Conveyor build

[Kevin in Ohio]

There's another set of holes for the keepers too. Just less of a falll if something goes haywire or you want to move it with it up.

Here I'm pivoting the wheels around using the long 3/4" rachet. REAL easy to do.

Wheels in place and 3/8" pins are slip in to lock them into position.

With the ratchet, the whole thing can be swung around in an arcc or straight sideways if needed.

Closeup of the knuckle and the way the pin is.

Pins store in the keepers extra holes on the rail.

Well, That should be it. Too wet now for action pics and not planning on cutting anything soon as I have a bunch of other stuff that needs fixed. Conveyor plugged up my shop for a while so things have built up as they always do. No videos from me either as I don't have anything to take them. I

Been fun and I hoped you guys got something out of it. Should make things easier when it comes time for hauling in/out of the barns and sheds.

 

[farmer steve]

sweet build kevin.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

I bet your next mod be a hydraulic pump and putting motors on the wheels and steering.

 

[USMC615]

Super!!! One helluva build. Congrats.

 

[Joesell]

I bet your next mod be a hydraulic pump and putting motors on the wheels and steering.

That sounds like one of those drivable airport conveyors.

 

[MechanicMatt]

Kevin, I like the stops you made, redundency (sp), I figured you'd used the cable winch to back up the hydraulics but letting it rest on stops........much better. Nice build, very nice.

 

[Kevin in Ohio]

Thanks guys for the kind words. My Dad was always fixing things and making stuff out of nothing. Not because he wanted to, because he HAD to!

I owe a lot to him for teaching me stuff and encouraging me along the way. We still work together a lot of projects and enjoy it. I try to tell people to just get out in the garage and try it. You might be surprised what you can do.

 

[KiwiBro]

I bet your next mod be a hydraulic pump and putting motors on the wheels and steering.

 

[TonyK]

Kevin, I'm sure I don't have to point out that you that between the splitter and the conveyor you are only a saw rig and a drink holder away from having a kick butt processor. Great work as always.

 

[MechanicMatt]

@TonyK , you ment beer holder right? Ohhh wait Coffee before noon and beer after holder

 

[Joesell]

@TonyK , you ment beer holder right? Ohhh wait Coffee before noon and beer after holder

If you get up early enough, you dont have to wait until noon!

 

[MechanicMatt]

Yeah yeah yeah 5o'clock some where, hehehehehe

 

[T. Mainus]

Just got some pricing from those guys at Powersplit. That double splitter with built in conveyor starts at $24,000.00

 

[KiwiBro]

Just got some pricing from those guys at Powersplit. That double splitter with built in conveyor starts at $24,000.00

Thanks.
That's about $16k more than I'd pay for it.
Was more the self-driving splitter/conveyor combo I thought might be worth noting.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

Ouch. Another ~$10-15k would buy a person a nice processor.

The problem with beer is the top doesn't go back on easy like a soda or water bottle. I put a cup holder on my processor

Just got some pricing from those guys at Powersplit. That double splitter with built in conveyor starts at $24,000.00

 

[Joesell]

Just got some pricing from those guys at Powersplit. That double splitter with built in conveyor starts at $24,000.00

That's pretty steep for what it is. I bet they would sell lots I'd they could get it down below $14,000[/SIZE]

 

[Joesell]

The problem with beer is the top doesn't go back on easy like a soda or water bottle.

The real problem with beer is that it gets all shook up. I have a cup holder on my mower. It's almost useless. I guess a gatorade fits, but who wants one of those when your mowing the grass?

 

[bryanr2]

enough with the pics already We need to see a video.

 

[Kevin in Ohio]

Decided I'd better make up a holder for the extension and jack handle so they wouldn't get misplaced. Decided on a design and used some scraps of stainless. Here's the clip end.

Turned a shoulder on a short round with enough slop that you can feed the extension over it. The other end goes through the welded pin and a clip holds it in place.

For the handle I drilled through the pin and bent a piece of 3/8" on a 90 degree. Drill it for some cotter pins so now it swivels out. Wanted it longer to insure it would slip off when straight.

Simply slip the extension on and pin.

Slide the handle on and swivel in and pin. Either one can be taken off in any order and they are both trapped in place. This keep my feeble mind form forgetting to bring them along.

Can't post vids as I don't have anything to take them.

 

[Beefie]

Thanks for taking the time to type this thread up and post the pictures Kevin. As always a grate build and enjoyed learning some new tricks in the metal fab.

Beefie