Advocate I
Yeah... need to get a few things sorted on the grey WJ (like a winch, matching spare, bumpers front 'n back) then it's ON!You most definitely do brother. :)
-TJ
Advocate I
Yeah... need to get a few things sorted on the grey WJ (like a winch, matching spare, bumpers front 'n back) then it's ON!You most definitely do brother. :)
Thank you kindly! I've done some welding here and there, but this is my first time fabbing a more involved, more "serious" project, so I'm pretty happy with how it's turning out.That's a right-nice fabrication job you're working on.
Member II
I'll be building a HD rear bumper for my truck in the (hopefully) near future. I plan to add one, or two swing outs. Not going to decide how many until the bumper it done.Thank you kindly! I've done some welding here and there, but this is my first time fabbing a more involved, more "serious" project, so I'm pretty happy with how it's turning out.
I like the two swing outs; they help distribute weight well, especially when open. A bit more work, but well worth it IMO: You can also use one swing-out as a seat, and the opposite one as a table!I'll be building a HD rear bumper for my truck in the (hopefully) near future. I plan to add one, or two swing outs. Not going to decide how many until the bumper it done.
Pathfinder I
:)Yeah... need to get a few things sorted on the grey WJ (like a winch, matching spare, bumpers front 'n back) then it's ON!
-TJ
Member III
Enthusiast III
The area has the brown mountain ohv area. Old house gap road is the only real wheeling you would find outside of that. Lots of camp spots, hiking, fishing.Any wheeling there or just a pretty drive?
I posted a few road trips for this area. See if you can find, or contact me if you want.Any wheeling there or just a pretty drive?
Advocate I
Thanks JC. I understand that feeling and respect your action greatly.I spent 5 days exploring Death Valley with friends of Overland Bound. While driving through Trona to topoff with fuel I noticed a dead kitten in the road and then another one on the side of the road an 1/8th mile away. After fueling up and buying drinks I decided to go back and check on that second kitten. Something was eating at me. It just didn't seem positioned the way a dead animal usual is. So I drove back and checked the area of the first kitten for any live littermates. Finding none I drove up to the second kitten and it hadn't moved in the last 20min despite the sun beating down on it on the hot pavement. As I walked up to it I saw its head jiggle trying to awkwardly get a look at me. It was alive!!!
I picked it up and placed it on my passenger seat and it immediately scurried down into the footweel between all of those 50lb sandbags I stuck there. I hurriedly rejoined the group so I wouldn't keep the large caravan waiting. I purchased some baby shampoo and a few cans of wet cat food and off we went. One of our members is a paramedic and diagnosed her as very dehydrated. Over the course of the day I got her to drink water and eventually eat some cat food. She, it's a girl, perked right up and started acting like a normal kitten. I tucked her in my shirt for portions of the trail drives and even while sitting around the campfire. On the drive home she alternated roaming the truck exploring and sleeping in my lap. I had intentions of bringing her to the kitten rescue organization near my house but after the last 4 days with her I'm kinda attached. :love:
Campsite in Trona Pinnacles
Mengel Pass Trail
So now I have matching adventure pals with her and Ellie dog. lol
Any idea how much it weighs? I'd love to put one on my Disco, but if I've learned anything from my Jeeps, it's that weight kills.Finished up putting on the arb bull bar on my 97 land cruiser - what an adventure! it Didn’t fit - of course the arb video showed it slid on perfectly, lucky there are threads everywhere and on the mud site showing every way from using a sledgehammer to a bottle jack and a block of wood. I opted for the bottle jack and wood .
Pathfinder I
Good on ya Jim! Looks like she repays you with snuggles too.Thanks JC. I understand that feeling and respect your action greatly.
I live on a country road where a lot of animals get abandoned, especially cats. It is heartbreaking when a starving house pet comes around and just wants to be near a human.
I saved this one from an infection, dehydration, and then an owl or hawk attack. She returns the favor by getting the gophers and wood rats around here. Part of the family now.
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Member II
Nice job, Kurtis.Got the wife's winch mounted, just need to come up with a solution for mounting the fairlead. View attachment 126052
Member III
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Looks like a little more plate added to your mount vertically with hole and fairhead mounted over the hole.Got the wife's winch mounted, just need to come up with a solution for mounting the fairlead. View attachment 126052
Member III
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That'll work nicely.Nice job, Kurtis.
I see MotoBuilt sells a bolt-on 3/16" fairlead mount.
Member III
Enthusiast III
About 110 lbs - from what I read - not sure for a Jeep - my guess it would be a little lighterAny idea how much it weighs? I'd love to put one on my Disco, but if I've learned anything from my Jeeps, it's that weight kills.
Enthusiast III