Frosty Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 (edited) It's funny how things work out sometimes. I lost my mother last December and though my Sis and I were in no real hurry we've been processing things like insurance policies and such. Well, a small inheritance from one of Mother's insurance policies came last Tuesday. Yesterday at the local club meeting one of the guys told me there was a 50#LG for sale about 150 miles from here so I looked at it on Craigslist and called this morning. I got off the phone about an hour ago and will be driving down with my trailer Wednesday. I was acquainted with the current owner's father, meaning I talked to him a few times passing through and know how well he took care of his equipment. If there's nothing seriously wrong with it I'll be bringing it home with me. So, $4k is a pretty darned decent price depending on condition of course and the heck of it is I can actually afford the thing as of last Tuesday. Cool eh? So, cross your fingers for me guys, these things are darned hard to find here. Frosty Edited April 20, 2009 by Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 NICE!!!! Good onya Frosty. I hope its a gem:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 WOW! That was FAST, are you standing behind me or something? I'm pretty pumped. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Fingers crossed for you here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy seale Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 hope it works out for ya,good luck,jimmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 No, just slightly down wind and off to the side... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jura T Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Good luck frosty,safe trip,drop us a line you when you get back....Chow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
element Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Sorry to hear about your mother. Congrats on finding the hammer, That is one fine piece of equipment:D:D:D I hope all goes well and you can set up that bad boy w/o much delay. Id love to go help you haul it in but plane tickets and money in general are stoping me:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Dean Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Sorry to hear about your Mother's passing but I'm sure she would be proud that you are able to get this hammer. Is it one that is 'ready to plug in and hammer' or are you going to have to do some work on it? You know the drill....PICTURES!!!! Excited for ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheftjcook Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Frosty, that is awesome!!! Hope it works out and you can start posting pics and make the rest of us jealous!!! er... I mean happy for you!!!!! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keykeeper Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Congrats Frosty. Hope it works out for you! Can't wait to see that bad boy adorned in your shop colors!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 Thanks all, knowing I was able to get this would put a smile on Mother's face. Deb and I were thinking of using it to buy a newer pickup truck but this came up. I virtually NEVER see a power hammer for sale here, they all go word of mouth and most all are in need of a rebuild. Maybe I've been a good boy after all. Thomas, it was rebuilt two years ago though not a complete overhaul. It got new babbit and everything adjusted and aligned. Virgil said it didn't need a lot when they did it but he makes knives and needed it to be tight and smooth. He's owned it for about 15 years I think and puts about 10 hrs +/- a week on it. So it's not overused but not sitting idle either. It's still set up, so I can take it for a spin when I get there and it'll be plug and play when I get it set up here. Virgil actually apologized about it being covered in oil. Now all I need to do is get my trailer unloaded, pulled out of the fresh spring mud, check the wiring and try not to go nuts till Wednesday morning. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Dean Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Covered with oil is a GOOD sign! Sid and Keri say that you should lub it once every hour if you are using it for long periods of time. I use 30w and bar/chian oil mix for mine and grease at the grease ports. The bar/chain oil keeps the oil from slinging off. 'course you already knew all that...sorry. patience my boy, Wednesday will come...oh yeah, you are already nuts!;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 Yeah, I knew oily was a good sign, I just thought it was amusing Virgil was apologizing for it. He seemed relieved when I told him if it were clean and dry I'd be concerned. I like to put a couple Tbsp/gl. of Duralube in my oil cans. I do the same for my bar oil and I discovered the chain doesn't heat up enough to need retightening after running a while. Oh yeah, I don't know if I want to go to all the work of cleaning it up enough to paint it my shop colors. If I could haul it standing up I might run it through a car wash but it's coming laying on it's side on my trailer and the next time I stand it up will be on it's new base. Maybe I'll make it a green and gold mumu or something. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dablacksmith Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 good for ya frosty! power hammers in your neck of the woods must be scarce ... and hauling anything that big from the lower 48 has got to cost bigtime! 50 lb lg is a good hammer is it setup with a brake? if not you can make one without too much trouble and it does help.. cant wait for pictures ! injoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keykeeper Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Well Frosty, I guess the mumu would work, as long as it is tailored to fit. Maybe you could get some of that sparkly gold material like they use for tuxedo accessories. And don't forget, we all wanna see some pictures chronicling the move and setup. Some Frosty in action pics!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 Pictures of me in "action" require time lapse photography. I'll shoot a few (dozen) of course. I'll have to take a look at brakes, I'm sure this one doesn't have one on it. A brake will increase it's utility for me for sure. I sincerely prefer my machinery to stop when I want it to and not coast. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking-sword Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Congrats Frosty,I know what a special treat ANY powerhammer up here is and believe me it is not cheap bringing them up to Alaska. I moved up here 8 years ago, no less to an Island off the coast of Alaska, and I shipped up my two #50 LG's. Wish I could get over to help you out as I've moved mine more than once. Digging out the 3ft deep foundations for them both on this rock was no fun, I know others will tell you It's not neccessary, but Ive found it extremly nice not having to worry about a hard working hammer walking around on you while forging. Rebuilding can be fun, but is time consuming. I only know one Virgil over there and if it's him I can imagine the hammer was taken good care of. Can't wait to see pic's. By the way, sorry to hear about your mom. Wes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimenickel Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 good luck on it i can't think of a happier day, then when i got my 50lbs hammer.. sorry to hear about your loss.... take care Greg ps.. man, those hammers are heavy... hope you have some help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 (edited) It's Virgil Campbell's in Moose Pass. I met his Father a couple decades ago and used to stop by when passing through. I was always impressed with how he kept his equipment and expect his son to follow suit. It's a little late to dig a "proper" foundation but I poured the slab in the general vicinity of where I wanted a hammer 8" thick with doubled #5 rebar. I want to raise the hammer several inches too, heck, as short as I am I'm still quite a bit taller than the guys it was built for. I know of a couple of these that have been working on timbers for years without damaging the floor. A little silicone caulking should provide enough sticktion to keep it where it Put it. If not I'll bolt it down, I might anyway when I get it where I finally want it. This one is 1,800lbs and will move easily enough with a little care and patience. Virgil can load for me and I don't plan on tipping it off my trailer till I'm ready to spot it where it goes. A side benefit to this is I'll have to finally get the overhead door working. I got the opening closed off last summer then had to go in for another surgery on my elbow and the door is still sitting full weight closed. It needs some middlin tweaking before I can wind the springs. Frosty Edited April 20, 2009 by Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking-sword Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Sorry Frosty, thought it might be Virgil Eglund you were dealing with. Wes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dablacksmith Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 i actually had mine sitting on a 3ft x4ft steel plate on bare dirt! but it did move (plate and all) about a ft a year... on its last move i poured a 6 in pad for it .. it liket that better but still had to bolt it down ... Figure your going to have to bolt it to the pad frosty.as far as the brake goes ive seen um and they apear to be fairly simple just a band that goes over part of the flywheel kinda like the old driveline brakes ... have fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Frosty what is the hammer in your profile picture I thought you had one already? Good luck with the new (old hammer but new to you:)) hammer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucegodlesky Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Frosty, your life is gonna change (BOG) Glad to see ya found one!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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