I know it an older video but word of suggestion, when you welding that close to a machined surface, your front ram, it's good practice to cover it to keep the weld spatter off of it. Your seals will thank you.
Very nice! Looks good brother. I also appreciated the shots of your one tack weld not holding and you ripping off the one bracket as anybody who has spent some time welding can totally relate. Although it's way more enjoyable and funny to watch when it's somebody else it's happening to haha.
Thanks brother!! It was a simple fun project that makes life super easy now. I laughed at the tack braking also lol I figured others would enjoy it too hahah
I like them. I plan to do something similar with my XJ. You can buy the brackets for ~$40, but it takes less than an hour to make some with basic hand tools. I plan to use 2x2x1/4" square tube to cut some out. I don't have access to a plasma table or press brake. Couple hole saws, a grinder and a welder should get it done. As far as strapping yours, I would definitely put two more tie downs on the back of the trailer to pull the straps straight back. Even better, you can cut the outer ones off and shift them inward. Assuming you don't use the outers ones for other vehicles/common loads.
Thank you! I actually was going to originally make them out of some square tube but wanted to utilize material I had laying around and practice some fab skills. I’m definitely going to do something with the trailer tie downs to do exactly what you said. Thank you for watching 🍻
make your frame tie downs like a 10 car hauler in 90's with chains and never use belt straps, 4 chains pulls whole frame down great. Million mile x-country 10 car hauler retired.
Use chain and go from front of the trailer to rear axle corner to corner cross chain and rear of trailer to front axle that is the proper way to secure a vehicle to a trailer and it will never move.
I know it an older video but word of suggestion, when you welding that close to a machined surface, your front ram, it's good practice to cover it to keep the weld spatter off of it. Your seals will thank you.
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Very nice! Looks good brother. I also appreciated the shots of your one tack weld not holding and you ripping off the one bracket as anybody who has spent some time welding can totally relate. Although it's way more enjoyable and funny to watch when it's somebody else it's happening to haha.
Thanks brother!! It was a simple fun project that makes life super easy now. I laughed at the tack braking also lol I figured others would enjoy it too hahah
I like them. I plan to do something similar with my XJ. You can buy the brackets for ~$40, but it takes less than an hour to make some with basic hand tools. I plan to use 2x2x1/4" square tube to cut some out. I don't have access to a plasma table or press brake. Couple hole saws, a grinder and a welder should get it done.
As far as strapping yours, I would definitely put two more tie downs on the back of the trailer to pull the straps straight back. Even better, you can cut the outer ones off and shift them inward. Assuming you don't use the outers ones for other vehicles/common loads.
Thank you! I actually was going to originally make them out of some square tube but wanted to utilize material I had laying around and practice some fab skills. I’m definitely going to do something with the trailer tie downs to do exactly what you said. Thank you for watching 🍻
make your frame tie downs like a 10 car hauler in 90's with chains and never use belt straps, 4 chains pulls whole frame down great. Million mile x-country 10 car hauler retired.
Use chain and go from front of the trailer to rear axle corner to corner cross chain and rear of trailer to front axle that is the proper way to secure a vehicle to a trailer and it will never move.
I must've missed the video where you talk about the springs. What rear springs are you running?
No worries, I’m 90% sure that they are 3.5” rubicon express leaf springs.
are you an engineer by chance? working in 3d and with metric lol
Haha no I wish, I just have friends that are engineers who help me out lol. I’d like to learn it more but it takes a lot of time.
Mos is the marines?
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I was never in the marines but I am in the Army. Started my career as a 19D and transitioned to a 91F