botboy
1/2 ton status
Just thought I'd post up a few pics of what I got done between last weekend & this weekend:
Still "under construction", Not quite road-ready yet, still gotta:
- weld seams where frame rails were notched to be bent in
- add jack in front
- Find a couple of taillights for it (others were sold before I got the truck)
- wire in a 4-pin connector for hooking up to tow vehicle
- get registered so I can take it on the roads
- Weld in some threaded steel plates to secure ranger down.
- weld in oxy/acetyl/argon tank mounts & securing mechanism
- weld in some toolboxes for holding torch, regs, plasma cutter, etc
- fire extinguisher, electrode case holder, wire boxes/holders
- going to put some 1000W lights on the back of the trailer for working at night
- remove the vapor canister from the side of the frame, cap vent holes in gas tank, add hose for filling & switch for turning on fuel pump for additional fuel carrying capacity
Here's a pic of the ranger in the back of the trailer. With the ranger about 1.5' back from the front of the bed weight distribution is about 50/50, so moving it all the way forward with some additional toolboxes on the back should put it closer to where it should be. As is, at least I can move it around the farm easily behind a truck or tractor and it doesn't try to tip backwards and dump all my stuff when pulled off the ball.
Still "under construction", Not quite road-ready yet, still gotta:
- weld seams where frame rails were notched to be bent in
- add jack in front
- Find a couple of taillights for it (others were sold before I got the truck)
- wire in a 4-pin connector for hooking up to tow vehicle
- get registered so I can take it on the roads
- Weld in some threaded steel plates to secure ranger down.
- weld in oxy/acetyl/argon tank mounts & securing mechanism
- weld in some toolboxes for holding torch, regs, plasma cutter, etc
- fire extinguisher, electrode case holder, wire boxes/holders
- going to put some 1000W lights on the back of the trailer for working at night
- remove the vapor canister from the side of the frame, cap vent holes in gas tank, add hose for filling & switch for turning on fuel pump for additional fuel carrying capacity
Here's a pic of the ranger in the back of the trailer. With the ranger about 1.5' back from the front of the bed weight distribution is about 50/50, so moving it all the way forward with some additional toolboxes on the back should put it closer to where it should be. As is, at least I can move it around the farm easily behind a truck or tractor and it doesn't try to tip backwards and dump all my stuff when pulled off the ball.
