What did you do in your garage today..?

[GreyGhost]

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Valve clearance check.
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I love screw adjust valves. When they are that easy to get to, I would be playing with them often. Even with both set within tolerance you can drastically change the character of the engine. Both on the tight end gives you more overlap and is happier at high revs, intake tight and exhaust loose can help the bottom end, etc.

Is that kickstart? AWD engagement pedal?

 

[Wingboy]

I love screw adjust valves. When they are that easy to get to, I would be playing with them often. Even with both set within tolerance you can drastically change the character of the engine. Both on the tight end gives you more overlap and is happier at high revs, intake tight and exhaust loose can help the bottom end, etc.

Is that kickstart? AWD engagement pedal?

The 2wd engagement lever is on the right side. Yes, kickstart.

 

[Wingboy]

All done. For another 5,000km. Right side was .001 tight intake and exhaust. Left side was. 001 loose on both. Weird.
Did a brake inspection and air filter check. (needs a new one)
More fun than politics.

 

[timtune]

Going to a car/bike show today so I needed to swap the battery from the Wing to the CB750.

So yesterday I couldn't resist firing up the Wing before pulling the battery just to hear it bark out of those straight pipes.

 

[Scuba Steve]

Have to take on the carb on the old 300 soon doing weird random stalling and revving on its own. Hopefully just some dirt inside it was working perfectly then sat for a few months.

Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk

 

[adri]

I got a new toy. It came with this important life saving warning.



Do not use absolutely beside preson who know well work trick.

Don't forget that ****, ya heard?

Safety third y'all!

 

[Mad Mike]

I got a new toy. It came with this important life saving warning.

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Do not use absolutely beside preson who know well work trick.

Don't forget that ****, ya heard?

Safety third y'all!

Is that a Chang Jiang compressor?

 

[Relax]

****, my wife likes it when I put my hands in region that pressure.

 

[timtune]

Usually you can decipher poor translations but that me stumped. Anyone?

 

[GreyGhost]

Usually you can decipher poor translations but that me stumped. Anyone?

I think it is ask for help from a competent person if you are confused. The collection of words they used to convey that thought are pretty bad.

 

[Wingboy]

Uncorked the 650 a bit. And i raised the preload on the rear shocks 3 notches. Much less harsh.
Before.

After.

 

[adri]

The weird chinglish stickers in my last post were from my new tire change machine What did you do in your garage today..?



It's a Katool KT-T810 and it works amazing! Absolutely love it. Needed help to put it together because my body's a wreck, but once together it's super easy to use and I'm really happy with it.

The tire machine was a freebie they sent me to make a review video about. For my review I'm just going to test it with a variety of different tires and show how it performs. Then people can see for themselves instead of just getting biased opinion from the youtuber who got the thing for free. I'll be demonstrating it being used on these:

- 12" Vespa scooter tire
- 17" tubed Triumph tire
- 20" F150 truck tire

I've been in the garage setting up the changer and working on those this week, slowly.

 

[adri]

Only problem is, over a month after my accident, I'm still nowhere near full strength, so I can't move the tire machine on my own. It's just been there, a foot or two off of the wall, irritating me.

I'm used to being 100% self-sufficient, I haven't even had a boss in the better half of a decade. Winter is coming and everything needs re-arranging in the garage... and I refuse to have something I can't move by myself.



I looked at some mobile tool bases. They're pretty cool and probably the best way to do this (more on that later). Here's what I'm talking about:



Problem is, a mobile base doesn't really support the machine's weight in the middle, unless you bolt down some plywood, and since the car accident, physically, I just can't wrestle a 4x8 plywood sheet right now. I can't stretch out, lift up, or twist... Ok, I can do all of those, just very shitily. It's not a good time.

Instead I decided to buy a couple lifting arm jacks and some 1000 kg heavy duty casters with a ratcheting system to raise and lower a base to take the weight off the wheels and stop the thing from potentially moving around while in use.

These are the arm jacks:





These are the dolly wheels, they are also a really sweet system:



These babies worked!

Being able to push and pull this 500 lb machine around with one hand is a big win when you're beat up, especially because I'm also getting ready to tear my garage down to the studs. Going to insulate, add some outlets, add some lighting, add an AC/Heat Pump mini split, etc. Doing it myself with a friend because I'm stupid, stubborn, and cheap.

So now we've got the tire machine elevated and all four casters are able to spin 360 degrees. Big win!

But wait, there's more!

 

[adri]

Now the problem is, I'm worried that the middle of the unit where all the weight is, isn't supported, and it'll start to sag and something will get damaged or snap.



I'm worried that bar across the bottom isn't strong enough to take all the weight pushing down in between the casters.

In hindsight, I think the mobile base, with some plywood, is really the best choice. Physically I just can't deal with that right now.

I did the next best thing and cut and notched some 2x4s to size that I can hammer in place and have them take the weight in the middle.



When I want to move the move the tire machine again, two kicks to get those blocks out of the way, and I can wheel it around again.

The alternative was to get some metal bars cut to size and drilled and run those in that channel under the bottom, to help support the weight in the middle... that's probably a lot better and tidier looking... but it was 10 PM, stores were closed, and I already had 2x4 so, for tonight, good enough.

My wheeled tire changer is so practical, but also so far from perfect... so I might still return the casters and just get the mobile base when I'm ready to deal with big sheets of plywood again.

 

[Jampy00]

Loaded up the truck with junk for a dump run. Doing truck stuff!

 

[Bobo]

Now the problem is, I'm worried that the middle of the unit where all the weight is, isn't supported, and it'll start to sag and something will get damaged or snap.

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I'm worried that bar across the bottom isn't strong enough to take all the weight pushing down in between the casters.

In hindsight, I think the mobile base, with some plywood, is really the best choice. Physically I just can't deal with that right now.

I did the next best thing and cut and notched some 2x4s to size that I can hammer in place and have them take the weight in the middle.

View attachment 76080

When I want to move the move the tire machine again, two kicks to get those blocks out of the way, and I can wheel it around again.

The alternative was to get some metal bars cut to size and drilled and run those in that channel under the bottom, to help support the weight in the middle... that's probably a lot better and tidier looking... but it was 10 PM, stores were closed, and I already had 2x4 so, for tonight, good enough.

My wheeled tire changer is so practical, but also so far from perfect... so I might still return the casters and just get the mobile base when I'm ready to deal with big sheets of plywood again.

I would try bolting 2 pieces of 1 7/8 “Unistrut” or “Electrostrut” across the bottom. You can get it at any electrical wholesaler in 10’ lengths, Rona carries it in their electrical department and I think Home Depot does too. Great all purpose stuff, I use it for building conduit racks and to hang 500 pound transformers with no problem. If you live in Durham I probably have some kicking around. I also used it to build these hanging shelves in my garage, excuse the mess

 

[Mad Mike]

Now the problem is, I'm worried that the middle of the unit where all the weight is, isn't supported, and it'll start to sag and something will get damaged or snap.

View attachment 76079

I'm worried that bar across the bottom isn't strong enough to take all the weight pushing down in between the casters.

In hindsight, I think the mobile base, with some plywood, is really the best choice. Physically I just can't deal with that right now.

I did the next best thing and cut and notched some 2x4s to size that I can hammer in place and have them take the weight in the middle.

View attachment 76080

When I want to move the move the tire machine again, two kicks to get those blocks out of the way, and I can wheel it around again.

The alternative was to get some metal bars cut to size and drilled and run those in that channel under the bottom, to help support the weight in the middle... that's probably a lot better and tidier looking... but it was 10 PM, stores were closed, and I already had 2x4 so, for tonight, good enough.

My wheeled tire changer is so practical, but also so far from perfect... so I might still return the casters and just get the mobile base when I'm ready to deal with big sheets of plywood again.

Stabilize the base with 2 more casters, place them where you have the wood blocks.

 

[RC-31]

"Unistrut" and its accessories are awesome.

When I found out they made track rollers and have 10' length section of CURVES both horizontal and VERTICAL I started designing the backyard rollercoaster.

 

[timtune]

Now the problem is, I'm worried that the middle of the unit where all the weight is, isn't supported, and it'll start to sag and something will get damaged or snap.

View attachment 76079

I'm worried that bar across the bottom isn't strong enough to take all the weight pushing down in between the casters.

In hindsight, I think the mobile base, with some plywood, is really the best choice. Physically I just can't deal with that right now.

I did the next best thing and cut and notched some 2x4s to size that I can hammer in place and have them take the weight in the middle.

View attachment 76080

When I want to move the move the tire machine again, two kicks to get those blocks out of the way, and I can wheel it around again.

The alternative was to get some metal bars cut to size and drilled and run those in that channel under the bottom, to help support the weight in the middle... that's probably a lot better and tidier looking... but it was 10 PM, stores were closed, and I already had 2x4 so, for tonight, good enough.

My wheeled tire changer is so practical, but also so far from perfect... so I might still return the casters and just get the mobile base when I'm ready to deal with big sheets of plywood again.

That's a pretty hefty U shaped bottom rail. My inner engineer tells me it's not bending anytime soon.

 

[mimico_polak]

Got to test out a new toy today…







Was concerned about the fact it’s about 12” short of lift points in the rear….but considering it’s a pickup with 62/38 weight distribution it was a non issue.

Best part…FREE! Buddy of a buddy had it and hated it so wanted it gone! There may be a chance the guy wants it back…but after 3 years he’s not wanted it back yet.

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