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If the 5 Ton tread got locked up they be a bunch of mad kids lol.
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2x2x1/8 has a cross section of steel around of just under 1". I do agree that a leg or load gear is needed, folding or removable. Even a T or truss added to the bottom or top would be a good thing.My engineering started at Square D Company in the engineering lab building prototypes of up to 4000 amp devices and heat rise testing them for UL listing. If you've ever wired 16 500mcm cables per phase + neutral and then put 4000 amps through it to see how hot it gets....your engineering is quite "hands on". My job was to take what senior engineers designed, have it made in the manufacturing plant, assemble it, test it, redesign and re-test and MAKE THINGS WORK...very hands-on.
I design, build, manufacture and install sawmill equipment which takes a beating and have a another line in design and fabricating, installing and maintaining pneumatic high security jail locks for older jails with failing gear-motor remote systems. I save communities millions of dollars when they cannot afford a new jail.
I own 7-8 welders and use them (well, 5 are stuck in a trailer of machinery and I leave one on a job-site). How many times have you found yourself with a torch in one hand and a welding stick in the other? And how scarred up is you left arm from hot metal and burning paint? I have the scars...most of which heal.
i love the nose of that truck, the lights and bumper is excellent work man.I added the front steps to the bottom of the boxes a while back. I had been using the curved headlight guards as handles, but they were a bit rough on the hands. I used some grab irons from an MK48 cab upgrade kit. They also double as light guards for those low limbs hanging out in the trails.
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I also adjusted the wiper arms and blades so they are out of sight when driving. I'm not ducking to see traffic lights anymore.
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The guy commanding the Titanic was not an engineer.
I think the point of the discussion is that the ramp doesn't look strong enough to support the weight of a jeep. I.e., what happens if one of the footings slips next time, etc. I think it is a positive when someone speaks up when something looks to be unsafe. ( e.g., a half ton truck pulling a 5 ton truck down the road. Just because you can do it, doesn't make it safe.)
Mike,
BSAE
I was concerned about the bottom end sliding away from the truck, due to flexing not separation from your truck. Losing a few degrees of your arch might be the difference between success and the agony of defeat.As far as the ramps sliding I have them chained down in two places so they can't and I also drilled a 1/2 hole in the bed and I have a grade 8 bolt and nuts to bolt the top of the ramps to the bed.
lol. We could call it "YOURE DOING IT WRONG!!"3 pages of bashing someone's ramps? Really guys? Can we get back to the topic of this thread "What have you done to you 5 ton this week". If you would like to talk about ramps then we can start another thread for it. If the ramp thing keeps going a mod may shut the thread down. I understand some of it is trying to understand and keep others safe, but at this point it is getting excessive.
If you un bolt the arm at the motor you can re index the arm. Then adjust the tilt at the arm. The only thing is that it won't quite wipe the whole windshield then.lol. We could call it "YOURE DOING IT WRONG!!"
Im just super curious how swampdonkey indexed his wipers up!?!?
i love the nose of that truck, the lights and bumper is excellent work man.
How in the world do you index your wipers like that? I do not see an adjustment unless im looking right at it?
The compliments are appreciated.lol. We could call it "YOURE DOING IT WRONG!!"
Im just super curious how swampdonkey indexed his wipers up!?!?
It's no big deal at all, but just curious:Drained my front differential after the mudding adventure. Was All still clean. Relocated my differential vent tubes up higher. Added a large heat shield to the underside of the cab under the transmission door and the exhaust. Going to start cutting up the rear of my truck to accommodate a new winch.
I am debating on using 5/8" or 3/4" cable. $350 for 250ft or $520 for 250'. I know 3/4" is rated for 53kI finished assembling the wrecker winch that I rebuilt for the M51A1 dump truck.
Now I have to install it and spool it with 280 ft of 5/8 cable.
Just curious, but will you be able to put the same length on the spool if it is thicker cable? If not the cost might be about the same. However, you would have to weigh out the distance vs. strength for your application.I am debating on using 5/8" or 3/4" cable. $350 for 250ft or $520 for 250'. I know 3/4" is rated for 53k
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