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Everything was screwed down to the plywood and it worked great. Since there are ridges in the floor of the 101, the plywood stands up about 1/2” off the floor. That gave me enough room to ratchet strap the fridge down to the edge of the plywood lightly so it wouldn’t walk around. This method...

I installed a cig lighter port in the side of the orange ammo can to plug the fridge into.

I bolted some 1” square tubing to the conduit hangers “, which were mounted to the top bars, to give me a flat bar to mount the solar panels to. These panels put out 100 watts each at 19 volts (they are 12v panels, but the panels do say output is in the 19v range) I tested them, and they were...

Made 4 runs with stones for the garden beds before any more work can commence on the rack. Priorities. Removed any rust that has accumulated since the project started in May. Polished the welds, removes any slag, prepped for paint. Started priming all the bare metal since the rack itself is...

Short answer is that it’s the easiest one to use. I know the bearings are new and it’s here, while two others aren’t. This rack slides off easily anyway. I made the base with 1/4” gap between the angle and side so it won’t bind. I have a couple guys shoveling granite. Not me. I just went and...

The trailer got requisitioned by my wife to help re do our landscaping. While it was hauling decomposed granite, the rack had to be removed. Before I removed the rack, I cut and notched all the pieces. Tacked each one in place after tying a string around the uprights, aligned with marks at...

I bought all this pipe at gov auction in OKC. I believe they were meant to be used as a structural component in something. They are all 6’4” long and all of them are powder coated. It takes quite a bit of work with a flap disk to get through to steel before I can weld it. I bought a few of these...

Toby, the good thing about plan A is that ... it’s the base for all the other plans, so it’s always a good choice. You can wire a piece of expanded metal, hog panel, horse panel or whatever up there if you wanted to use it as a roof rack and boom. You have support for duffle bags or small items...

I’m going to break my rule for a moment. The “Do it and then talk about it” because I’m not sure where to turn here and this requires investment in time and steel (that I need anyway). For the top: (there will be a winch still, to help with spare tires and generators and avoiding another back...

You have two good ideas. That would suit a 105 really well. The problem is the rack is 8’ long. The legs are spaced at about 6’ from the front one to the back one. When you put that rack up there, it looks out of place. I could easily make 4 legs for that rack that came down out of each...

Toby, you are correct. I am giving up on the rack. I spent more time and energy getting that rack built than anything, and it wasn’t an easy decision. Actually, it was. When I saw it sitting up there (it did stay up there for a good 90 seconds) I was disappointed. I didn’t take a picture...

Thanks Storm 51, nice to know someone is listening. Tinstar has been following along, he loves the 101A2, Scrapdaddy has a good writeup over on ExPo. I used some of his info. Harleyhouse has a nice write up on his build too. Mine is a collection of pipes so far, but it’s taking form. The form...

This design also removes 90lbs off the top of the rack and adds about 30 lbs for a net savings of 60 lbs (which could be the difference of carrying a spare tire) Overall I’m more pleased with this design than the previous one. An interesting side note. The initial design and fabrication has...

The shoulder is about as good as it’s going to get, so, back to work. I put the roof rack on top of the legs. I slid it up from the side and it barely rests right on the bends. Very precarious. I didn’t have time to take a picture before it fell off. (Yeah, I know, I didn’t learn the first...

Bahahaha ... wait, uh oh!

Another Dr told me there are two demographics who wind up paralyzed. 18-25 year old adrenaline junkies, (duh) and the 60 + year old guys who try something they used to be able to do ... but can’t anymore. Only, I’m not that old ... Yet. There was a time when testosterone ruled, and we...

Grabbed the 90 lb roof rack and made a ... poor plan on how to slide it up on to the uprights that included 8’ 2x4s and brute stupidity (anyone see where this is headed?) Doctor said the shoulder should heal in a few weeks. I told him that it popped back in socket right after the 2x4 hit me in...

With the top rack, legs and angle iron I’m at about 195 lbs now. And there is not much more steel to add. The pipe and angle both, weigh about 1.68lbs/ft Ill add another 40 lbs I’m sure. Would have been nice to keep it lighter, but strength was more important than weight. I pull it with a 3/4...

Added two bars to the front of the trailer that attached to the front leg. I had two legs that were bent at 15* at 4” from the base. Which worked out perfectly for the distance from the front. I wanted a good place to mount my hi-lift jack and the two bars provided more stability for the front...

Thanks SD. It’s nice to see your work take shape instead of a pile a parts and promises and internet posts that it will look good when done. Today I am experimenting with leg bracing. I have ideas, but will have to start cutting to see if it looks good and works.