What was done to your rig this week?

Finally got around to making and installing a Hi-Lift mount on Serenity's rear roll cage. Used 2 x 2" U-bolts that I stretched around the 2 1/4" roll cage bars. Snugged those down tight after wrapping the cross bracket in electrical tape. Created some spacers using washers to offset the mounts. The mount for the base of the jack is a made from a modified gate hinge (drilled out holes and made new holes to accommodate the U-bolt and the jack plate). The mount for the top of the jack was made from about 6 inches of 2"x2" angle iron. Drilled holes for the U-bolt and another to secure the top then curved and smoothed all the edges. Jack is held in place by three bolts using wing nuts to secure and can be rotated out of the way on the gate hinge without completely removing it if more access is needed in the rear. ImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1370806475.416818.jpgImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1370806489.563339.jpgImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1370806503.296038.jpgImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1370806518.467892.jpgImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1370806529.434349.jpgImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1370806560.473818.jpgImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1370806575.297720.jpg
 
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bob-o12jk said:
Just finished up a couple of my homemade hitch sliders
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Wow nice welds you gotta teach me some time I can pay with beer lol
 
bob-o12jk said:
Just finished up a couple of my homemade hitch sliders
<img src="http://wayalife.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=34459"/>
<img src="http://wayalife.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=34460"/>
<img src="http://wayalife.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=34461"/>
Sent from my EVO
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Ima have to get me one of those.
 
Asgard said:
Finally got around to making and installing a Hi-Lift mount on Serenity's rear roll cage. Used 2 x 2" U-bolts that I stretched around the 2 1/4" roll cage bars. Snugged those down tight after wrapping the cross bracket in electrical tape. Created some spacers using washers to offset the mounts. The mount for the base of the jack is a made from a modified gate hinge (drilled out holes and made new holes to accommodate the U-bolt and the jack plate). The mount for the top of the jack was made from about 6 inches of 2"x2" angle iron. Drilled holes for the U-bolt and another to secure the top then curved and smoothed all the edges. Jack is held in place by three bolts using wing nuts to secure and can be rotated out of the way on the gate hinge without completely removing it if more access is needed in the rear. View attachment 34452View attachment 34453View attachment 34454View attachment 34455View attachment 34456View attachment 34457View attachment 34458
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Very nice. I like how you can swing it out of the way.
 
biggy said:
Very nice. I like how you can swing it out of the way.
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Thanks, so far it's working just the way I wanted. I did however just have an epiphany! I should have built it with the hinge on the same side as the tailgate hinge, then when it swings out it would be inline with the gate, and might be able to use something on there as a support brace for the top of the jack when it's swung out.

Might look at that later on.
 
Serg5000 said:
Ima have to get me one of those.
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Hey serg5000, when I have some more made I will let you kno. I still haven't figured out a price yet tho. Tomorrow I will find out how much shipping is then I will know a price to sell these for. I won't have to charge u shipping tho cuz you live by my co worker Ruben

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bob-o12jk said:
Looks good! Can you still open the tailgate without removing the slider?

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Thought about that after posting this pic, I can't but I don't usually open it very often anymore. Next one I make will be shorter for sure, this was more of a test than anything. Got the metal super cheap so thought why not.
 
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