jim65wagon
Well-known member
Man! That sucks! Glad Michelle wasn't hurt......poor Fafhrd! That's not the kind of glorious battle scar one desires....
Haggis' Multi-Use Tundra Build
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jim65wagon
Well-known member
Yeah, that was a sucky day for me, the truck and the deer.....
Who's doing the repair?
Who's doing the repair?
Go4Lo
Explorer
Ouch....glad to hear everyone was ok, but sorry to the damage to your truck.
Haggis
Appalachian Ridgerunner
Don't get cocky...we always have one last big blast after Saint Paddy's day. :sombrero:
Hope you had a great time in the Keys, but you could have invited your ExPo buds along.
JCMatthews
Tour Guide
That's to bad
Sorry to hear about the Tundra. Maybe if BigAl had invited you to Key West none of this would have happened. Who's fault is this really?
Sorry to hear about the Tundra. Maybe if BigAl had invited you to Key West none of this would have happened. Who's fault is this really?
Haggis
Appalachian Ridgerunner
Thanks for reminding me JC! When in doubt blame BigAl!
Haggis
Appalachian Ridgerunner
Well thank you.
To tell you the truth I'm always a little surprised this thread gets as many views as it does. After all it wanders around abit from old scifi novels to my buds and me acting goofy and then there's some Tundra stuff thrown in for good measure. But it's been fun.:elkgrin:
To tell you the truth I'm always a little surprised this thread gets as many views as it does. After all it wanders around abit from old scifi novels to my buds and me acting goofy and then there's some Tundra stuff thrown in for good measure. But it's been fun.:elkgrin:
Haggis
Appalachian Ridgerunner
Well as it was raining and I couldn't work, I took some time today to install a front hitch mount on Fafhrd.
It's a Hidden Hitch brand that I bought of a fellow ExPo member a few weeks back. Barely used with mounting hardware still sealed in the bag. The install didn't take that long though I did have to trim the flange off both sides of the radiator skid to allow it to fit cleanly within the mounts side plates. It will make getting the front bolts in and out on that skid a bit harder when it comes time to change the oil. It's main purpose is to give Fafhrd a good recovery point as the front factory hook is hard to access and is marginal in design. One of these days a winch and mounting plate will occupy the receiver. I just don't want to mess around with a custom bumper or have a winch mounted all the time. I like the stealth "work truck" look and don't want to add any extra weight other than when it's needed. In addition I want to be able to have the option of mounting a winch either fore or aft depending on what recovery situation I find myself in.
Now to get him cleaned up so I can drop him off at the bodyshop this coming Friday.
It's a Hidden Hitch brand that I bought of a fellow ExPo member a few weeks back. Barely used with mounting hardware still sealed in the bag. The install didn't take that long though I did have to trim the flange off both sides of the radiator skid to allow it to fit cleanly within the mounts side plates. It will make getting the front bolts in and out on that skid a bit harder when it comes time to change the oil. It's main purpose is to give Fafhrd a good recovery point as the front factory hook is hard to access and is marginal in design. One of these days a winch and mounting plate will occupy the receiver. I just don't want to mess around with a custom bumper or have a winch mounted all the time. I like the stealth "work truck" look and don't want to add any extra weight other than when it's needed. In addition I want to be able to have the option of mounting a winch either fore or aft depending on what recovery situation I find myself in.
Now to get him cleaned up so I can drop him off at the bodyshop this coming Friday.
BigAl
Expedition Leader
jim65wagon
Well-known member
Yeah, that tucked up in there very well. The Hidden Hitches seem to sit higher than others I've seen. I'm still thinking about flipping mine over to the top of the frame.....maybe if I get some free time later this summer.