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I dug up some old pictures to share, This is a scrap yard I do some work at. Attached Images
Reply:An old fence stretcher i built from scrap. Works great. Attached Images
Reply:Re build horse trailer door(wish I had the before pic) Attached Images
Reply:Bench for someones wood lathe. Attached Images
Reply:All of my crap after I sold the old chevy. Replaced with a 1999 dodge ram(wish I would have kept the chevy also!) Attached Images
Reply:like that old chevy so easy to work on and parts a cheap
Reply:Originally Posted by ed maclike that old chevy so easy to work on and parts a cheap
Reply:Hydraulic Hoses replaced.. Attached Images
Reply:This is the container yard i ran before going out on my own. (Baltimore, MD) Attached Images
Reply:One of my current set-ups.(welder was sold 2 weeks ago). Bought a new/used diesel sa-200 in its place. I like my miller bobcat in the back more but it just isnt big enough sometimes. Attached Images
Reply:Why do you not like the dodge?It seems like you are over working it a little and would be better suited to a 2500 cummins.
Reply:The dodge is good, just not heavy duty enough. I would love a 3500 cummins, but there a lot more costly. Maybe one day I'll have that diesel.
Reply:Thanks for the pictures Jreynoldswelding!The hydraulic hoses look like how a rancher hangs rattlesnakes on the fence. One of these days you'll have to tell us about your ocean container construction experience; the topic crops up here every so often.Good Luck
Reply:Originally Posted by denrepThanks for the pictures Jreynoldswelding!The hydraulic hoses look like how a rancher hangs rattlesnakes on the fence. One of these days you'll have to tell us about your ocean container construction experience; the topic crops up here every so often.Good Luck
Reply:More Container Pics (will be in 3 post) Post#1. Bare with me I am taking these from old photos.Fire drum=WarmBlueprints=Lunch roomBarrel art=OvertimeLittle door=Mig welding shopScrap pile=Beer moneyPlywood=Bulletin boardThats just how it is,what you see is what its like in a container yard. Rough and dirty. Attached ImagesLast edited by jreynoldswelding; 12-04-2009 at 02:21 PM.
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Reply:Nice!Now that looks like a practical and simple reutilization of containers. Seems more logical than trying to make posh dwellings out of them.It'd be interesting to pull up one of the news articles from about ten years ago, describing how the container yards were being so overrun with worthless throw-away metal containers, that there was talk about penalizing shippers for abandoning them. I know there were a lot of boxes on the west coast, but I think New Orleans had the coast beat; with dizzying quantities of boxes stacked. You could ride for hours and not see ‘em all.Recently I saw some "simulated" shipping containers, that looked like they were built to knock-down for dense shipping, and then be bolted together for storage use. I'm almost sure they weren't stackable. Yes, I took some pictures. Good LuckLast edited by denrep; 12-04-2009 at 10:50 PM.
Reply:Around the Dallas area they sell the 40' containers for $2500-$3000 plus delivery.I have considered trying to talk them down someday when I have some cash. Any idea how the average guy (OK, OK, Below average) can get one cheaper? What should we point out that will lower the price?
Reply:Originally Posted by Bob Warner. . .What should we point out that will lower the price?
Reply:Here's the pseudo-container:Attachment 42306Attachment 42307Very light construction, all bolted.Bob Warner - Too much money isn't it? At around three grand, they're more expensive than conventional construction.Sure they're instant and  portable, but if those aren't priorities, a plain old shed is probably the way to go. And if your neighbors can stand a container, they would probably love a semi-trailer  and trailers are a lot cheaper.Good LuckLast edited by denrep; 10-19-2010 at 11:43 PM.
Reply:Sure they're instant and portable, but if those aren't priorities, a plain old shed is probably the way to go. And if your neighbors can stand a container, they would probably love a semi-trailer  and trailers are a lot cheaper.
Reply:Originally Posted by Bob WarnerAround the Dallas area they sell the 40' containers for $2500-$3000 plus delivery.I have considered trying to talk them down someday when I have some cash. Any idea how the average guy (OK, OK, Below average) can get one cheaper? What should we point out that will lower the price?
Reply:Newportnews VA sells 8x20 ocean cargos all day for $500. There is signs everywhere down there near the port.
Reply:Very light construction, all bolted.Bob Warner - Too much money isn't it? At around three grand, they're more expensive than conventional construction.Sure they're instant and portable, but if those aren't priorities, a plain old shed is probably the way to go. And if your neighbors can stand a container, they would probably love a semi-trailer  and trailers are a lot cheaper.Good Luck Thoose things look like tin cansOriginally Posted by jreynoldsweldingNewportnews VA sells 8x20 ocean cargos all day for $500. . .
Reply:Depends how much the bolt cutters are? LOL. They are cheap around the coat lines, which they should be. I know they run for a lot more out west because of the haul fees etc.
Reply:Originally Posted by Bob WarnerAround the Dallas area they sell the 40' containers for $2500-$3000 plus delivery.I have considered trying to talk them down someday when I have some cash. Any idea how the average guy (OK, OK, Below average) can get one cheaper? What should we point out that will lower the price?
Reply:Hmmmm Ohh I wouldn't mind being able to raid that scrap pile, when I moved up to NSW all my metal sources dried up hahahaha.. Ahh well, nice lookin truck but I gotta say a Chev would look better lol
Reply:I have a couple of pin holes in on top. Any suggestions on what to use for a new roof to seal the whole top? Just a note I have a turbin roof vent."Where's Stick man????????" - 7A749"SHHHHHH!! I sent him over to snag that MIC-4 while tbone wasn't looking!" - duaneb55"I have bought a few of Tbone's things unlike Stick-Man who helps himself" - TozziWelding"Stick-man"
Reply:hey guys, don't forget this site:www.containercity.comA bunch of them new-fangled container apartments y'all mentioned a while back ....
Reply:I just had a 8x20 delivered and craned into the backyard for a workshop (no hoa!)  $1950 for a clean one delivered and craned.  Now I am trying to find a roll up door for the side.  Anybody install one before?  Canister style?
Reply:Originally Posted by jreynoldsweldingAn old fence stretcher i built from scrap. Works great.
Reply:Originally Posted by Stick-manI have a couple of pin holes in on top. Any suggestions on what to use for a new roof to seal the whole top? Just a note I have a turbin roof vent.
Reply:Originally Posted by starIs that attachment for rolling  fence wire ?