Wrecker Bed (A Good Laugh.)

[firefox]

You guys are mean! I think it looks just great, and by the time Kenny finishes, you will all be jealous!
Bruce

 

[Recovry4x4]

I may have just stumbled into a NOS left bed side. Hope this pans out.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Kenny, I have a plasma cutter and welders at the ready. I am getting proficient at sheet metal work too. Once SW gets 220 service(I might just bring my own) we can knock out a few projects! I have once again re-started on the dump bed trailer project. I should open a new thread on it, HMMmmmm.

 

[patracy]

You guys are mean! I think it looks just great, and by the time Kenny finishes, you will all be jealous!
Bruce

Well, nice guys finish last.

 

[EMD567]

That thing looks like Ferro's M543 that he pulled out of the woods. It lost 1.5 tons of rust just going down the road.......

I agree with SW. Get rid of the sheet metal, and mount the boom on the CUCV. Then build your own sheet metal bed to your specs.......

 

[goatijoe]

Put stiff legs on it that bed will pull the gates of you know where off the hinges then. I have also seen a boom mounted on a turret and made in to a rotater A.K.A. a Tater. It looked like that took the turret off a small trackhoe or something like that and made it to the bed and attached the boom to it.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Hmm, mini tater. If I'm forced to scrap the body, maybe. Great idea.

 

[ducer]

I repaired a Challanger body that was worse than that. You will get verry good at cutting 1/8 steel plate in straight lines and making bends using a cutoff wheel to score the steel. A lot of work but not hard. Too bad your so far away.

Denny

 

[Recovry4x4]

I repaired a Challanger body that was worse than that. You will get verry good at cutting 1/8 steel plate in straight lines and making bends using a cutoff wheel to score the steel. A lot of work but not hard. Too bad your so far away.

Denny

Optimism I like to hear. I wish brakes to bend 11ga weren't so expensive. Thanks!

 

[SouthernSteel]

Where are the pictures,You know we all like pictures ;].

 

[Stretch44875]

Good news is, it's losing weight everyday!

 

[Recovry4x4]

Where are the pictures,You know we all like pictures ;].

Post #1 has the pics.

 

[maddawg308]

It looks very rough, but I have seen worse come back from the dead. With your level of knowledge Kenny, I'm sure you can make it happen.

 

[2002ford]

I am headed down to Alabama next week. I will have an empty car trailer going south. If you want we could meet somewhere if you have a way to get it off my trailer.

 

[swbradley1]

If that happens make sure we remember to get the pump out of the barn for it.

 

[2002ford]

I am headed to Autaugaville. This is the second time. Lol. There was a paperwork issue and I had to leave a 1028 down there. I will get it this time. Lol

 

[Recovry4x4]

Let me try to absorb my options here on this one Doug. I can,t make the run up but maybe I can find a stash point nearby. I know ChevyC60 is contemplating a run up th te Morgans in Macon but I've already cashed a favor to him, he is fetching my M1008.

 

[73m819]

Would you be coming down 75 ???, if you were doing 75 which is 2 hours from the house, then meet and bring the bed here, Kenny has kin about a hour north ???

Could the bed be come-alonged onto another trailer ??, not worried about hurting the bed, worried about tearing up the trailer.

 

[2002ford]

no problem. Just put out some feelers.

 

[2002ford]

I am going down 65. My trailer is steel decked so it will slide. I have a winch but no tackle box or what ever you call them to reverse the pull.