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whats on the cart??

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  1. Elderthewelder

    Elderthewelder

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    had to design and build a cart to hold this this, who knows what it is?? Actually i have to fab 6 of them
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    Elderthewelder, Oct 20, 2016
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    Forget something?:whistle:
     
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    Is this rhetorical?
     
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    It's a cart for Houdini's magic chest, he made the whole darn thing disappear
     
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    It's a new time machine for Marty Mcfly
     
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    A jet engine maybe?
     
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    Looks like some sort of gas burner blower thing. Maybe a plane de icer?
     
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    turbine engine.
     
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    yes, but for what purpose

    yeah its a engine, but not for a helicopter
     
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    ok, its an APU out of a 737 airplane, our mechanics are pulling them out and putting them on pallets, customer does not like that, wnats something hard mounted and mobile
    What is an APU? | Ask a Flight Instructor
     
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    So it is a plane de icer.:D:thumbs:
     
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    Looks like a good start to a firewood kiln to me :whistle: :D :dex:
     
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    It's a Texalaskan space heater - I think bogydave uses one...

    But an even more important question - how much firewood could you haul on that thing? Looks pretty solid! Nice work!
     
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    very cool
     
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    The cart is made from 3" aluminum box tube 1/4" wall, casters are bolted to 5" x 1/2" wall aluminum c channel, channel is welded to a plate on bottom of cart
     
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    I didn't take the time to read all the posts, but it looks to me like an APU out of a 737 :p
     
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