they get heavier and heavier. This year they are made out of I beam which I got for free. Also 10 ton gears Do you think I am crazy?

First 2 racks

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Rack 3

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Brian in NY

05-08-2007 09:32:36




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 Re: I think I have a problem!!! in reply to Chrisco, 05-05-2007 11:17:36  
Hey I like the sled storage too! How do you have the clearance for the mast of the lift though?



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vernMN

05-05-2007 19:24:52




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 Re: I think I have a problem!!! in reply to Chrisco, 05-05-2007 11:17:36  
Carry on, your doing great. That is the way to go and you will have something that will carry a decent load. Wish those beams were mine.



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RodInNS

05-05-2007 18:53:40




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 Re: I think I have a problem!!! in reply to Chrisco, 05-05-2007 11:17:36  
Looks fine to me! The only thing you might want to watch is that when you install the floor, make sure there's enough clearance over the wheels. That looks to me like it might catch.... If it does hook on you, install some blocking under the I-Beams to raise the whole thing up some. IT'll work fine.
Other than that, steel is lighter, stronger better in my opinion. I'll never have another wooden wagon rack. BT/DT. They're all steel now, and they're a heck of a lot stornger than the comparable wooden versions around here, and about half the wieght. I've towed both. Believe me.
I don't plan on rebuilding mine every 10 years either....

Rod

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RayP(MI)

05-05-2007 18:41:50




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 Re: I think I have a problem!!! in reply to Chrisco, 05-05-2007 11:17:36  
Rack 3 looks like wagon bed won't clear the wheels!



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MF Poor

05-05-2007 15:10:43




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 Re: I think I have a problem!!! in reply to Chrisco, 05-05-2007 11:17:36  
Looks like your shop has the same interior decorator that did mine ;)

When all is said and done, those I-beams probably aren't all that much heavier than wood of equal strenght. Looks real good to me!



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Delbert

05-05-2007 14:50:26




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 Re: I think I have a problem!!! in reply to Chrisco, 05-05-2007 11:17:36  
Good runing gears have to be to hold that cat.



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Allan In NE

05-05-2007 14:12:03




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 Re: I think I have a problem!!! in reply to Chrisco, 05-05-2007 11:17:36  
Heck no I don't think you're crazy..... ..... .....well,

Maybe just a little wicko-wacky if you put up the hay in small square bales. :>)

Allan



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Chrisco

05-05-2007 14:31:45




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 Re: I think I have a problem!!! in reply to Allan In NE, 05-05-2007 14:12:03  
$3.00 a bale X 2500 bales = $7500 - $1500 cost= $6000. And not having to unload a bale Priceless.



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Minnbrad

05-05-2007 12:29:42




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 Re: I think I have a problem!!! in reply to Chrisco, 05-05-2007 11:17:36  
Looks good-I see you were working on them when I planted corn next to you for your nieghbor.I feel pretty good That I got close to 3000 acres planted this spring so far.Take care



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BobHnwOh

05-05-2007 13:20:13




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 Re: I think I have a problem!!! in reply to Minnbrad, 05-05-2007 12:29:42  
Sell them I beams,you'll have enough money to buy wood for the whole wagon!!Bob.



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Chrisco

05-05-2007 14:24:59




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 Re: I think I have a problem!!! in reply to BobHnwOh, 05-05-2007 13:20:13  
Buy wood? Why when I get it for FREE!! Off of crates at work.



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Glen in TX

05-05-2007 11:57:59




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 Re: I think I have a problem!!! in reply to Chrisco, 05-05-2007 11:17:36  
Cheap steel why not. We used cheap pipe from wrecked pivot sprinklers for same thing.



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KRUSS1

05-05-2007 15:18:13




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 Re: I think I have a problem!!! in reply to Glen in TX, 05-05-2007 11:57:59  
Did you ever think of replacing that wide fat inplement tire/rim with a 22.5 x 11 or 12.00. I have and wouldn't have it any other way. There's a lot of good used bus and semi tires around. On a 15 ton trailer I haul 425 bu. wheat (25000 and change) with no running gear worries. High and tall rolls easier than short and fat. (i'm sure somebody will leap on that statement).



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paul

05-05-2007 21:03:27




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 Re: I think I have a problem!!! in reply to KRUSS1, 05-05-2007 15:18:13  
Kinda depends on if you are rolling down a paved road, or pulling through a soft wet field. Sometimes you are right; sometimes I'd rather have the implement floatation tires.....

--->Paul



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dds-inc

05-05-2007 21:01:51




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 Re: I think I have a problem!!! in reply to KRUSS1, 05-05-2007 15:18:13  
I agree with rod as well. Think about this, if you're in a SOFT field, I would definitely want the fat short tires. I certainly would not want my wagon sinking because i put some truck tires on it.



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RodInNS

05-05-2007 18:47:27




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 Re: I think I have a problem!!! in reply to KRUSS1, 05-05-2007 15:18:13  
There's points to what you're saying.... but the other thing you must consider with hay wagons, and it's really more important, is the height. An 11R22.5 is going to be a solid foot taller than the standard 11L15 impliment tire. That puts the floor up higher, and the center of gravity higher, neither of which are terribly desirable. I'm not argueing your reason for using truck tires; just that they don't fit so well in this application.

Rod

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