So what did you buy today

[deye223]

Picked this up 371XP on marketplace yesterday, seller had the worst pic, looked like it was taken through a potato in fog.
Got it for $80aud, seller said it felt seized, turns out the crank bearings, piston bearing had just dried up from sitting, everthing spins smooth now, will need new crank seals.
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Congrats mate good score

 

[Xr650jkallen]

Picked up my new welder today. Napa had them on their quarterly sale. It is an Esab marketed under Firepower and for the price, I couldn't find a similar welder any better. It is a 110/220 inverter mig. So far I am very impressed, even has a metal drive and a sweet 10ft tweco gun setup.

 

[chipper1]

Made a few purchases today, here's one.
Just put a couple new controls in the one we had last month, then it seems the control board went bad as my wife let the smoke out of it lol.
Hope she likes it .

 

[SpaceBus]

Made a few purchases today, here's one.
Just put a couple new controls in the one we had last month, then it seems the control board went bad as my wife let the smoke out of it lol.
Hope she likes it .
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Is that an induction top? Looks like a nice range oven.

 

[SpaceBus]

Picked up my new welder today. Napa had them on their quarterly sale. It is an Esab marketed under Firepower and for the price, I couldn't find a similar welder any better. It is a 110/220 inverter mig. So far I am very impressed, even has a metal drive and a sweet 10ft tweco gun setup.
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Are you using gas or shielded wire? I've been thinking about getting an entry level welder for making emergency repairs around the farm.

 

[deye223]

Was going past my lgs today so I dropped in picked up six bricks 5 of the suppressor and one of the velocitor.

 

[Xr650jkallen]

Are you using gas or shielded wire? I've been thinking about getting an entry level welder for making emergency repairs around the farm.

I am using flux core no gas. Flux core welds kinda like a 6010 rod, it's not to picky about the surfaces being clean, so it works perfect around the farm. Gas definitely produces a cleaner weld, but the tanks are pretty expensive upfront. This welder has inductance control which really helps to control the splatter that flux core is typically known for. It is also an inverter based welder and can be ran off a generator if needed.

 

[SpaceBus]

I am using flux core no gas. Flux core welds kinda like a 6010 rod, it's not to picky about the surfaces being clean, so it works perfect around the farm. Gas definitely produces a cleaner weld, but the tanks are pretty expensive upfront. This welder has inductance control which really helps to control the splatter that flux core is typically known for. It is also an inverter based welder and can be ran off a generator if needed.

Sounds like something I could really use, we even have a decent generator. Due to teaching myself how to weld I do a better job with flux core wire, but it is ugly. I can't find that FP-200 online, is it under any other names?

 

[Xr650jkallen]

It is sold through Napa, go to there website and look under the deals section.

 

[Xr650jkallen]

Here is the part number @SpaceBus

 

[chipper1]

Is that an induction top? Looks like a nice range oven.

Not sure, it says Schot Ceran on it.
My wife asked how much it was, I said 2400, she was like wow , then a bit later she said, how much did you pay, 300. She knows I wouldn't pay that much even though I love her very much .
Same day I snagged up 3 shelving units for her tanning, and 3 for myself that we a good bit bigger(I'll get pictures another day when they are set up). I also grabbed a Milwaukee polisher, a bin with a bunch of straps, and a maasdam rope ratchet . I've been wanting one of those for a while, I just couldn't justify spending 60-70 for one when I have the skidding winch on the tractor and come-a-longs, but for a $20 I couldn't resist.
You can see the shelves I got my wife in the picture a bit as well as their shadow to get an idea what they are, great deal for 25 each.

 

[SpaceBus]

That's some quality rigging equipment!

 

[chipper1]

Bought some topsoil, 12yds.

Also 12yrds of road gravel.

Finally getting closer to finishing the highway and shed moving project in the back yard. Raising the shed about 1.5-2', game the grade from the woodshed across to the front of the shed and to the fire pit area all match the higher areas. I've literally hauled hundreds of loads of gravel out of the little pit next door with my bigger tractor, and probably another hundred with the smaller ones together.
Cleaned up a bunch of the neighbors grandsons trash and had a nice fire down there to burn branches from the trees falling into the pit area. I'll go back and knock down the walls of it later so it's not as dangerous and the area will grow back over quicker. You can see the last cherry that fell, it's just behind my tractor, the pit makes the tractor look real small.



Looking from the woodshed, nice and easy grade now .

 

[chipper1]

That's some quality rigging equipment!

Those basket straps I looked up, 27 for the standard yellow ones, the grey ones are 37 each, theres 8 in the pile. All the straps, ratchets, and the bin they were in cost me 20 .

So somehow I forgot to post a purchase from last month, I think it was because @cus_deluxe was giving me a hard time . Mods, can anything be done about that guy .
Anyway, I snagged up another little kubota with a third of the hrs. It's a 2620, the "old" little tractor is a 2920, which has a bit larger motor. I pulled all the mower attachment mechanisms, the steer wheel knob, front trailer hitch/D ring attachment, bucket hooks, and the lights off the old one and put everything but the lights on it, I'm also keeping the mower deck from the old one.

 

[chipper1]

Was going past my lgs today so I dropped in picked up six bricks 5 of the suppressor and one of the velocitor.
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Nice. Are the suppressor loads just subsonics.
Prices are coming down here in the states, waiting for .40 9mm and .50 556 to bolster my supply.

 

[deye223]

Nice. Are the suppressor loads just subsonics.
Prices are coming down here in the states, waiting for .40 9mm and .50 556 to bolster my supply.

Yes but it's a 45g sub so they hit pretty good .
And my lithgow LA101 likes them .

 

[cus_deluxe]

, I think it was because @cus_deluxe was giving me a hard time . Mods, can anything be done about that guy .

pffft

 

[MERR6267]

I need that gravel pile in my yard.
< if you look just past my dog, you can imagine a beautiful shop just in front of the locust trees. That's what I keep telling myself.

 

[chipper1]

I need that gravel pile in my yard.
< if you look just past my dog, you can imagine a beautiful shop just in front of the locust trees. That's what I keep telling myself.

That pile is now the drive out back.
Today I spread a yard and a half go the topsoil, 3/4 at the house, and 3/4 at a removal job where I had the stump ground.
No worries, TipTop could get you a load out there when you need it, although it may cost a bit more than what I paid after hauling it all the way out there lol.
I cleared a bunch of locust here for mine, just waiting for all my ducks to line up to pull the trigger. Prices are coming down, too bad concrete isn't.

Here's what I bought the other day, it will have to do for now.

 

[MERR6267]

Well, last night was a good night for good gear.

A fresh "new" 50-incher for the ol' John Deere.

And an angry saw from a guy in North Carolina, by way of a nice guy in Wisconsin.



But, I didn't get any playtime. And now I'm stuck in my garage, supposed to be working on work junk, thinking about chainsaws, lawnmowers, splitter mods, and my newly-bent truck.