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You guys are mean! I think it looks just great, and by the time Kenny finishes, you will all be jealous!
Bruce
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Wrecker Bed (A Good Laugh.)
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I may have just stumbled into a NOS left bed side. Hope this pans out.
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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.
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Well, nice guys finish last.
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.......
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.......
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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.
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Hmm, mini tater. If I'm forced to scrap the body, maybe. Great idea.
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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
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
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Optimism I like to hear. I wish brakes to bend 11ga weren't so expensive. Thanks!I repaired a Challanger body that was worse than that.
Denny
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Where are the pictures,You know we all like pictures ;].
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Good news is, it's losing weight everyday!
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Post #1 has the pics.
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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.
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If that happens make sure we remember to get the pump out of the barn for it.
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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.
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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.
Could the bed be come-alonged onto another trailer ??, not worried about hurting the bed, worried about tearing up the trailer.
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