looks like a great time makes me wanna go wheeling right now...but gotta fix the trasfer case shifter before i can go

 

awesome pics!! i'd love to run my truck on those trails!

and get that body mount fixed stat! stat means now! haha

 

thanx......as for the body mounts...they are less than 6 months old ( but then i did use the crappy stock rubber kind )

guess i need to go with urethane

l8r, John

 

10-4 im diggin ur bumper u make it or buy it....any closer pics of it?

 

thanx, i made it, i'll look for some closer pics......got some somewhere or i'll take some new ones

l8r, John

 

man i miss going to turkey bay

 

you can still take your Chevy out on the yellow trails.....and hit the mud down by "4"

l8r, John

 

nice 3 wheel motion...and thats some killer cab flex!!!!...looks like yall had a blast

 

Man that looks like a blast! How bad was the damage to your truck?

 

this dent was the only real damage done to the truck...



the cab flex is where my cab mount has rusted through and the body bushings "pulled" up through....so this week i will be welding in a piece of plate onto the top of the mount

l8r, John

 

Any close up pictures of the bumper? Is that a removable carrier with the winch or is that how the Sams Club special is made? Looks neat!

 

it is a reciever mount cradle...comes with it from Sam's Club, has integrated selonoids along with the cables and quick disconnects for front or rear use, and a ****** block....rated at 10,000lbs...for $399 .... the warn cover was one a guy had lyin' around he sold me cheap....

as for the bumper i used 3/8" plate for the sides, 3"x4" angle 3/8" thick for the reciever mount, 2" DOM for the upper tubes, 1 3/4" HREW for the lower ones, and 1/4" plate for the skid plate

front...



where i cut off the factory bumper mounts and plated the crumple zones with 3/16" plate to use 1/2" grade 8 bolts



side view showing the way i angled the tubes



locking reciever pin..



small angle just to support the cradle from "flopping around" and for side pulls



front disconnect....



thanx guys

l8r, John

 

Thanks for the pics! Its a different style/design than most bumpers you see running around.

 

yeah, i hadn't really seen any that would accommodate a semi-permanent reciever mounted winch...and i like the idea that i can use the winch front or rear...just haven't yet, but am wired up if i do

think i will prolly weld up a plate over the top tube to fill in the gap a little, and act as a gusset. and add a few other pieces at other locations to give it a more "finished" look..... you know how projects go...never really quite finished with them

l8r, John

 

yeah, i never took my ranger out there but we always rode quads there a few times a year.

 

well, i've not had the oppurtunity to ride any quads there......just my truck...and, boy, do we have a ball

l8r, John

 

Looks like a blast, I wanna come play! lol

 

we don't discriminate against Floridians ( heck i lived north of Orlando for almost 5 years, until the Hurricanes of 04...moved away in 05 ) so come on up

its really easy...just take I-75 to Chattanooga, then I-24 straight to Cadiz, KY then right over to Land Between the Lakes

you show up, i'll buy the steaks

l8r, John

 

nice pics, you guys had some fun.

 

allways a blast

even when we get a little carnage....

l8r, John