Ryoken's 89 Crew Cab Tubebed build... aka Mutt....

[Fubeca]

I bet you're right. It's hard to visualize - I can't wait to see it in the truck!

 

[ryoken]

I get what your saying, my original plan was to go up to the rails just a bit up from the tube, and I could still add that if I want down the road.... I just felt the gooseneck mount served a bit of both purposes, helps with the hanging tongue weight, and the push/pull factor...


to be honest the bumper setup has always been much less of a concern.. I'll be goosenecking the K5.. and my personal boat setup weighs 1200 lb's...

 

[ryoken]

here's how I could add that down the road if I feel the need.. do a third plate under the other 2, using the same bolts, and go up to the frame or winch mount....

btw, the blue plate is flush with the red.. just tried to show it disassembled with my poor Paint skills...

 

[Chevy305]

So the brown and the blue, are those the only thing supporting the receiver tube?

 

[82355]

If you do go with the big receiver, they make a reducer to use the standard size receiver hitches in the large receiver.

Martin

 

[Stomis]

Congratz on taking the plunge to make a real fab table

That 3/8 is gonna be a heavy mofo my friend.

 

[ryoken]

So the brown and the blue, are those the only thing supporting the receiver tube?

no it's fully welded at the rear there on the top and bottom of the red plate to the 2" tube for about 12".......

If you do go with the big receiver, they make a reducer to use the standard size receiver hitches in the large receiver.

Martin

yeah, saw those, thanks...

Congratz on taking the plunge to make a real fab table

That 3/8 is gonna be a heavy mofo my friend.

obviously the cheap, "what can I get away with" side was saying "eh, just go 1/4"

but I thought fug it, might as well (Greg™) make it solid as he!! right off the bat.. and I'm also gonna use it for that lower red plate, and didn't mind having it 3/8" thick, for the safety chain areas..

 

[78K30]

If you do go with the big receiver, they make a reducer to use the standard size receiver hitches in the large receiver.

Martin

I made mine, used one of those off the shelf 2" tubes and ground it slightly so it'd fit in the 2.5 then welded a nice handle to it out of 1/4" rod. Works really slick

 

[ryoken]

That 3/8 is gonna be a heavy mofo my friend.

the full sheet, 245 lb's...


the 3' x 4' hunk 184 lb's....

 

[ryoken]

Congratz on taking the plunge to make a real fab table

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oh, and just to explain this....

really, I need every penny for the upcoming toolboxes... but the fed return is only 600 this yr, so not even close..

I've been trying to upgrade the shop each yr with the return.. last yr I bought the bandsaw... so I figure $300/350 or so in materials for a fab table is overdue...



and when my state return finally shows up, which is surprisingly almost $500, will go/help with the box purchase..

 

[ryoken]

hmmm, contemplating adjustable legs on this thing.. simple pin setup, like a jackstand.... my issue is I want to build with square, and that would mean I would need to go 1/4" thick on the legs.. like a 2.5 sliding in a 3"... but that's kinda thick I'm thinking..

well, I could do 1/4" on the upper part, but the slide in part could be whatever thickness I want.. maybe 1/8...

it's not something I want to be super quick or anything... but with 10 minutes of work to have that versatility...

 

[dabomb6608]

Are you talking about like a permanent mounted jack type setup or support legs like a wrecker has?

Edit: Or are we still talking the fab table.......

 

[ryoken]

fab table... just thinking out loud here... when I go to build it, I'll start a thread in the Tool Shed..





I'm thinking something like this.... should give me a range from about 28" to 40"

 

[dabomb6608]

I think that would be pretty handy. Only problems I see are getting it to lift all 4 corners together and not bind going up. Especially since your clearance between the two sliding tubes is going to need to be tight to give the table sturdiness. The things going to be heavy. Maybe in the center have a recessed spot for a cherry picker to lift up from?

 

[ryoken]

I think that would be pretty handy. Only problems I see are getting it to lift all 4 corners together and not bind going up. Especially since your clearance between the two sliding tubes is going to need to be tight to give the table sturdiness. The things going to be heavy. Maybe in the center have a recessed spot for a cherry picker to lift up from?

yeah, exactly... originally the idea was to have the movable legs be individual.. that way you could just prop up one end, adjust the 2.. than do the other end..


but yeah, tying the bottom together with a shelf changes that a bit... Id probably have to tip it on it's side, which obviously could be a hassle


I could just do a shallower shelf at the bottom of the fixed legs... loss of storage space, but also another spot to brace from.. I could take the floor jack to it for each end...

I may go that way.... not 100% on what I want to store.. maybe clamps, but maybe just some material scraps... but it's not like I want to hang grinders and such from it like many do...

so the narrower, higher shelf may be the way I go...

 

[dabomb6608]

If you're not wanting to hang power tool kind of stuff then yeah I think if it was mine I would use a small shelf underneath for stuff like scrap, some measuring/marking stuff, template storing if doing multiple pieces of the same thing, hammer/sledge, vice grips galore.

 

[ryoken]

I'm thinking something like this at the opposite end from the vise, for markers, rulers, tape measures and such...



I did find it for about $30 other places.. just the pic/description is better at grainger...



http://www.grainger.com/product/1W6...1W682&ef_id=VNg2hgAAABCnRUbN:20150210172657:s

 

[dabomb6608]

That's good thinking. Keep it a little bit more organized then just having all of that on a shelf.

 

[ryoken]

I actually have a line on a couple neat, older, stout, drawer setups.... one is similar to that, but has a slidable tray that sit's in the top of the drawer, like you can get in the Snappy tool boxes and such..

than the other is about the same size... but has 2 shallower drawers about 2" deep... and they are partitionable.. perfect for markers, pencils, scribes, lower profile items....

thinking of running them side by side at the opposite end from the vise.. they will fit nicely between the 2 legs..


I also came up with a better idea for the shelf.. instead of a shelf, I'll build a framed out, hanging basket with expanded steel for the walls and bottom.. kinda like this...

that way, when I put it at the lowest setting, the basket will sit an inch or so off the ground... plus being a sidewalled storage adds many more storage possibilities too...

ignore the leg size in the drawing, it's a bit huge, it'll be more like that underbrace sizing, 3" x 3"...

 

[dabomb6608]

I like that deep basket on the bottom. It does give a lot more options for storage on that lower area. This things going to weigh a ton!