any time your presented with a 'problem' you have to mentally step back and ask yourself
(1) do I need to solve this, to proceed?
(2) is it worth my time, effort and the potential cost solving the problem will incur?
(3)is this really my problem or some one elses, that they need to solve?
(4) do I have the tools and knowledge to proceed or should I outsource the issue at hand?
my brother -in-laws got a 29 ft boat he purchased to rebuild , he purchased reasonably with an originally trashed engine,
now the problem is he has nothing but an AC cobra and a Toyota hybrid to move it with'
now all projects seem to result in UN-expected minor problems you might not have expected going into them and this is no exception.
the Toyota hybrid he owns can barely begin to move the boat on the trailer,
as it easily weights two to three times what the Toyota hybrid weights,
so we will need to use my kabota tractor to move the boat & trailer around my yard.
naturally the Kabota tractor has a equipment hitch but its not the type we can slide a common 2" hitch into.
Ill need to use something similar to this \ the trailer tongue weights only about 100 lbs but pulling it with the hybrid is basically hopeless
now the kabota tractor has an accessory hitch but the female socket size is not compatible with the common 2" trailer hitch, female socket size is something like 2"x 1.4"
so Ill have to fabricate a custom adapter, a few quick measurements show
that two 4 1/2" long 3/4" grade #8 bolts and nuts and washers
$10 at most local hardware stores covers the two fasteners and washers & nuts
and a couple 13/16" holes drilled in the trailer hitch pictured above would allow the tractor to have its current trailer hitch adapted. now its not sheer strength that dictates the use of the bolt size as much as exactly matching the existing ,kabota trailer hitch, BAR, but none the less, a couple bolts will be reasonably cheap.
http://www.derose.net/steve/resources/engtables/bolts.html#largebolts
that leaves drilling the two 13/16" holes in hard steel,
my brother-in -law got quoted $35 to drill the two holes required,
locally at a machine shop
a drill bit will cost a bit north of $23-$25 so $35 to drill the holes is not really absurd.
the potential other option, of welding the two components would ruin the ability to interchange tooling,
so the basic cost of having the ability comes down to about $35-$45 to have the ability to use the tractor to move the boat, which seems rather high for a problem thats very temporary in nature.
the one problem for a tool junky, like I tend to be,
is I see the choice a bit differently than many guys,
Id rather buy the tooling and do the work myself,
so I own the tools (BITS) the $15 saved is nearly meaningless,
but saving $15 and now, and owning a new $23-$25 drill bit ,
now having mentally gone through the check list posted early in the thread,
I find I don,t YET have one tool handy,too immediately complete the custom fabricated part required, but the potential problem is something I can easily fabricate a custom part that solves the issue, and its not really 100% my problem
https://www.zoro.com/cle-line-silve...gclid=CP_L__STgM0CFQeRfgodDRQI_Q&gclsrc=aw.ds
as a result seems like a no brainer to me!
my b.i.l. needs to pick up a couple bolts washers nuts and a high quality drill bit
if he wants a custom fabricated part made.
http://www.amazon.com/Bosch-BL2179-...id=1464544124&sr=8-4&keywords=13+16+drill+bit
(1) do I need to solve this, to proceed?
(2) is it worth my time, effort and the potential cost solving the problem will incur?
(3)is this really my problem or some one elses, that they need to solve?
(4) do I have the tools and knowledge to proceed or should I outsource the issue at hand?
my brother -in-laws got a 29 ft boat he purchased to rebuild , he purchased reasonably with an originally trashed engine,
now the problem is he has nothing but an AC cobra and a Toyota hybrid to move it with'
now all projects seem to result in UN-expected minor problems you might not have expected going into them and this is no exception.
the Toyota hybrid he owns can barely begin to move the boat on the trailer,
as it easily weights two to three times what the Toyota hybrid weights,
so we will need to use my kabota tractor to move the boat & trailer around my yard.
naturally the Kabota tractor has a equipment hitch but its not the type we can slide a common 2" hitch into.
Ill need to use something similar to this \ the trailer tongue weights only about 100 lbs but pulling it with the hybrid is basically hopeless
now the kabota tractor has an accessory hitch but the female socket size is not compatible with the common 2" trailer hitch, female socket size is something like 2"x 1.4"
so Ill have to fabricate a custom adapter, a few quick measurements show
that two 4 1/2" long 3/4" grade #8 bolts and nuts and washers
$10 at most local hardware stores covers the two fasteners and washers & nuts
and a couple 13/16" holes drilled in the trailer hitch pictured above would allow the tractor to have its current trailer hitch adapted. now its not sheer strength that dictates the use of the bolt size as much as exactly matching the existing ,kabota trailer hitch, BAR, but none the less, a couple bolts will be reasonably cheap.
http://www.derose.net/steve/resources/engtables/bolts.html#largebolts
that leaves drilling the two 13/16" holes in hard steel,
my brother-in -law got quoted $35 to drill the two holes required,
locally at a machine shop
a drill bit will cost a bit north of $23-$25 so $35 to drill the holes is not really absurd.
the potential other option, of welding the two components would ruin the ability to interchange tooling,
so the basic cost of having the ability comes down to about $35-$45 to have the ability to use the tractor to move the boat, which seems rather high for a problem thats very temporary in nature.
the one problem for a tool junky, like I tend to be,
is I see the choice a bit differently than many guys,
Id rather buy the tooling and do the work myself,
so I own the tools (BITS) the $15 saved is nearly meaningless,
but saving $15 and now, and owning a new $23-$25 drill bit ,
now having mentally gone through the check list posted early in the thread,
I find I don,t YET have one tool handy,too immediately complete the custom fabricated part required, but the potential problem is something I can easily fabricate a custom part that solves the issue, and its not really 100% my problem
https://www.zoro.com/cle-line-silve...gclid=CP_L__STgM0CFQeRfgodDRQI_Q&gclsrc=aw.ds
as a result seems like a no brainer to me!
my b.i.l. needs to pick up a couple bolts washers nuts and a high quality drill bit
if he wants a custom fabricated part made.
http://www.amazon.com/Bosch-BL2179-...id=1464544124&sr=8-4&keywords=13+16+drill+bit
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