I am such an idiot. I know nothing about hydraulics at all. All these years I have spent being a scrounge has all been in vain. I went to an auction today and thought I got the deal of the century. Thought for sure I was ready to start building a hydraulic press. Guess not according to my dad. He said these are one way self contained hoists for big trucks and they will not work for a press. I got three for $2. The one leaning on the bed is PTO ran according to him and worthless. That thing is every bit of 500 pounds, I know, I loaded them all by myself. 
Oh well, I spent $42 today and have to go back and get a nice anderson bay window and another brand new argon filled or some crap new anderson window that I didn't have room for. Got the stand for a $1 in the last pic. Think I will bolt a plate on it and make it a stand for my Coote. It is heavy, I seriously doubt that I could put enough pressure on a blade to move it. I will still probably bolt it down to the concrete floor. It says property of the defense department. The brass label is pretty cool. I need to get a picture of it. Felt like 200 or 300 pounds loading it but there is the number "160" stamped on it a couple places so I figure that is the weight. It is cast iron. I got a brand new counter top I figured would make a nice bench and a nice work table for a buck. Bunch of other stuff that is not worth listing. Saw some awesome stuff sell dirt cheap today. Wish I had more money.
Oh, I didn't post it earlier but a couple weeks ago I bought a huge power hacksaw for $70. It is pretty bad. Little much for cutting knife stock maybe, but I have interest in building car trailers, 4 link frames for drag cars, stands and just bigger cutting jobs than just knives.
Oh well, I spent $42 today and have to go back and get a nice anderson bay window and another brand new argon filled or some crap new anderson window that I didn't have room for. Got the stand for a $1 in the last pic. Think I will bolt a plate on it and make it a stand for my Coote. It is heavy, I seriously doubt that I could put enough pressure on a blade to move it. I will still probably bolt it down to the concrete floor. It says property of the defense department. The brass label is pretty cool. I need to get a picture of it. Felt like 200 or 300 pounds loading it but there is the number "160" stamped on it a couple places so I figure that is the weight. It is cast iron. I got a brand new counter top I figured would make a nice bench and a nice work table for a buck. Bunch of other stuff that is not worth listing. Saw some awesome stuff sell dirt cheap today. Wish I had more money.
Oh, I didn't post it earlier but a couple weeks ago I bought a huge power hacksaw for $70. It is pretty bad. Little much for cutting knife stock maybe, but I have interest in building car trailers, 4 link frames for drag cars, stands and just bigger cutting jobs than just knives.
