Rolling Hydraulic Repair Table
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Karl Oysmueller saves time and hassle with his rolling repair table with hydraulic tools and parts. Whether for his own equipment or custom repairs, if a hose end needs work, he just rolls the table to wherever he’s working.
“I don’t have to remove the hose or go looking for parts,” says Oysmueller. “Everything is right there, easy to find.”
The repair table is a simple 3 by 3-ft. twin level with angle iron legs and rolling casters. A vise is bolted down on one corner, and a hydraulic press for installing new tips is on the other corner. A motor to drive the press is stored underneath.
“We have our own metal brake and do some fabricating for customers, so we were able to build the table out of 1/4-in. flat steel scraps that were lying around,” says Oysmueller. “We just bent the angles we needed and welded them together. The castor wheels are about the only parts we purchased.”
Oysmueller has a 160 by 160-ft. shop that he uses when maintaining or repairing his farm equipment. The shop also gets a lot of custom work fixing trucks and heavy equipment for the oil drilling industry and others.
While having a worktable is handy, it is the uprights to either side of the table that make it stand out. Six hose reels mounted 3 to a side carry the most common sizes and types of replacement hoses. A shelf between the two uprights holds different dies for the different hose sizes. Well-labeled blue trays make it easy to find needed dies.
“In the past, we kept hose reels in a storage closet,” recalls Oysmueller. “Whenever we needed hose, we had to dig through the stack. This makes the work much faster and easier.”
Over time, he and others in the shop have made slight alterations for even more convenience.
“A holder for an angle grinder has been added below the hose press,” says Oysmueller. “We even have a hanger for a roll of paper towels. The only thing we haven’t added is storage for fittings.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Karl Oysmueller, Box 84, Pink Mountain, B.C. Canada V0C 2B0 (ph 250 263-3803).
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Rolling Hydraulic Repair Table FARM SHOP Miscellaneous Karl Oysmueller saves time and hassle with his rolling repair table with hydraulic tools and parts Whether for his own equipment or custom repairs if a hose end needs work he just rolls the table to wherever he’s working “I don’t have to remove the hose or go looking for parts ” says Oysmueller “Everything is right there easy to find ” The repair table is a simple 3 by 3-ft twin level with angle iron legs and rolling casters A vise is bolted down on one corner and a hydraulic press for installing new tips is on the other corner A motor to drive the press is stored underneath “We have our own metal brake and do some fabricating for customers so we were able to build the table out of 1/4-in flat steel scraps that were lying around ” says Oysmueller “We just bent the angles we needed and welded them together The castor wheels are about the only parts we purchased ” Oysmueller has a 160 by 160-ft shop that he uses when maintaining or repairing his farm equipment The shop also gets a lot of custom work fixing trucks and heavy equipment for the oil drilling industry and others While having a worktable is handy it is the uprights to either side of the table that make it stand out Six hose reels mounted 3 to a side carry the most common sizes and types of replacement hoses A shelf between the two uprights holds different dies for the different hose sizes Well-labeled blue trays make it easy to find needed dies “In the past we kept hose reels in a storage closet ” recalls Oysmueller “Whenever we needed hose we had to dig through the stack This makes the work much faster and easier ” Over time he and others in the shop have made slight alterations for even more convenience “A holder for an angle grinder has been added below the hose press ” says Oysmueller “We even have a hanger for a roll of paper towels The only thing we haven’t added is storage for fittings ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Karl Oysmueller Box 84 Pink Mountain B C Canada V0C 2B0 ph 250 263-3803
