The Gustavus Thread

[gustavus]

Next weekend the Reserve is having its annual demolition derby, so there should be plenty more scrap cars for me to haul away. Moving in next to the Indian Reserve was the best thing I've ever done.

This load is heading to the yard this evening.

Edit to add weight of load, 6440 lbs

[BandB]

As great as this forum is, this is the best thread I have ever read in my life.

[Mechanic688]

That demo car is just getting broke in, usually when their bent in half is when their used up. Now this one is used up,

[gustavus]

This evenings haul, spoke with Jack this morning and he's getting anxious to square up with me.

No cats on either vehicle, truck came filled with garbage, have to make a run to the dump later, I'll take some pictures of the treasures waiting for me to get when I have some spare time to start hauling.

Spare time is a joke these days, I've been invited to get cars from another Reserve which is larger with more people than my neighboring Res, I'll need a trailer capable of handling two cars to make the extra mileage traveled pay.

Edit to add weight of load: 7140 lbs.

[miked]

Glad to things are going so well. So do you have an eye out for the next truck or is this one going to last for a while? Mike

[gustavus]

Glad to things are going so well. So do you have an eye out for the next truck or is this one going to last for a while? Mike

This one has a strong engine, front brakes need to be done before the next safety. If the engine does calve I have a spare that is even in better condition with much less miles.

Jack has an old grain truck that was converted into a trailer, they left the differential under it for an axle which also has hydraulic brakes. Just got off the phone with the safety inspection guys making an inquiry about that diff being legal for a trailer axle.

The good news is it is, bad news is that I want air brakes which means I would have to swap out the axle, no big deal I have one to install. Then I need to add an air tank and a few other goodies. If your wondering why all the fuss about having air brakes.

With air brakes I can install a spring brake which when the trailer is parked stays put until aired up. So when your backing up to the trailer to hitch up your not chasing it around the yard. Plus with the spring brake theres no need th chalk the wheels, unless your doing a drivers examination.

Jack's trailer has a nice long box on it with a hydraulic hoist, I have an open ( spare ) spool valve on the crane that could be plumbed to operate the hoist. It's still not the trailer I desire but the price is right.

[freonjoe]

How far away is the other reserve? Sounds like your cat project is going to get put on hold for awhile!

[gustavus]

How far away is the other reserve? Sounds like your cat project is going to get put on hold for awhile!

The reserve is another 45 minutes west of me and its huge by comparison the houses are more spread out so maybe an hour and a half or more to get a load then not everyone is going to be home. Most likely have to cover the same ground twice.

Nice thing working from my home area is that people come knocking at my door with offerings and they usually have more than one car, one guy I bought from last week has 7 cars, paid for but not yet picked up. I've been busy picking the ones I bought last fall along with a few new ones.

The cat project is still ongoing. I have no schedule to work to, I'm happy as long as the rent gets paid and my dog has food in his dish.

Tomorrow I'm heading out to a farm to pick up the remainder of some scrap given to me, most likely needs cutting up to be added into cars as stuffer material.

[wescrapmetal]

i need me a truck like this

[gustavus]

i need me a truck like this

No reason why you don't have one, late last year I built a homemade car trailer from axles taken out of an old RV. The fist cars hauled were loaded using a come a long then once I made enough money added an electric winch to the trailer. I only hauled for a couple of months before I had enough money to buy the crane truck, then over the winter sold some goodies on ebay to buy my LED lights.

After the safety on the truck this year I had $7.00 to my name, pulled the plates and insurance from my daily driver to plate the crane truck that's how broke I was, currently my bank account stands just under $2000,00 and Jack owes me another $5,000.00 and I have $1,500.00 in my pocket.

Last summer my woman was making noises about moving back to B.C, she is leaving later this month, after rearranging our finances had to take evasive action or settle for welfare.

[gustavus]

Decided to do a short video of this yard I'm currently cleaning up, darn things breed like rabbits.

[gustavus]

Anyone care to guess how many tons,,,, this is the whitegoods that the reserve wants me to clean up. I must say that I'm not overly impressed with the idea and would gladly pass this job along.

[wescrapmetal]

How many tons are you legally allowed to haul. What about using the straps and not chains I need to go threw the dot scales on the way to the yard no way around

[freonjoe]

I would definitely pass on the whitegoods. Unless you have a grapple loader and a couple of grain trucks to load it in.

[Mechanic688]

I would definitely pass on the whitegoods. Unless you have a grapple loader and a couple of grain trucks to load it in.

He's basically got the grapple and will be getting a box trailer. He can load the trailer heavy cause he has a big enough truck to control it.

[waredu]

As long as you don't have to have it cleaned by such-and-such date - don't pass on it. Consider it a little hidey hole of money for when you need it. Also, think of all the good will you're building up for any future dealings with the reservations.

[PistoneScrapProcessing]

Time for some side frames on that hauling truck you have. Crush it with a bobcat flat and load it up and haul it in. You might only get three tons at a time though.

[gustavus]

As long as you don't have to have it cleaned by such-and-such date - don't pass on it. Consider it a little hidey hole of money for when you need it. Also, think of all the good will you're building up for any future dealings with the reservations.

I doubt the other Rural Municipality's are as dumb as the one I live in, they will not let the Indians use the white mans dump which makes no sense to me and the RM tenders out the scrap pile at least twice a year.

This Province suffers from one room school house mentality with too much inbreeding. Its lunacy that the RM will not let the Natives use the dump to which they would profit from.

And you don't want to make waves as the counselors who run the RM are either married or related by marriage to someone living in the RM your campaign would be a short one.

My neighbor over in the old place was a **** head, called up environment over my home foundry, then the landfill site set a large container just for my garbage so that they could sort through it. Another neighbor had a truck filled with garbage and I offered to take it to the dump to give them more stuff to sort through and be ****ed if they didn't find a live round.

The RM fined me $100.00 then had a process server deliver the letter for another $150.00, I smiled and sent them a check then moved shortly after.

Some neighbors are like oil and water they don't mix.

[gustavus]

Trailer is home, paying it off in three installments at $500.00 each, two left to go.

Now to get all the lights ship shape, tomorrow I'm heading over to a small shop that makes up hydraulic hoses to have that extra spool plumbed in so that the hoist is operational. Probably sneak a few loads over with the trailer before changing that axle over to air brakes and getting that safety and plates. Just hang a slow moving sign on the back end, those reflecting triangle things you see on farm equipment.

It pulls aright and easy to back up which count in my book. Think I over paid for it, but thats life.

[dmm2442]

Thats an awsome looking rig Gus. Hope it works well for you.