Metalman 55
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Cant wait to see it on the trailer & heading for home!! Perhaps this week sometime??
Good looking machine!
Speaking of HD tarps, I purchased a bulk piece from BillboardTarps.com to make underpinning for my mother's 5th wheel RV. I purchased the medium thickness at about 19 mils. That is some really tough stuff that should last for at least 5 years or longer. 8'x87' ran me just under $200 with tax and delivery for brand new material. I thought that was pretty fair.
For making custom panels and HD fold overs, I was able to use vinyl cement on this material and everything worked great. It's so much tougher than any of those typical blue tarps they sell at most stores. With the vinyl cement, I can put in clear vinyl windows, zipper sections and other closures/custom cuts as needed. It was a good learning experience.
https://www.amazon.com/HH-66-Vinyl-Cement-Brush-Ounce/dp/B00GIOP83Q/ref=sxts_rp_s1_0?cv_ct_cx=vinyl+cement&keywords=vinyl+cement&pd_rd_i=B00GIOP83Q&pd_rd_r=22dc9d30-68c3-4ccd-9657-c87a43ac5283&pd_rd_w=8QtY5&pd_rd_wg=J7GMx&pf_rd_p=53ef7f8b-c1cb-4ebe-8d67-39f3ca0ebaf7&pf_rd_r=047Z54FDVCVQ7NPT6NZR&qid=1641747111&sr=1-1-5e1b2986-06e6-4004-a85e-73bfa3ee44fe&th=1Wondering what you used for cement?
https://www.amazon.com/HH-66-Vinyl-Cement-Brush-Ounce/dp/B00GIOP83Q/ref=sxts_rp_s1_0?cv_ct_cx=vinyl+cement&keywords=vinyl+cement&pd_rd_i=B00GIOP83Q&pd_rd_r=22dc9d30-68c3-4ccd-9657-c87a43ac5283&pd_rd_w=8QtY5&pd_rd_wg=J7GMx&pf_rd_p=53ef7f8b-c1cb-4ebe-8d67-39f3ca0ebaf7&pf_rd_r=047Z54FDVCVQ7NPT6NZR&qid=1641747111&sr=1-1-5e1b2986-06e6-4004-a85e-73bfa3ee44fe&th=1
That's what I used and it works really well. Sort of like gluing up PVC piping but you have to let the glue set a little longer prior to putting the pieces together. It bonds permanently.
Referring to that picture of the blade on the little JD mounted on the loader, i would recommend to never do that. I have seen loaders bent and twisted from catching hidden obstacles, or having one corner dig into something, even with a spring-trip blade. The skid shoes help but it can still happen. The operator will have to be very careful and avoid trying to plow fast. Those loaders weren't designed for that application
Cant wait to see it on the trailer & heading for home!! Perhaps this week sometime??
That truck sure is clean!!
With the high winds the snow probably blew off the tarp. We had a storm here a few weeks ago with high wind and the tops of berms were bare, as were rooftops.