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Hospital Equipment Finds New Life In Farm Shop
David Eggers loves to find new uses for equipment that would otherwise be junked.
  “If I see something that has potential, I buy it,” Eggers says. Casters were one of the reasons he purchased a hospital bed, anesthesia cart and gurney at a Brookings, S. Dak., auction. He uses casters to make shop equipment portable so tools and workbenches can be taken to any project or piece of equipment he is working on.
  The anesthesia cart was an obvious candidate for a tool cart.
  “It’s pretty cool to have that many trays. It opens on both sides so I put less frequently used tools on the back side and the most-used tools on the front side,” he explains.
  The bed made an ideal adjustable workbench after he mounted a solid core door on the top. He can raise it up or down depending whether he is sitting or standing.
  The gurney turned into a “2-fer.” Eggers turned the bottom part of the gurney into a portable welding bench by adding a steel door for a top. He took off the bed portion and mounted castors on the bottom.
  “I converted it to a large creeper, and it has a crank to elevate the head part. With a 3-in. cushion it’s comfortable and large and works well under combines and tractor,” says Eggers. He is a chiropractor which makes him mindful of ergonomic features that can reduce injuries.
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, David Eggers, 21609 469th Ave., Brookings, S. Dak. 57006 (ph 605 693-3020; drdave@brookingscenter.com).


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2016 - Volume #40, Issue #6