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AARON- FINDS frequent uses for his arc welding unit in the busy
shop. Here he is making hardware for the silage handler. He also uses
an acetylene welding and cutting torch unit in repair and construction
work on the farm. LF PHOTO
, Aaron J. Brubaker, 1836 Marietta Avenue, is known-in
the Rohrerstown community as the fellow who farms more
than 200 acres bordering the borough on the southeast.
' A lesser known part of his operation is one of the
finest farm shops to be found anywhere. The shop is locat
ed, for convenience and-efficiency, m the heart of the Bru
baker farmstead m a new concrete-block addition to the
farm garage.
From the new forced-air
heating system and double
tube florescent light fixtures,
to the extra-large overhead
shop doors and large, unob
structed work area of the
shop; it is a mechanic’s idea
of paradise. In fact, a great
many “commercial” garages
are less favored in facilities.
This modern shop is a di
rect outgrowth of Brubaker s
first welding outfit purchas
ed . . when 1 was about
-18 or 19,” according to this
expert farm mechanic.
Today that one acetylene
welding unit has grown to
include both gas and arc
welding rigs, metal lathe,
power metal saw, two differ
ent sizes of portable electric
drills, two,sizes of drill pres
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ses, a wide assortment of
hand tools, table saw, steam
cleaner and a power grind-
stone,
Not to be overlooked is an
air compressor with hose
outlets in the garage, at a
reel near the shop doors and
at the work bench. This unit
is compeleted by a portable
air tank for the field, and a
professional type spark plug
cleaner.
Some folks might thing
this is too much equipment
for a farm shop, but Bruba
ker wouldn’t part with one
item He maintains a well
equipped farm shop does not
cost, but pays.
He points out how the shop
fits m his operation. He owns
175 acres and rents the
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neighboring farm. He feeds
steers, has, 10,000 layers,-po-
tatoes, tomatoes, corn and
wheat, in the operation
To handle this operation,
he runs six tractors, five
trucks, two cars and the sta
tionary power units on such
equipment as the combine.
In addition to “home” jobs,
the power equipment occas
ionally gets use on custom
jobs for neighbors, if there is
time.
This means there are at
least one and one-half dozen
internal - combustion engines
on the farm. These are all
repaired, tuned, adjusted or
overhauled in the shop. Con
sidering the price of a motor
overhaul, Brubaker figures
these jobs save much more
than the cost of the shop
tools.
In addition, they can be
scheduled during off-season
days, making full use of
idled labor in winter months.
Every piece of equipment
on the farm is inspected and
repaired during these winter
months, right in the shop.
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ONE OF THE handiest items in the shop is this “pegboard” tool
rack Aaron has utilized the material for Idol racks in several acces
sible locations around the shop, with custom holders for each hand tool
he uses. - - LF PHOTO
During rush seasons, if a ma
chine breaks down, Aaron
reports, “We can always get
it to the shop and here we
often can make repairs, right
on the machine. If I had it
done, we would have to dis
mantle the equipment and
take the broken piece to
town, losing time all a
round.”
If a major overhaul is in
dicated during the rush sea
son, the job may go to town,
“But, that doesn’t happen
very often,” he adds.
A prime indication of this
farm mechanic’s talent may
be found in the shop build
ing Wanting an unobstruct
ed work area, convenience
and speed; he decided to
build the shop without cen
ter pillars
Since the building is cap
able of housing several large
pieces of equipment at one
tune, this offered complica
tions. However, Aaron solv
ed it by designing sturdy!
cable-trussed, wide-span gird
ers of regular tw T o-mch lum
ber, thus saving the cost of
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heavy timbers and providing
reliable roof ' support
This ability to improvise
possibly stems from Bruba
ker’s preference for working
with metal, rather than
wood “There’s not much I
can’t make from metal,” he
says, “and it’s not much
more expensive.”
What particularly does ho
like about metal work?
“Oh, I don’t know, except
that I have the tools for it
and it is -really easy to work
with. Besides, when yon
make something of metal,
you know'it' is going to last.
And I sure like that.”
That’s how one Lancaster
County farmer has found a
way to profit from off-season
months by combining a func
tional farm-shop building,
modern tools and ingenuity.
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