sled deck on the ranger???
#26
02-01-2010
i dont know if it does go against the "rules".. i dont look in my manual either... but since you've "pointed that out" i'll take a looksie tomorrow!! *rolls eyes*
. and jsut because you dont want to get your truck dirty doesnt mean other people cant.. it'll be a few months before i even build it so we'll see what happens..
. and jsut because you dont want to get your truck dirty doesnt mean other people cant.. it'll be a few months before i even build it so we'll see what happens..
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02-01-2010
#29
02-01-2010
You know what?
Screw you.
I post a legit question and my opinion that WASN'T bashing you or your decision. I was trying to understand fully why you wanted to make your rig top-heavy instead of using a trailer.
THIS was my stance. But your foolish comment says LOADS about your character.
I don't have the Ranger manual in front of me, but isn't there a section that explains how to load your truck? Considering what you're trying to do goes AGAINST the laws of physics and safety, we just wanted to know why. I wasn't bashing you for you choice.
But now I'm bashing you for your lack of comprehension skills.
EDIT: Just to make it CRYSTAL CLEAR. My post is towards the OP and NOT Mr. Joinedinseptember-weez
Screw you.
I post a legit question and my opinion that WASN'T bashing you or your decision. I was trying to understand fully why you wanted to make your rig top-heavy instead of using a trailer.THIS was my stance. But your foolish comment says LOADS about your character.
I don't have the Ranger manual in front of me, but isn't there a section that explains how to load your truck? Considering what you're trying to do goes AGAINST the laws of physics and safety, we just wanted to know why. I wasn't bashing you for you choice.
But now I'm bashing you for your lack of comprehension skills.
EDIT: Just to make it CRYSTAL CLEAR. My post is towards the OP and NOT Mr. Joinedinseptember-weez
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02-01-2010
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02-01-2010
#33
02-01-2010
i dont know if it does go against the "rules".. i dont look in my manual either... but since you've "pointed that out" i'll take a looksie tomorrow!! *rolls eyes*. and jsut because you dont want to get your truck dirty doesnt mean other people cant.. it'll be a few months before i even build it so we'll see what happens..
. and jsut because you dont want to get your truck dirty doesnt mean other people cant.. it'll be a few months before i even build it so we'll see what happens..and huh?? i didnt say anything about not using a trailer. the only time i'd use the sled deck is if i was going to a race myself and i dont need to be hauling tires and ****. if i have to be hauling tires and **** then i will throw the mowers on a trailer and the tires in the bed of the truck.
If you had replied with the bolded section instead of insulting me, we wouldn't have what you called a "misunderstanding".
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#36
02-01-2010
i dont go around *****ing in everyones threads and telling them how wrong they are about everything.
DiamondBack :: Covers as Tough as Your Truck
are you going to email that company and tell them they made a completely unsafe product and they should take it off the market because it might cause there truck to roll over with a load on top of the cover. just stop with all your safety crap if the Department of Transportation approves. these cover and other racks. they must be safe. so get off your damn high horse
are you going to email that company and tell them they made a completely unsafe product and they should take it off the market because it might cause there truck to roll over with a load on top of the cover. just stop with all your safety crap if the Department of Transportation approves. these cover and other racks. they must be safe. so get off your damn high horse
#37
02-01-2010
so i've been thinking about this for a few months now. i want to build a sled deck for my ranger that will hang over the bed rails a few inches to the outside of the bedsides.. and it will hang over the tailgate about 1 foot..
it wont be hauling anything more than about 800lbs, two racing lawnmowers cross ways, they fit perfect cross ways in the truck now but have to hang the front tires over the bedrail and it scratches it too much.. then i will have room underneath it for the gear and fuel.
im thinking 2 squares made from square stock steel, then 3 horizontal braces between the bedrails, then 2 more on the ends. then probably 4 hooks on each side, and a headache rack for the front to protect the rear window..
sound like a plan?? i should probably build this soon, then its ready when i get my truck back on the road and racing season starts in 3-4 months. it will be built to only hold 2 mowers, if i need to haul more then we will throw them in the trailer. what do ya'll think??
course every thread is useless without pictures so this is what im doing now but like i said before it scratches the bedrails too much.
it wont be hauling anything more than about 800lbs, two racing lawnmowers cross ways, they fit perfect cross ways in the truck now but have to hang the front tires over the bedrail and it scratches it too much.. then i will have room underneath it for the gear and fuel.
im thinking 2 squares made from square stock steel, then 3 horizontal braces between the bedrails, then 2 more on the ends. then probably 4 hooks on each side, and a headache rack for the front to protect the rear window..
sound like a plan?? i should probably build this soon, then its ready when i get my truck back on the road and racing season starts in 3-4 months. it will be built to only hold 2 mowers, if i need to haul more then we will throw them in the trailer. what do ya'll think??
course every thread is useless without pictures so this is what im doing now but like i said before it scratches the bedrails too much.
Same could be said about you being on this forum.
Getting a truck dirty and making it unsafe are two different things.
Before my original question, there was no mention of a trailer (at least I didn't notice it). THAT'S why I asked what I asked. I knew that you probably heard of those nifty inventions called "trailers" but I didn't see a logical reason why you didn't wanna use one.... hence my question.
If you had replied with the bolded section instead of insulting me, we wouldn't have what you called a "misunderstanding".
Getting a truck dirty and making it unsafe are two different things.
Before my original question, there was no mention of a trailer (at least I didn't notice it). THAT'S why I asked what I asked. I knew that you probably heard of those nifty inventions called "trailers" but I didn't see a logical reason why you didn't wanna use one.... hence my question.
If you had replied with the bolded section instead of insulting me, we wouldn't have what you called a "misunderstanding".
also i dont want to tow a trailer to races if i dont have to.. its a real pain in the *** to put two 300+ pound mowers cross ways in the back of a pickup by yourself.
#38
02-01-2010
i dont go around *****ing in everyones threads and telling them how wrong they are about everything.
DiamondBack :: Covers as Tough as Your Truck
are you going to email that company and tell them they made a completely unsafe product and they should take it off the market because it might cause there truck to roll over with a load on top of the cover. just stop with all your safety crap if the Department of Transportation approves. these cover and other racks. they must be safe. so get off your damn high horse
DiamondBack :: Covers as Tough as Your Truck
are you going to email that company and tell them they made a completely unsafe product and they should take it off the market because it might cause there truck to roll over with a load on top of the cover. just stop with all your safety crap if the Department of Transportation approves. these cover and other racks. they must be safe. so get off your damn high horse
You, however, have been following and commenting on my posts. Do you have some lovin' for me Downey? Sorry, but I don't go that way.
O.P.I.N.I.O.N. Everyone's got one. I was stating mine and asking a question since I didn't fully understand why the OP wanted to do that.
Others have stated the same exact opinion as me... why don' you go show them some downey love. I'm sure they'll appreciate it too.
#39
02-01-2010
i highlighted it for ya.. yes i plan on building myself a trailer too for the mowers. most of the time when dad and i go racing together we use his truck and his 16ft cargo trailer to haul the mowers, tires, straw bales, gear, fuel, oil etc. but since my parents show goats sometimes they head off to vancouver island or something with the trailer. now that i have 2 mowers myself i need an easier way to haul the mowers by myself. plus i have a friend that has a racing mower too and he cant throw it on the roof of his cavalier so he'll need a ride, thus building a trailer.. then i can haul my 2 mowers on the sled deck and the friend's on the trailer and still have underneath the deck for gear.
Everything makes sense as to why you would want/need to make a sled trailer. Again, I was in no way bashing you for you choice... I just didn't understand and wanted to know more. But i still don't appreciate your initial comment towards me.
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#42
02-01-2010
I definitely did miss that. I apologize for my missing of that statement.
Everything makes sense as to why you would want/need to make a sled trailer. Again, I was in no way bashing you for you choice... I just didn't understand and wanted to know more. But i still don't appreciate your initial comment towards me.
Everything makes sense as to why you would want/need to make a sled trailer. Again, I was in no way bashing you for you choice... I just didn't understand and wanted to know more. But i still don't appreciate your initial comment towards me.
#43
02-01-2010
I posted my opinion as to why I didn't think it was a good idea. Then I posed a question to get more information to perhaps understand his thinking.
Explain to me HOW that is bashing someone? Unless you need to take some reading & comprehension lesson, I guess I could see how that could be considered "bashing".
Really? Let's see....
You have FOUR posts in this thread... all of which have NOTHING to do with "helping martin come up with some ideas for how he could design it." Stop bs-ing and ust admit it... you love me.
Explain to me HOW that is bashing someone? Unless you need to take some reading & comprehension lesson, I guess I could see how that could be considered "bashing".
i dont go around *****ing in everyones threads and telling them how wrong they are about everything.
DiamondBack :: Covers as Tough as Your Truck
are you going to email that company and tell them they made a completely unsafe product and they should take it off the market because it might cause there truck to roll over with a load on top of the cover. just stop with all your safety crap if the Department of Transportation approves. these cover and other racks. they must be safe. so get off your damn high horse
DiamondBack :: Covers as Tough as Your Truck
are you going to email that company and tell them they made a completely unsafe product and they should take it off the market because it might cause there truck to roll over with a load on top of the cover. just stop with all your safety crap if the Department of Transportation approves. these cover and other racks. they must be safe. so get off your damn high horse
You have FOUR posts in this thread... all of which have NOTHING to do with "helping martin come up with some ideas for how he could design it." Stop bs-ing and ust admit it... you love me.
#44
02-01-2010
I posted my opinion as to why I didn't think it was a good idea. Then I posed a question to get more information to perhaps understand his thinking.
Explain to me HOW that is bashing someone? Unless you need to take some reading & comprehension lesson, I guess I could see how that could be considered "bashing".
Really? Let's see....
You have FOUR posts in this thread... all of which have NOTHING to do with "helping martin come up with some ideas for how he could design it." Stop bs-ing and ust admit it... you love me.
Explain to me HOW that is bashing someone? Unless you need to take some reading & comprehension lesson, I guess I could see how that could be considered "bashing".
Really? Let's see....
You have FOUR posts in this thread... all of which have NOTHING to do with "helping martin come up with some ideas for how he could design it." Stop bs-ing and ust admit it... you love me.
#45
02-01-2010
well tony im so sorry about that.. i read it that you were giving me **** about being "unsafe" and i totally agree with you about it.. but what i dont understand is makes it more "unsafe" than say a half ton with a sled deck and 2 quads on it?? like really?? there's not much difference there.
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02-01-2010
#48
02-01-2010
Even if you are helping Martin through AIM, you still found the need to come into the thread just to bash me. I wouldn't call that "helping Martin"... would you?
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02-01-2010
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