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Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Collections & Pictures => Topic started by: Hero on June 10, 2020, 03:43:54 pm
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I love the dump.
My local dump allows shopping, and it's amazing what I can find there.
And where does the Lone Ranger take his garbage?
To the dump, to the dump, to the dump, dump, dump...
I thought he put i TONTO the garbge truck, kemusabe ??? ::)
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My dream job would be to either own a scrap yard or be a scrapper... problem is I would go broke after I kept everything :D
I'm sure that's been done in the past.
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I love the dump.
My local dump allows shopping, and it's amazing what I can find there.
And where does the Lone Ranger take his garbage?
To the dump, to the dump, to the dump, dump, dump...
High Ho silver. 🤠
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I love the dump.
My local dump allows shopping, and it's amazing what I can find there.
And where does the Lone Ranger take his garbage?
To the dump, to the dump, to the dump, dump, dump...
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My dream job would be to either own a scrap yard or be a scrapper... problem is I would go broke after I kept everything :D
You could be the sequel to the Junkyard Empire reality TV show.
There are no dumps to visit in Plano. And I have been known to cruise the alleys in my neighborhood before bulk trash day. By far, my best find was a Captain Fantastic Pinball Machine. I had no room for it. So, I gave it to a friend who had it restored.
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My dream job would be to either own a scrap yard or be a scrapper... problem is I would go broke after I kept everything :D
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Congratulations Bob!
The Dump is a wonderful place to shop.
I hope you get it running.
And I hope we have shows to go to soon.
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Sky hook?
Come on, now, Nick! I have a lot of stuff, but I don't have one of those!
Perhaps you can lend me yours.
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Sky hook?
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A come-along might be useful if you don't have a winch.
I used one to get it onto the trailer when I first acquired it, but it was still a fight. Maybe I need a bigger tractor, with a powerful loader....
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A come-along might be useful if you don't have a winch.
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I have a trailer. I just have to figure out how to get the pump onto it.🤔
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Bob, You ought to be able to have plenty of fun with that pump.
With an engine to drive it and a substantial water tub to demonstrate it,
you are in the realm (weight wise) of considering a dedicated trailer for your working pump display.
Gil
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For a number of years now I have had a pretty old water pump. It's a Smart, Turner, Hayward, made in Hamilton, Ont., Canada.
This pump is a classic, said to have come from the Jergens soap factory in Perth, Ontario, Canada. The picture doesn't do it justice, so try to imagine the size of something with a 22" flywheel! If the data plate is any indication (Model: 4 1/2 X 4 (I think that's bore and stroke)), this thing should really move water!
And you want heavy? This pump is on a custom channel steel frame, and my old TEA20 tractor refuses to lift it.
I've always meant to power it with a hit & miss or steam engine and take it to the shows, but its huge intake and outlet ports required fittings that were both hard to find and incredibly expensive.
Yesterday I went to the town dump, and lo! I spied a brand-new-with-the-labels-still-on-it length of pipe, threaded on both ends, that looked like what I needed. I brought it home and it screwed right in!
Now I can cut the pipe in half and have intake/outlet stubs that will take flexible hose (much easier to find), and I will be able to actually get this pump to pump!
Love the local dump! Great shopping centre!
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