General junk collector and hoarder of less desirable things

bigdave_185 · Feb 14, 2021

Hello folks

I have joined the group for many reasons, not my only forum I participate in but felt this is a good group to be apart of

I have many current projects going and a good bit of knowledge in things

Mechanical engineer by trade, X customs home builder, motor cycle enthusiast, and dabble in other odds and ends

Currently workin on a Converted Cargo trailer, a shop work bench, car detailing, a classic ATV, and my newly purchased monarch bench vise

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bdymnjm · Feb 14, 2021

Dave,

Welcome from CT. GJ is a good place, I just got back active after a few years inactive.

Jim

nadogail · Feb 14, 2021

Welcome to the Forum from Southwestern California.

bigdave_185 · Feb 14, 2021

Thanks a bunch. Sure is a great place to browse. Stuff every which way you look

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driftpin · Feb 14, 2021

The ATV looks like a labor of love. Welcome. What motorcycles? Most of mine are last century. I like VMaxes.

bigdave_185 · Feb 14, 2021

I stick to the newer versions, if rebuilt a 2002 xr 200

I have a 09 Wr450f that I ride regularly on the Utah trails.

Here is that banshee and one other I have put back in working order

The chrome bike is a 2001 and almost back together,
The yellow bike is a 1997 stock motor with carb work, really clean fun bike o ride.

Have a 1983 Yamaha tri zinger 60, that was mine as a kid I rebuild for my kids to enjoy (twins)

Also have a problem with old yard equipment

It works well for thirty year old machine. The horse was a great tool, runs well enough but I need to put new belts on it.

I really do enjoy some trail riding

I also have a chainsaw problem that I am trying to put away, old classic stihls are great toys

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Old Man Roger · Feb 14, 2021

bigdave_185 said:
General junk collector and hoarder of less desirable things

So far I see only desirable toys. :rocker:

bigdave_185 · Feb 15, 2021

You don’t see things like my wife. I’ll assume thats why we are all here [emoji23] comfort and warm feelings for our choice purchases HA!

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nadogail · Feb 15, 2021

One man's trash is another mans treasure.

bigdave_185 · Feb 15, 2021

It’s all treasure

I love a good old truevalue shovel from the 1960’s right next to a polished rebuilt Long axe

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Old Man Roger · Feb 15, 2021

bigdave_185 said:
You don’t see things like my wife. I’ll assume thats why we are all here [emoji23] comfort and warm feelings for our choice purchases HA!

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Boy that could be taken the wrong way LOL if your wife reads that she might think you meant she wasn’t desirable. Maybe you should change it to “you don’t see things the way my wife sees things” just in case she see’s your post.

bigdave_185 · Feb 15, 2021

An she’d laugh

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Old Man Roger · Feb 15, 2021

lol .

zmotorsports · Feb 15, 2021

Welcome from another Utahn.

Loved building sand quads (Banshees & Suzuki LT's) and sand rails back when me and my family duned.

bigdave_185 · Feb 15, 2021

zmotorsports said:
Welcome from another Utahn.

Loved building sand quads (Banshees & Suzuki LT's) and sand rails back when me and my family duned.

Went and watched a few of your new shop videos and so forth, you tube channels is killin it!

My next project is a 1ton wrangler

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zmotorsports · Feb 15, 2021

bigdave_185 said:
Went and watched a few of your new shop videos and so forth, you tube channels is killin it!

My next project is a 1ton wrangler

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Awesome.

Thank you.

Should be a cool project. Please be sure to share it here.

Whereabouts in Utah are you located? By the pictures of the houses and yards, looks like a pretty nice neighborhood.

bigdave_185 · Feb 15, 2021

zmotorsports said:
Awesome.

Thank you.

Should be a cool project. Please be sure to share it here.

Whereabouts in Utah are you located? By the pictures of the houses and yards, looks like a pretty nice neighborhood.

Northern ogden area, where abouts are you ?

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zmotorsports · Feb 15, 2021

bigdave_185 said:
Northern ogden area, where abouts are you ?

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I'm in West Haven.

Is your shop attached or detached? Looks nice, what size is it?

bigdave_185 · Feb 15, 2021

It’s attached, it’s my oversized garage. 48x32

I thought your Mountain View looked like west haven or hooper area, I’ll have to come check out your LS swapped black jeep

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zmotorsports · Feb 15, 2021

bigdave_185 said:
It’s attached, it’s my oversized garage. 48x32

I thought your Mountain View looked like west haven or hooper area, I’ll have to come check out your LS swapped black jeep

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That's funny when I saw the houses and yards I thought to myself West Haven, Hooper, Plain City, Farr West area.

That's a nice size attached garage.

Yeah, you're welcome to check it out anytime.

bigdave_185 · Feb 15, 2021

I don’t see a PM spot on here ?

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Old Man Roger · Feb 15, 2021

bigdave_185 said:
I don’t see a PM spot on here ?

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Click on the users name.

bigdave_185 · Feb 15, 2021

Maybe it’s because I’m using the Tapatalk app

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Old Man Roger · Feb 15, 2021

Oh sorry I have no experience using tapatalk.

ChefRex · Feb 15, 2021

Miss my Banshee and dirt bikes.
No where to ride here anymore.

bigdave_185 · Feb 15, 2021

Shoot just ride em down the road like all the silly kids these days

Good lookin year too, that black was clean looking

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bigdave_185 · Feb 25, 2021

Got the A2 tool steel for the vise jaws to be rebuilt. $48 bucks from key metals.

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bigdave_185 · Mar 1, 2021

Got started hogging out the jaws today

This stuff is no joke, I’ve never had to mill anything this hard before.

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bigdave_185 · Mar 7, 2021

This morning I set out to finish my bed as far as parts would allow

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bigdave_185 · Mar 9, 2021

Elevator bed works!!

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Old Man Roger · Mar 9, 2021

Nice!

bigdave_185 · Mar 9, 2021

Video of it. Pardon I’m not a movie maker

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Old Man Roger · Mar 10, 2021

That’s pretty sweet, maybe buy a cheapie drill and leave it attached. That way you’re not looking around when you need to move the bed.

driftpin · Mar 10, 2021

I wondered if that was gonna-be elevated parts storage. Your chrome costs on the Banshee would probably exceed the value of some of my two-wheeled collection. Around here, the kids from certain neighborhoods ride their Banshees and dirtbikes on the streets in mobs. The PD's and the FL Highway Patrol have become more-aggressive about pursuing them, they are using helicopters and bike cops to corral them in making mass-arrests, confiscating the rides.

bigdave_185 · Mar 10, 2021

Old Man Roger said:
That’s pretty sweet, maybe buy a cheapie drill and leave it attached. That way you’re not looking around when you need to move the bed.

I’m gonna see about a drill designed more for mixing mortar or grout, And yeah I think that will be the thought is leave it in place for sure.

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bigdave_185 · Mar 10, 2021

driftpin said:
I wondered if that was gonna-be elevated parts storage. Your chrome costs on the Banshee would probably exceed the value of some of my two-wheeled collection. Around here, the kids from certain neighborhoods ride their Banshees and dirtbikes on the streets in mobs. The PD's and the FL Highway Patrol have become more-aggressive about pursuing them, they are using helicopters and bike cops to corral them in making mass-arrests, confiscating the rides.

The big problem I see with street riding is the risk to you and others. It simply leaves you in danger for someone to make a little accident turn really big. I wish the police would do something with the confiscated machines besides the videos I have seen of them smashing them.

There are people out here who pay pretty low cost to purchase, then ship them to sell for double the profit out your direction. Crazy world for sure.

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zmotorsports · Mar 10, 2021

Very nice work on the lift system.

I was in the process of designing something very similar but much smaller in our 26' Haulmark Edge enclosed race trailer several years ago. I needed to lift the front end of our sandrail up in the air and lock it place for travel which would then give me the ability to haul another sand quad to the dunes and races. We could only haul 3 quads and the sandrail in our 26' trailer and we were in the middle of building another drag quad, I really didn't want to get a longer trailer. I never got around to building it as we got out of racing and duning before needing it.

Yours is turning out fantastic.

bigdave_185 · Mar 10, 2021

Olivia23 said:
Welcome from CT. GJ is a good place, I just got back active after a few years inactive.

Welcome back [emoji41]

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bigdave_185 · Mar 10, 2021

zmotorsports said:
Very nice work on the lift system.

I was in the process of designing something very similar but much smaller in our 26' Haulmark Edge enclosed race trailer several years ago. I needed to lift the front end of our sandrail up in the air and lock it place for travel which would then give me the ability to haul another sand quad to the dunes and races. We could only haul 3 quads and the sandrail in our 26' trailer and we were in the middle of building another drag quad, I really didn't want to get a longer trailer. I never got around to building it as we got out of racing and duning before needing it.

Yours is turning out fantastic.

Do you still have your quads or rails?

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zmotorsports · Mar 10, 2021

bigdave_185 said:
Do you still have your quads or rails?

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No. We sold all of our sand toys back in 2012 as well as all of our snowmobiles.
We got out of sledding, duning and racing as my pockets weren't deep enough to continue.

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