Trailer Building Legals

[easymoney]

a few years ago in the town where i live the town drunk decided since he did not have a drivers license he would buy an old farm tractor to get around on. he got away with it for a while but one night he was caught driving down the middle of the road drunk. he was informed that he was to quit driving it since he was using it for his primary means of transportation. in this area quite a few amish have tractors that they use like trucks going to work doing carpentry jobs for the public and to town for supplies. some people object but so far the police have not bothered them.

[IMERC]

thanks...
got it...

[woodsteach]

 



 



This is the trailer that my student is almost completed with.  As you can see he agreed to add lights!!

Woodsteach

This pix is of the "crawler crane".  Most of it was constructed before me.  It was a Geo Tracker at one time.  The autos instructor has the students working on it when they "have nothing else to do".  Last year we assembled the "crane" part.  The "lift" comes from a boat winch mounted where the windshield used to be.

 

[beenthere]

Interesting crane project. Difficult to see how the rear end stays on the ground, and if it doesn't, where the driver will end up. 
And hope there is protection if the cable breaks (almost looks like it has and is tied together).    But students will/can learn a lot.

[woodsteach]

We are working on some counter balance for the rear end . Will probably be 1/2" of an oil drum filled with what ever.

We will also install some expanded metal for protection if the cable should break.  Where it looks like it is tied is actually a splice of where the smaller 5/16" (i think) cable meets the 1/2" cable.  Why the splice b/c the 5/16" cable "cranks" easier on the hand winch.

woods

[Ironwood]

Ironwood

[woodsteach]

http://www.agaminkansas.com/index_03022010.php

at about eleven minutes 30 seconds begins the segment on the student that constructed the header trailer.

woodsteach