Tom Gardner wrote:
Well, after 20 years or so my 60 ton press kinda' walked sideways a
couple of feet. I took an 8-ton come-along with a snatch block and
attached it to a chain around the base of a post and attached the
snatch block to a front leg of the press. It was the perfect angle to
straighten out the press. The press is bolted to two massive 6 x 10
timbers but was never attached to the floor. Well, I tried to ratchet
that thing and got about 4 clicks before I gave up and got one of the
young bucks. That 21yo kid could practically ratchet that thing with
one hand. Two minutes later the press was straight and happily in
it's permanent home. I was still sweating my ass off from the four
clicks I did. Then I drilled holes through the timbers and into the
floor a few inches and pined the press in place with lengths of 3/4"
rebar. Swinging that sledge knocked the rest of the **** out of me.

I paid $19 for a 20' length of 3/4" rebar...I thought that was
outrageously high, no?

I spent yesterday digging up my front yard . Got about 14 feet of old
terra cotta drain pipe exposed for replacement later today . It's about 3
feet down , and the ground is hard . My back hurts . Diggin' wasn't anywhere
near this hard when I was young ...
I haven't bought the new pipe yet , but I'm ready for the sticker shock .
--
Snag
Learning keeps
you young !