Show threadY⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar3d ago

Edit: Solved, it was an electric concrete mixer with wheels. The drum and motor are missing from mine. Picture of the whole unit in the thread.

Scrubbed the type label a bit when hauling this away today. Slightly more readable. Type 50-65, I think? But what was it?

Also looks like the year of manufacture is 1958, not '68. Not much on the internet from that era :)

#Mystery #Machine #ScrapMetal #Homestead #Cleanup #BushFind

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar3d ago

Nobody knew what this thing was for, so I cut it up for parts. Then beat the parts I couldn't cut with Mjölnir until the welds broke. 🔨

It can go be something else now. More C-beams and a nice big L for the stock steel stash.

#Homestead #Cleanup #Recycling #ScrapMetal

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar6d ago

I knew there were also a few things underneath the shed, but difficult to access or even look.

So today I grabbed a firepoker with long handle and fished out what I could reach.

There was quite a bit more than expected!

Probably should call #AntsPants to pick up the parts for his machine park 😆

The little wheel might be a roller from a DT-75 chain tractor, which I found other parts for. Not sure what the door is from, green is usually JUMZ but it looks like a T-40 door. Nor the propeller!

Pulling on a piece of hydraulic hose that was stuck I thought it would be funny if a whole cylinder came out and voila, it did. Although it's completely rotten.

#ScrapMetal #Junk #Homestead #Cleanup #Parts

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar6d ago

You might be wondering how the steel grows so well in our garden.

The answer is obvious: Strong roots 😆

#Roots #Steel #ScrapMetal

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar6d ago

Have I already mentioned how useful and back-saving my new #PalletFork is? 😸

Yard cleanup goes so much faster now.

#Tractor #ScrapMetal #Homestead

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarMar 17

This afternoon I pulled apart the big scrap pile in front of the small sheds.

No great treasure here. Two plows and a furrower for draft animals. A big cattle gate. Two bent drive shafts. The head from a hammer. A couple plow shares and lots of blades, harrow tines and springs. A small pile of stock steel to keep and a big pile of scrap steel to toss into the trailer and cash in.

And some long, weirdly shallow steel channels. Not sure what those were for, cow piss drains?

Oh, and some rusty sheet metal.

#Homestead #Cleanup #ScrapMetal

Show threadY⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarMar 16

Homemade scrapmetal #Palletfork complete. Seems I got the measurements right, picks up and drops pallets from the ground perfectly. Either length- or sideways.

Very pleased. This will be so useful for hauling stuff around the farm.

Slight limitation in how high I can lift them, but it's sufficient. Might modify it if the need for more height arises, but it's a yard hauler, not a forklift.

Now I just need to get more pallets 😁

#Homestead #DIY #Welding #Metalworking #Tractor #ScrapMetal #SalvagePunk

MickMar 14
You never know what you will spot in a random space next to a garage in Northeast PA.
#robots
#sculpture
#scrapmetal
Show threadY⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarMar 13

The homemade #PalletFork is starting to look like money. These sell for €300 to €500 if you buy one instead of welding it from scrap steel found around the farm.

Let's see what this cost us (rough numbers):
€11 fittings
€26 paint (only used half though)
€5 power
€12 fluxcore wire
€3 cutting/grinding wheels etc.
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€57

Bargain! And it was more fun than buying. And much more satisfying 🤩

This paint dries slowly. One more coat, hopefully tomorrow.

#DIY #Welding #Tractor #MetalWorking #SalvagePunk #ScrapMetal #Homestead #Paint

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarMar 13

Springtime steel harvest. Spring is the best time as the steel grows well over winter but is hard to see once the greener vegetation overtakes it.

#Steel #Harvest #Homestead #Cleanup #Treasure #ScrapMetal #Recycling