Build Poppy- '84 FJ60

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LAMBCRUSHER said:
That’s a good price from what I understand
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It came in a few hundred less than what we agreed on thanks to the partial tax law from the California BOE. I had another one picked out (Clark) for about the same price, but it was quite a bit older; '86 model. I looked at a few of the newer Toyota lifts and they were 7-12K for the size and condition I as looking at. One of the guys in the complex knew of this lift and knew the guy was about to trade it in for a bigger one. So, we spoke and made the deal. He was expecting to get 4-6K in trade in.

So far I have to say that the other guys in the complex I'm in are great resources for ANYTHING you need. If someone brings up something they need or need help with... all of them help out to find that something.

One guy makes candle molds and he was showing me around his shop and had an OLD foot shear that the cutting arm had snapped on and he couldn't find a replacement. I asked why he didn't just weld it back up. His reply was simply... I don't know a welder and the shops wanted 5-600$ to make the repair. I asked if I cold take a crack at it. I used my neighbors forklift to bring the shear into my shop and cleaned the arm and ran a few passes of Certanium 89 TIG on it. All I had was 5/32" rod, thank god it was thick cast... Took it back over and the guy was beside himself. Feels good to do things for people.

I was told by the guy on the other side of me to save my money and I could just use his forklift.... But, I can't do that, just doesn't seem right.

J
 
lcwizard said:
Forklift prices on the west coast are higher than on the east. I ended up buying a 10.000 lb Hyster dual front wheel from Pennsylvania.
Even with trucking it was cheaper than buying the same anywhere in the SW
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I looked at a few from the NE (all over the country really) and when I got pics of the motors the lines were corroded and the freight alone was about 1200-1800.00 (from OH, PA, IL, NJ, NY )so that same lift with 2-3X the hours shipped ended up around 8-11K. One of the good things about this one is I'm buying it from the original owner and operator (guy and his son are the only two people to ever use it) and the local dealer is the only one that has ever touched it.

Dual wheels units are nice, but I don't have a dirt and gravel lot, and they are usually too damn big for most shops. I had a Taylor 30,000# dual wheel at my oilfield shop in Texas and hated it inside the building, it was a yard lift. So I ended up with a Hyster S150A solid tire for the inside. That shop was 10,800 sq ft and packed to the hilt with steel and equipment. I do miss the rail spur that came through the center though....

The 6/7K lift (7-8500# cap) is WAY more than I will ever need or want for that matter. The heaviest pallet I've unloaded for TT has been 4200# of leaf springs from Tough Dog.
 
TRAIL TAILOR said:
I looked at a few from the NE (all over the country really) and when I got pics of the motors the lines were corroded and the freight alone was about 1200-1800.00 (from OH, PA, IL, NJ, NY )so that same lift with 2-3X the hours shipped ended up around 8-11K. One of the good things about this one is I'm buying it from the original owner and operator (guy and his son are the only two people to ever use it) and the local dealer is the only one that has ever touched it.

Dual wheels units are nice, but I don't have a dirt and gravel lot, and they are usually too damn big for most shops. I had a Taylor 30,000# dual wheel at my oilfield shop in Texas and hated it inside the building, it was a yard lift. So I ended up with a Hyster S150A solid tire for the inside. That shop was 10,800 sq ft and packed to the hilt with steel and equipment. I do miss the rail spur that came through the center though....

The 6/7K lift (7-8500# cap) is WAY more than I will ever need or want for that matter. The heaviest pallet I've unloaded for TT has been 4200# of leaf springs from Tough Dog.
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I needed the capacity before the crash. My steel orders were always over 15,000 lbs , about 10 was stacked plate.
Now they orders are 5~7000 , about 50/50 bundled tube and stacked plate so I'd be fine with a 6000lb. I have a dirt lot so the duals are nice .
If the rough terrain weren't so damned big I'd go that way.
The shop looks good. I take it you're not a gun nut. The gun laws keep me in AZ. I couldn't deal with that California government. I can never remember whether the legs in swastika go left or right. I'd probably have to Google an image of Gov Brown's chest. I'm sure it's tatooed there
 
lcwizard said:
I needed the capacity before the crash. My steel orders were always over 15,000 lbs , about 10 was stacked plate.
Now they orders are 5~7000 , about 50/50 bundled tube and stacked plate so I'd be fine with a 6000lb. I have a dirt lot so the duals are nice .
If the rough terrain weren't so damned big I'd go that way.
The shop looks good. I take it you're not a gun nut. The gun laws keep me in AZ. I couldn't deal with that California government. I can never remember whether the legs in swastika go left or right. I'd probably have to Google an image of Gov Brown's chest. I'm sure it's tatooed there
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Nope, not a gun nut at all. I have a couple for "need" not want or show.. The ones I have are just right for my skills and ranges. It's going to be nice to not see a gun on someone's hip at Albertson's or Burger King more pften than not.... With Wyoming's open/concealed carry laws without permit... and constitutional/permitless carry for residents only etc... Every one here thinks its the wild west and they want everyone to think the same. Quite tragic IMO.

For me its about my "P", the "A of A" w/ "C" and "F of F & V" if/when the time comes..

J
 
TRAIL TAILOR said:
Nope, not a gun nut at all. I have a couple for "need" not want or show.. The ones I have are just right for my skills and ranges. It's going to be nice to not see a gun on someone's hip at Albertson's or Burger King more pften than not.... With Wyoming's open/concealed carry laws without permit... and constitutional/permitless carry for residents only etc... Every one here thinks its the wild west and they want everyone to think the same. Quite tragic IMO.

For me its about my "P", the "A of A" w/ "C" and "F of F & V" if/when the time comes..

J
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Maybe it's the newness of the law. Az has always been an open carry and we don't need a concealed permit yet I seldom see anyone
carrying a gun except when out wheeling, camping etc. If there's one in agrocery store it's probably a guy coming off the mountain
getting supplies for his deer hunt, wearing camo and buck lure
 
lcwizard said:
Maybe it's the newness of the law. Az has always been an open carry and we don't need a concealed permit yet I seldom see anyone
carrying a gun except when out wheeling, camping etc. If there's one in agrocery store it's probably a guy coming off the mountain
getting supplies for his deer hunt, wearing camo and buck lure
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Don't get me wrong... WY is a great place.. just TOO DAMN COLD for us anymore. Crime is fairly low in comparison and I give that to the people mainly. Decent people make all the difference in the world, but in the past 8 years its DECLINED quickly and not getting any better. Younger parents don't discipline and their kids are some of the worst I've ever seen here.

While Redding may be in CA... it's more "conservative" than everywhere else. The top 5 most conservative cities are within 100 miles of Redding. Of course Redding is #3.

I'm not a Democrat or a Republican. I vote either way and have split views on most everything.. So, I can pretty much hear all kinds of crap and it doesn't affect me one bit. But, I can't wait until Monday... hopefully something good will come out of the announcement.

J
 
TLC Norway said:
Hey Jason, the Tough Dog Shocks are ON! Ohyeah, i dig them. More better in every way! Thanks for helping me out!
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You are more than welcome Pal. Thanks for the continued support.

I thought you might like those big foam cells. :grinpimp:

J
 
Well Poppy, Sam and Joe will be staying a little longer in WY... Bad weather coming in and can't get everything together on the same dates.

SO, we'll try again in a few weeks to get them to CA. Not like we ever drive them much anyway. I have the other 60s there now for R&D if need be, but I have a couple/three weeks on setting up shop before production will start up again.

J
 
Wow! Just caught up on my MUD reading and see you are moving to Redding Ca. That's cool.
Good luck on your new place. And hope to buy a suspension lift form you soon for my 60. Unfortunalty I am ready now but your clear out. I can wait.
Again good luck
 
RodrigzCrzr said:
Wow! Just caught up on my MUD reading and see you are moving to Redding Ca. That's cool.
Good luck on your new place. And hope to buy a suspension lift form you soon for my 60. Unfortunalty I am ready now but your clear out. I can wait.
Again good luck
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J,

It was good to speak with you and catch up! Feel free to stop in anytime brother.

J
 
Spike Strip said:
Safe trip. Watch out for Tree Huggers. Don't stop at Starbucks.
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We banned StarFux almost a decade ago...... I'll buy a grinder and coffee maker on the road before I buy a cup of that crap.

J
 
TRAIL TAILOR said:
We banned StarFux almost a decade ago...... I'll buy a grinder and coffee maker on the road before I buy a cup of that crap.

J
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Bulletproof coffee!!
 
TRAIL TAILOR said:
3MM and 5MM

Not sure on footage for a 62 but for a 60 you need 7' of 5MM and 30' of 3MM

TurboLogic

J
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I just ordered from Boostcontroller and received my 3mm (Product Code: TLS-VH-3 ). The ID seems very small...I just want to make sure. Does anyone know if this works with the existing 3mm vacuum lines? Also, how can you tell which lines are 5mm compared to 3mm? Do you have to eye it?
 
FirstFJ60 said:
I just ordered from Boostcontroller and received my 3mm (Product Code: TLS-VH-3 ). The ID seems very small...I just want to make sure. Does anyone know if this works with the existing 3mm vacuum lines? Also, how can you tell which lines are 5mm compared to 3mm? Do you have to eye it?
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The OD of the tube is quite a bit bigger. If you ordered 40 feet of the 3mm and 10 feet of the 5mm that will be the other way to tell. Larger roll is the smaller ID....

J
 
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