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I mentioned to my friend that I was going to make a small rotisserie to make it easier to work on my current project.
He offered to give me the one that he had been storing at his son-in-law‘s house. My excitement faded a little when I found out it was out in the weather for the last 11 years.
I picked up the rotisserie the evening of Monday, 6/17/24.
It’s huge.
I had five days of vacation this week, so I spent those days cleaning up the rotisserie and getting it ready for service. It needed new wheels and scale rust removed. I applied POR15 to most of the surfaces.
As of today, it’s DONE!
I had to creatively redistribute my projects in order to fit it into the shop and keep it out of the weather.

Seems it was still less cost/effort than building a new one would be.

Looks like it should serve you well.

Since you Por 15'd it, I bag the winches, grease the wheels, then store it outside to free up that inside space!

I don’t plan to own it very long. POR15 needs a topcoat of paint or it will deteriorate when exposed to UV light. It doesn’t happen immediately. It takes time, but it will deteriorate. I’m debating on painting it red.
I was going to build a small rotisserie so I could work on the frame of my 1934 Chevy coupe with a little more comfort. I considered building a set of wagon wheels to bolt to the front and rear of the frame, but when the opportunity to get this rotisserie came along, I decided to go for it.
I’ll sell the rotisserie after I’m done working on my frame.

I've had pretty good luck with the alkyd enamel Tractor supply sells on things like boat and/or utility trailers. It's fairly inexpensive, and covers well. They have it in all the standard "tractor paint" colors- - - -Ford, IH Farmall, "John Deere Green", Massey Ferguson red and gray, etc., plus a few generic colors. At one time, they even sold a compatible cyanoacrylate hardener, but I'm a little spooky about using that stuff- - - -it's a contact poison that can be absorbed through exposed skin, and it can cause nerve damage from repeated exposure.
Jerry

Since this a tool but a BIG one, I’ll move this over to the Tool Chest.

Nice find BTW.

Yes. It’s a tool. I thought it belonged in auto body because that is where it’s used most. Kind of like sandpaper is a tool. No matter where this thread ends up, I’m glad it’s done. (Except it will need to be painted to topcoat the POR15, and possibly a few minor modifications.) Ha ha!

I asked about this and got a great photo from Kevin H of his in action.

That picture is of the cab rotisserie I built using two engine stands. The brackets in the doors went to another 'Bolter for his use. I also adapted it to use for painting the frame;

The POR-15 clear top coat is nasty stuff, but very durable. I coated a set of aluminum wheels and they turned out fantastic, being I cannot find anyone close that clear powder coats.
And my project truck frame coated in black POR sat outside for a year in Montana and white chalky faded. A good coat of wax brought it back. It's underneath the truck, so Im not too particular.

Mark Smith sent this one in -- "home made."

My rotisserie came in real handy when media blasting and welding patches on this frame.
Frame media blasted.

Frame patch repairs