No im not there yet. I won some tires and wheels on an auction that are in eldon

 

Evening Everyone!

We did a show in Auburn, Minnesota on Friday, Osh Kosh, Wisconsin on Saturday, and dropped a transmission off at Bigfoot's shop today on the way home for another team. I may have another fill in show this weekend in Minnesota again. I didn't really want to drive back with EQ, so I gave him a stupid number and he just said, "I'll let you know." So now I think I have to drive back up this weekend again. ....that's monster truckin'.

 

Good morning youins.

 

Ok, the aforementioned pics...

See the smoke marks?

Top of the door where I tried to fill the gap with layers of fireplace seal.

The other side.

The other smoker doors. It's a double smoker trailer.

My finger in the gap with the doors mostly closed. Plenty of wiggle room.

Bottom of firebox 2 popped the weld and warped. Welding job for sure, just threw it in here.

The wal separating the two smokers is not fully welded.

So, a few issues to contend with. Have to find a welder that doesn't want $1k for a half day of work, or find someone to loan me a stick welder. I've done some welding in my time, but it aint pretty.

 

I'm about done with drama on my property. Here's Tiff's post from FB.

So we had an eventful morning. Apparently someone decided to crash through our ditch and fence last night. I followed the tracks and found the car abandoned in the back of the field, half in the dried up pond. Looks like they tried to drive through the fence back there but didn’t anticipate the drop off. The car had been stolen in Marshfield in June, from what the Highway Patrolman said. The plates that were on it were stolen from a car in Fordland. There was drug paraphernalia all over the car. A few hours later, they found the guy in the tree line next to where he ditched the car. Apparently, he hid in the trees hoping not to get caught. I guess after all the drugs wore off, he was in quite a bit of pain and couldn't move, so he started yelling for help.

The thing I'm most ticked about is he tore the radiator and oil pan off in the ditch, then drove diagonally across the middle of the field trailing coolant and oil the whole way. 'Sucker wrecked my field for two years at least. I give that hay to any cattle and they could be poisoned.

 

Alan holy crap what is to close for comfort and to have the guy still on the property.

RJ I am sure you can find a FTE member with a welder or at least some welding experience that is close to you? Worse case take some of that profit and go buy a cheap ol buzz box stick welder from harbor freight or even a fairly cheap now days wire feed and have at it. Once you buy a welder, the upgrades to your smoker are endless. Like repairs, mods, upgrades. Weld on other handles, internal or external fold up/down shelves, tabs for hanging up stuff. Fix door gaps and they happen.

Bad deck on the mower...weld it. Kids bike frame broke... weld it. Broke your garden hoe...weld it. Get a 110V and use common house/shop/garage elec. Get a big 220 stick welder... now you need power for it. And most of the time that is reserved for a cloth's dryer, heat, a/c unit, stove. Not all houses have a spare 220 in the garage.

https://www.harborfreight.com/flux-1...BoCAg8QAvD_BwE

https://www.harborfreight.com/easy-f...BoCJgsQAvD_BwE

Above is MAX 3/16 and probably what your smoker is made of. Never hurts to have too much power and the ability to turn the welder down. Not enough power and you are stuck with what you got. Booger welds.

Do you not have one ol farmer dude near by with a stick welder in the garage? I am way short on free time of you could come up here and have at it. I have a 220 stick and wire feed. Gota be some one new you with one.

 

Well, I've only lived here for 3 years and don't get out much. I have one friend down here, and he's always busy if it's not raining or frozen. No welder, he asked me if I had one. But they did just open a harbor freight in West Plains. And it would be handy...
I am doing a car thing in Mountain Grove this weekend and need the seed money for food. Then it's looking like Cabool the next weekend and Hardenville or something the weekend after. And I am supposed to be hearing from the Mountain Grove Chamber of Commerce about another thing this fall. The lemonade/coffee stand next to me was the chamber of commerce president or whatever, and she want's me to come back. I guess it was pretty good food.
So I can probably squeeze it into the budget next week if the car show thing goes well. I'll let you guys see the (ugly) results. It seems I can't see in a welding hood, and my welds wander off track like that guy in Alans field.

 

Hey all! Did something crazy and bought a panel in Idaho. Tried to get another buddy that lives in Idaho to pick it up but for some reason he quit talking to me, sooo. 4 days later I've "been there, done that". All went well but regular gas on the trip was up as high as $4.00, endured temps of 102° and driving loaded coming back my 2016 5.0 6 speed automatic F150 never hit 6th gear except while rolling down hill on a pretty steep mountain. Also found out you can go 70 mph in 3rd gear.
All is well and now I have possession of a honest to golly RUST FREE 56 Ford Panel.

 

RJ They sell some pretty good welding hoods at Harbor Freight and places like TSC and most other Farm and Ranch stores. And they can come with an outer attachable image magnifier screen (like cheater readers). And they have an adjustable speed and level of darkening. But you need it as dark as possible to prevent flash burn of your eye *****.

https://www.harborfreight.com/search?q=welding%20hood

BJ cood deal and a road trip and rust free 56 panel.

 

good morning missouri.. look's like ya'll have been getting things done or at least trying..

sounds like a good score on the panel bj..

i have 2 old stick welders but thru the years and many repairs my leads are getting too short to reach out of the shed..

allan sounds like a interesting night in sparta.. ..i have had some experience with thieving meth heads myself..
in the old days before i became the 'peaceful' person i am now i would of been tempted to help the poor guy out.... like john wayne would a horse with a broken leg...

 

Good Morning Everybody!

I got one of the bumpers done last night, but today I have to start on the headers for EQ and get him cleaned up in case I need to head north again. I also want to get my tractor serviced this week. The oil change doesn't have many miles on it, but the oil is three years old, so I want to get that taken care of.

 

Morning folks, busy busy.

 

 

Don't have a stick welder I can loan you, But I have one of those cheap Harbor Freight Migs you can borrow. It doesn't use the gas. It just sits in my shop. I got it to stick stuff together while my big mig is loaned out and away from home. I live just outside Rogersville if your interested.

 

Evening folks, we have rain here, a nice steady needed rain. Dang now I will have to cut grass this week or weekend.