Makeshift Forklift
A couple of months ago The Lady asked me to move the kid's playhouse to a different part of the yard. Not having access to a fork lift, I fig'red that I could mount a 2" hitch ball on the Yaris' tow bar and make a "fork truck" with my flatbed trailer. It worked beautifully!
Interestingly, the playhouse is built from the last 8' of the 28' travel trailer I cannibalized to make the flatbed.
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Have you ever seen a
Have you ever seen a tumblebug baler for hay? For some reason the tilt here reminded me of it -- which I don't think is a good sign. :)
(I couldn't find a video of the tumblebug, which is a pity, as they are really neat, purely mechanical, way of moving large hay bales. And fun to watch.)
Ah! one drove down my street
Ah! one drove down my street just the other day - now I know it's name!
Wow! A Yaris as a
Wow! A Yaris as a forklift...only a mad scientist or a genius could conceive this. Perhaps a little of both? Fantastic!
tiny house
Sort of reminds me of http://tinyhouseblog.com/. ingenious impromptu forklift, btw. I've been poking around the site, and you do simply incredible work. Its my dream to have a workshop. and time. and talent.
Oh hey! Thanks for that link!
Oh hey! Thanks for that link!
Make the time, the others will follow in due course.
altoids
Jake,
Some months ill find that i have lots of altoids tins laying around.
Any suggestions on something to do with all of them? Currently they house screws/nails.
--yoni
Check out the Tinnovators
Check out the Tinnovators over at HowStuffWorks.com:
http://science.howstuffworks.com/search.php?terms=Tinnovator
Jake.
My question is: How did you
My question is: How did you get it UP there?
I just jacked up one side,
I just jacked up one side, backed the trailer under it, then used the come-along to lift it on. Q.E.D.