S&M construction open for bizz nizz!

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by Lil Giants

Looks like great shade... can you be out there mid July afternoon without boiling?

Good work all around.

Are you bringing in any stone to sort & start road building?

The entire area never sees direct sunlight And stays much cooler than the rest of yard. The tree canopy is so dense that even light rainfall can't be felt. Just yesterday we got enough rain to get the grass and concrete wet ( maybe half hour sprinkle ) and yet not a drop felt in the park.

Unfortunately I do need to bring in some stone and good packing material. the dirt from the pit does pack well and has a good consistency to it but turns out once I run it through the screener and if no rain for a few days, I end up with literal beach sand! the screener removes the good stuff and there's less of that then the sand!
For now I need to get a few pails of stone but hoping next year to get a few yards and start giving the area some elevation changes here and there and help with road building.

[Supermario]

True to form, thinking of another build project.

I bought a cheap hobby engine crawler crane a few years ago with plans to upgrade the electronics and see if I could dig dirt or atleast feed the screener with it. Well, within a matter of months the cheap plastic tracks ( sure ain't rubber ) all cracked, split and fell apart. No big deal but it adds to the cost of upgrading and with exchange rates as they are makes it too costly.

Well I'm famous for plan B and here it is!

I'm going to use this as a dock crane. None of my cargo is actually heavy so no upgrades needed to the boom and hoist system. Just going to put a hook on it, modify the sprockets to drive on rails along the dock and install a ESC to control tramming speed.







At first I was thinking of just cutting a hole in the dock and dropping the crane in to conceal the lower structure but figure the rails idea will make it much more versatile.

[RCP57]

Oh my friend, you have it bad... Time to seek help.

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by RCP57

Oh my friend, you have it bad... Time to seek help.

go big or go home eh Reg? You may have a point but the wife isn't looking at me weird yet so I'm still ok.

[TRUCKMAKER]

Originally Posted by Supermario

go big or go home eh Reg? You may have a point but the wife isn't looking at me weird yet so I'm still ok.

She probably just feels sorry for you!