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General Tech What did you work on Today?
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Praying for you...
anderson750
I'm working on it Rose
- Location
- Price, Utah
it’s been a long time since I have done any welding, let alone with a new welder that I needed to figure out settings on so there will be no weld pictures posted. I fabbed up the frame for this cradle that I am going to use to lift the RTT and rack off my Jeep.
I am going to use a load leveler as the attachment point to the winch mounted to the ceiling in my garage then use chain with some hooks to attach to the rack.
I am going to use a load leveler as the attachment point to the winch mounted to the ceiling in my garage then use chain with some hooks to attach to the rack.
anderson750
I'm working on it Rose
- Location
- Price, Utah
Which kit did you use? My might as well disease has me looking at harnesses for the El Camino. I can’t see leaving 57 year old wiring in the car when I have it torn down like it is.
Pile of parts
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- Location
- South Jordan
Finished mounting the new shoes for the Jeep. I hope these do as well as my worn out 43" TSL SX did in Sand Hollow last week. The new tires showed up at noon on Wednesday and we left at 5:00 on Thursday morning. No time to swap them before we left.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Good lord that’s sexy! 42’s? They look bigger than your last tires by a biscuit or two.
Pile of parts
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- Location
- South Jordan
Yep, 42s. Tread vs almost slicks makes a big difference. By comparison, I measured my 43" TSL spare (never used) and one of the new tires. Both at 15 psi the 43 was only 5/16" taller. Oh, and they both weigh 160 lbs with the wheel. Man, is my back sore!
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Tell me your a baller without telling me your a baller! I didnt even know these were currently available. Where did you snag them from?
Pile of parts
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- Location
- South Jordan
I'm not the baller you think I am...
I opted for the DOT bias version rather than stickies. I still do enough running to and from the trails in Moab that I figured a DOT might suit me better. That's the down side to a slide in camper on the tow rig. The up side is, I've never had stickies so I don't know what I'm missing... Anyway, it's a trail jeep and not a competition rig.
If it matters, I bought them from Koritas Tires in California. Bought online and they were the best price I could find, even with shipping. However, I've bought good cars for less money. I can't believe what tires prices have come to.🤦♂️
We need the snow! Thank you Mr Smooth for getting it out of the garage!
Noooo! I’m on Team Drought.
anderson750
I'm working on it Rose
- Location
- Price, Utah
Finished up the cradle. I’m going to put some hooks up so that I can sling some ratchet straps under it since the winch sits above where I park the ‘50 shoebox ford. It going to be a PIA with the 16 foot ceilings but the alternative if something happens is worse.
Tonkaman
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- Location
- West Jordan
I remember my first tent hoist…. 😂
anderson750
I'm working on it Rose
- Location
- Price, Utah
That truck looks a little different now
Tonkaman
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- Location
- West Jordan
I got lucky and it only shattered the windshield and scratched the dash. Lesson learned was to spread the load out over several joists and not just 3.
Your cradle is slick, I like it 👍
I remember that night.
- Location
- Eagle Mountain, Utah
Got a side gig welding up 4 big planter boxes for a home remodel/landscaping job up in Park City. The largest one is 25'x3'x2.5' and weighs about 2,000 lbs...
The client wants it to look completely seamless after the rust takes over hence it being one continuous 25' box.... unfortunately the crane company couldn't get close enough to comfortably lift it without blocking off a city road. So now I get to cut this box in half, and re-weld it back together on site where it is installed so that an excavator can lift each side... 🙄
The client wants it to look completely seamless after the rust takes over hence it being one continuous 25' box.... unfortunately the crane company couldn't get close enough to comfortably lift it without blocking off a city road. So now I get to cut this box in half, and re-weld it back together on site where it is installed so that an excavator can lift each side... 🙄
rholbrook
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- Location
- Kaysville, Ut
I so need to build one of these hangers. where are the instructions or do I just do youtube?