Those swampers should bolt right on the tractor, what are you waiting for?
Those swampers should bolt right on the tractor, what are you waiting for?
I feel like at least a few KOH builds look like that right now
Looks slick
I’m not gonna go back but did you box the frame? Are JK frames not boxes from the factory?
Damn, I could have just said "Yes, it's boxed"
Every time I stop in here I feel a bit better about my, uh, OCD. Everything is well planned and stout as hell. Welds and craftmanship is outstanding. Packaging done excellent.
Hurry up and finish.
Yep, now it will be a rotting steel deckNo more fucking rotting wood deck.
So we don't have to see how you used 57' of bandage in some overly complicated weaving pattern to shore up your wounds...Thank you Sir.
Just picked up the 3/16" plate for the skids today. Took a few days longer to get cause I went off on a detour with my trailer. The wood deck was completely gone and needed replacing. So last Friday I used it to pickup a bunch of 2x2 angle iron.
Yesterday I finished this.
So when I went to get the skid material today, I picked up 2- 8'x10'x3/16" along with what I needed for the skids.
No more fucking rotting wood deck. I'll just have to lay in the grass and set myself on fire a few times to stitch weld the plate to the angle and around the perimeter on top.
There you go taking a half-assed approach again. I don't play poker but if you do, I picture you saying "All In" every hand. LOL
Looks stout as hell.
Yep, now it will be a rotting steel deck
But seriously Kevin, that looks awesome
So we don't have to see how you used 57' of bandage in some overly complicated weaving pattern to shore up your wounds...
Drill some holes and plug weld from the top?
Few random thoughts:
I haven't forgotten your AL bushings. You said no rush, so I am letting the AL age like a fine wine.
Figure out how to make a rotisserie for the painting. That is what I did for my little trailer, and it worked out pretty well.
I sprayed Rustoleum pro oil based enamel on this, over rustoleum primer. I used the harbor freight purple gun kit (~$50.00) and it worked out pretty damn well. I mixed the primer with mineral spirits and used the 1.8 tip. Used a quart on this little 4 x 8. I let that dry overnight, then sprayed 3 coats of black rustoleum over the next two days. I thinned it with Majic reducer, and added a cap full of hardener. I used the same gun with a 1.4 tip. This was painted just a few days ago, so not sure how durable it will be, but it looks really nice for a cheap paint job with cheap materials and cheap tools and no painting skills whatsoever.
I rolled all the crossbars and other spots underneath on mine, then sprayed the sides. I also added some of the (Tractor Supply) hardener to both (non-reduced for roll/brush because fuck it) and it's held up well.That's brilliant. I dig the rotisserie Idea. Right now my plan is to rig a snatch block in the oak tree and winch the trailer on it's side.
Thanks for the tips on spraying the rustoleum pro paint. I rolled it on my work benches and it's held up to abuse for years.
Forgot to add: gloss paint only. I've used flat or semi-gloss on other shit that sits in the sun before, now they're nice and grey.
Any other color (besides possibly red) will stay cooler in the sun. White, light grey, any lighter color will hold up to the sun better & likely hold up to damage better. Darker colors absorb more UV & are also softer. Gloss w/ hardener will be the most durable.I've been thinking about using something other than black on the trailer. Just to keep it from getting smoking hot in the sun.
Any other color (besides possibly red) will stay cooler in the sun. White, light grey, any lighter color will hold up to the sun better & likely hold up to damage better. Darker colors absorb more UV & are also softer. Gloss w/ hardener will be the most durable.
It's been years & I might be a bit off but, basically, the darker pigments are softer. Not like 10:1 OMG run away, but there's a difference.What do you mean by darker colors are softer? I've never heard that before.
It's been years & I might be a bit off but, basically, the darker pigments are softer. Not like 10:1 OMG run away, but there's a difference.
Fleet white trucks hold up the best because the paint is the most durable physically in addition to having the lowest emissivity (absorbs the least UV, so it takes on less UV damage while getting the least hot).
On the emissivity side, black is highest but red is up there (surprises some folks). As long as you're using a catalyzed paint (hardener in it), whatever you choose will hold up well so don't let me give you a complex over it. However, implement black will get the hottest & fade the fastest so I'd pick a nice medium or light gray personally.