Project Frankensquare

dbrannon79 · Mar 4, 2023

jrsavoie said:
2 lb density closed cell is moisture resistant.
I have it on my foundation walls.

Pink board and blue board will soak up water like a sponge

I didn't know one was made that dense. I was thinking about that foam they use in the hulls of boats. I re-floored an old 70's trihull once. when I ripped all the floor out for replacement I found all the foam inbetween the runners water logged. I had a time carving all of it out to uncover the glass coated runner supports, luckily the glass was still intact well enough those hadn't rotted except for the entire transom. nothing left of it other than the layers of glass and hull!

you couldn't tell the foam was wet until you stuck a knife into it cutting a slice. then all the water started showing.

Husker6.5 · Mar 4, 2023

Hey, Nate, somebody put wheels on your sledge!

dbrannon79 · Mar 4, 2023

Husker6.5 said:
Hey, Nate, somebody put wheels on your sledge!

I'm sure once he's done with it, the strength it will have it could function at a battering ram on wheels!

Husker6.5 · Mar 4, 2023

dbrannon79 said:
I'm sure once he's done with it, the strength it will have it could function at a battering ram on wheels!

Not sledge as a hammer, but sledge as in a snow country winter vehicle consisting of two heavy, wide runners with stout crossmembers between them meant to haul heavy loads across the snow with a team of draft horses pulling it. But yes, with that frame, he could probably run into a concrete wall and, while doing some body damage, the frame would remain untweaked.

n8in8or · Mar 4, 2023

Husker6.5 said:
Not sledge as a hammer, but sledge as in a snow country winter vehicle consisting of two heavy, wide runners with stout crossmembers between them meant to haul heavy loads across the snow with a team of draft horses pulling it. But yes, with that frame, he could probably run into a concrete wall and, while doing some body damage, the frame would remain untweaked.

I’m glad you explained because I was lost, but now that you explained it I like it!

Husker6.5 · Mar 4, 2023

n8in8or said:
I’m glad you explained because I was lost, but now that you explained it I like it!

Well, Nate, it will certainly be be more than a one horse (power) open sleigh when it's done!

n8in8or · Mar 5, 2023

I started today making the rear mounting pads for the dump hoist. I welded them to the frame where I wanted them and then drilled and tapped the mounting holes.

Next I made the front crossmember out of angle iron. I bolted it to the front of the hoist and lowered it into place.

Once down I welded the crossmember to the frame.

Now the dump hoist is in place. I also raised the dump hoist with the chain hoist just to play with it.

Husker6.5 · Mar 5, 2023

Gotta use a chain hoist to get it up, Nate? You know they have a little blue pill for that!

n8in8or · Mar 8, 2023

I got the engine, transmission and transfer case in place tonight so I can start making the crossmembers for them.

Husker6.5 · Mar 8, 2023

Now, where's that chunk of I-beam from when the County tore out that old bridge to make the transfer case mount cross beam from?

MrMarty51 · Mar 8, 2023

Husker6.5 said:
Now, where's that chunk of I-beam from when the County tore out that old bridge to make the transfer case mount cross beam from?

I’m sure that county bridge dont need ALL them cross I beams.
Saw off a chunk and be happy.

SnowDrift · Mar 9, 2023

ok, I saw a camper outside in one of your pictures and I've got to ask. How in the world do you make time to do all the fab work and still have time to camp?!?

Off topic - sorry...

Husker6.5 · Mar 9, 2023

He just lives in the camper so he doesn't have to walk all the way back to the house when he's done working out in the shop at night!

dbrannon79 · Mar 9, 2023

HAHA! I was thinking a glorified dog house for when he's in trouble with the real boss!

n8in8or · Mar 10, 2023

SnowDrift said:
ok, I saw a camper outside in one of your pictures and I've got to ask. How in the world do you make time to do all the fab work and still have time to camp?!?

Off topic - sorry...

Well.......we hardly use it, and in fact we're planning on selling it this year. It seems every time we use it I have some kind of vehicle trouble that ruins the experience. Plus camping is hard on my girlfriend's back, so that's also a bummer. Camping seems to be a lot of work to try to relax, at least for us.

SnowDrift · Mar 10, 2023

copy that. We camp for one week each year at the county fair.

n8in8or · Mar 11, 2023

Today I got the crossmember for the transmission done.

I added frame rail drain holes in the cavity inside the frame mount.

I also got the transfer case crossmember done. It is going to work fine, but it looks a little awkward so I may rework it if I come up with a nicer idea. One nice thing about how it’s done is that there’s plenty of room for the exhaust to run through the opening.