What was done to your rig this week?

Getting the XJ ready to say goodbye.
A few years ago, I bought this XJ at an insurance auction because it was cheap and used it as a support vehicle for our logging and farming operation in Oregon. It ran great and never got stuck; although I tried. Over time, we picked up several Dodge 4x4s to do it's job (trucks haul stuff better) so I pulled the battery, tarped it and parked it under a ceder tree for several years.

Recently, I found out that my little brother wants a Jeep after I took him wheeling last summer in my JKU, so I'm delivering it to him next weekend. Today, being unusually nice for this time of year, I uncovered the XJ, put in an old battery from the shop (only showed a 10V charge) and it fired right up, old gas and all. Between now and next weekend, I need to install a new Smitty-built front winch bumper, a used X20 winch and a class III trailer hitch I bought from a local pull-n-part. All this stuff was just lying around the place and I don't even remember what I paid for the bumper.

Anyway, I'll post up a couple of pictures next week after I trailer it to my brother's behind the JT.
 

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meljr said:
Getting the XJ ready to say goodbye.
A few years ago, I bought this XJ at an insurance auction because it was cheap and used it as a support vehicle for our logging and farming operation in Oregon. It ran great and never got stuck; although I tried. Over time, we picked up several Dodge 4x4s to do it's job (trucks haul stuff better) so I pulled the battery, tarped it and parked it under a ceder tree for several years.

Recently, I found out that my little brother wants a Jeep after I took him wheeling last summer in my JKU, so I'm delivering it to him next weekend. Today, being unusually nice for this time of year, I uncovered the XJ, put in an old battery from the shop (only showed a 10V charge) and it fired right up, old gas and all. Between now and next weekend, I need to install a new Smitty-built front winch bumper, a used X20 winch and a class III trailer hitch I bought from a local pull-n-part. All this stuff was just lying around the place and I don't even remember what I paid for the bumper.

Anyway, I'll post up a couple of pictures next week after I trailer it to my brother's behind the JT.
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love it when they fire up like that (y)
 
meljr said:
Getting the XJ ready to say goodbye.
A few years ago, I bought this XJ at an insurance auction because it was cheap and used it as a support vehicle for our logging and farming operation in Oregon. It ran great and never got stuck; although I tried. Over time, we picked up several Dodge 4x4s to do it's job (trucks haul stuff better) so I pulled the battery, tarped it and parked it under a ceder tree for several years.

Recently, I found out that my little brother wants a Jeep after I took him wheeling last summer in my JKU, so I'm delivering it to him next weekend. Today, being unusually nice for this time of year, I uncovered the XJ, put in an old battery from the shop (only showed a 10V charge) and it fired right up, old gas and all. Between now and next weekend, I need to install a new Smitty-built front winch bumper, a used X20 winch and a class III trailer hitch I bought from a local pull-n-part. All this stuff was just lying around the place and I don't even remember what I paid for the bumper.

Anyway, I'll post up a couple of pictures next week after I trailer it to my brother's behind the JT.
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Gotta feeling your brother will enjoy his new ride.
 
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