r/redneckengineering 10h ago

I found this slide. What’s the worst possible idea I could use it for?

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1.4k Upvotes

I found this playground slide.

I have absolutely no practical use for it, which means obviously I need to do something stupid with it.

Looking for ideas that are terrible in concept but preferably not hospital-level terrible in execution. Key point: it does not need to be useful lol.

What should I build/do with it?

Photo for scale/inspiration.


r/redneckengineering 5h ago

Plow for hire

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188 Upvotes

r/redneckengineering 9h ago

Had the say good by to my Maytag today

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70 Upvotes

Lasted me through 2 presidencies, 3 jobs, and too many beers to count. Gone but never truly forgotten.
She served me well over the years. When I had important interviews and dates, she was there for me. And when the lid-lock sensor broke, I was there for her.
A true legend. Tried like hell to save her today but her heart (dc power supply) was too far gone.


r/redneckengineering 18h ago

Needed a portable vice.

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225 Upvotes

Scrap 2x12, a vice and couple ratchet straps

Running new black pipe gas lines.


r/redneckengineering 1d ago

Mowing a hill with a mower winch-mounted on a mower

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901 Upvotes

r/redneckengineering 1h ago

What's the point in building a cheap air filter and buying a ridiculously expensive air quality monitor? Also, how assuming this is a first world purchase, how bad is the air quality in the first place, really?

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r/redneckengineering 1d ago

Was told this should go here

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290 Upvotes

My car visor was broken for years and I had a moment of inspiration while at home depot for a way to jury rig it back into place.


r/redneckengineering 1d ago

Eagle deterrent

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198 Upvotes

Gives the real ones time to run from our national bird. About twice a week we get to hear a pissed off raptor screech.


r/redneckengineering 1d ago

Certain Times call for Certain Measures

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652 Upvotes

r/redneckengineering 1d ago

Problem Solved

26 Upvotes

My beautiful wife complained that nobody wants to stay in the guest room with all the old loud servers and network gear in there. That gave me an idea, since nobody wants to use the bed apparently, I found a new use for the bed slats. Now to figure out what to do with the mattress before she gets back from her girls weekend...


r/redneckengineering 2d ago

whatever the hell this thing is

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190 Upvotes

r/redneckengineering 1d ago

I just saw another David bradley tractor conversion on here so I thought I'd post my mowercycle.

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29 Upvotes

The intention was to use road legal tires and make a road legal motorcycle eventually. It currently gets to about 25-30 and then it gets squirrely due to the worn out plain bearings on the front wheels. Gotta replace with good ball bearing wheels.

I got about this far and moved on to other projects, but I'll come back to it.


r/redneckengineering 2d ago

Sick Prius

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203 Upvotes

r/redneckengineering 2d ago

Nothing like a natural shower!

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550 Upvotes

r/redneckengineering 2d ago

You've got to be skidding me

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175 Upvotes

r/redneckengineering 2d ago

Overestimated the length of wood we needed at the store so at home we used a drill to cut the wood and the asphalt outside to sand it

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258 Upvotes

Using it for the leg of our couch, last picture is how we’re fixing the couch


r/redneckengineering 2d ago

Function over form

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340 Upvotes

I cant get a USB-C just anywhere /s


r/redneckengineering 2d ago

The Spirit Halloween multi-bucket roof leak system™️

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304 Upvotes

Actually pretty impressive, my only issue is the standing water in the tubes.


r/redneckengineering 3d ago

Redneck doorbell

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3.5k Upvotes

r/redneckengineering 3d ago

Truckenstein

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325 Upvotes

r/redneckengineering 3d ago

When in doubt!

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40 Upvotes

So... My right bumper broke off, I'm and GENIUS!


r/redneckengineering 3d ago

No money to buy a new laptop

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437 Upvotes

r/redneckengineering 3d ago

Old glasses salvaged and modified!

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197 Upvotes

r/redneckengineering 4d ago

Mowing with style

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776 Upvotes

r/redneckengineering 4d ago

Second story box bridge

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563 Upvotes

I am moving from one apartment to another in the same complex and I was not thrilled at the prospect of dragging all my stuff down a flight of stairs only to drag it all back up a different set of stairs. Luckily I was able to make a box bridge/ramp from my bedroom window to the second story walkway where my new place is.

All I needed was the closetmaid wire shelving I had lying around, a few zip-ties, and my friend Kenny. I got the idea from the time one of my cats got out of the window and jumped onto the opposite railing. 100% success. We moved about two dozen boxes and other objects in under an hour.