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Funny. I borrowed a used one. The safety strap was still shrink wrapped. It isn't anymore.My boss has (had) one. Was drilling holes in his boat hoist, kid tripped over the cord, the thing shut off, detached, and fell to the bottom of the lake.
In the event you never have a mag drill and drill thru frames you can use a champion 1/4" steel bit and a 1/2" or 5/8" frame reamer. Takes about 30 seconds to punch thru the frame with the 1/4" bit and the frame reamer will step up all the way thru the frame in under a minute of slow rpms.Added a Draw-Tite hitch.
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6 frame holes to drill, no rear rivets need removal.
And man, do I want a mag-drill now.
Looking good!It is amazing how my M929 captures people's attention. I think it's the camou paint scheme and desert tan rims. Everywhere I go I get complements about how cool my truck looks. I didn't intend for it to look this way, but that's how it is... It's a working ranch truck for pasture improvement projects. I have been asked to show up at car shows and other events in my home town. I haven't done the parade tour yet, but I will when I get XM818 King Cab finished. Maybe I will paint the 818 camou too.
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Anyway, I welded a chain hook to very back bed cross member. I raised the bed and winched a 1000lb safe into it with ease using a Harbor Freight 1-ton chain hoist. I was going to take pictures of it but forgot. Usually I have to get the Kubota SVL-90 track loader to left stuff like that. Now I know how to handle that spare tire up & down with ease.
Got my water tank mounted on my skid that I made and loaded in the back of the truckView attachment 738863View attachment 738864View attachment 738865View attachment 738866
I'm a little concerned that the weight will be back a little too far if anybody has any thoughts on that feel free to give me some input. View attachment 738867 you can see with the short wheelbase the center of the tank is basically over the front edge of the rear tandem. I'm not planning on going down the highway with it but just wondering what some more knowledgeable people think. Also does anybody know what those little tie-downs are rated for better inside the drop sides? I don't plan on using in the hold a full tank in the back I've kind of got a system in my mind but I haven't found anywhere what their rating is.