Seabass
Idiot
I'm gonna grab some pics of the mud flaps tomorrow and post them for you. They go really high in the fender well. They do a fantastic job of keeping the truck clean.
The working - camping OBS F-350
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I'm gonna grab some pics of the mud flaps tomorrow and post them for you. They go really high in the fender well. They do a fantastic job of keeping the truck clean.
Seabass
Idiot
Thanks Bojak! I'm right proud of it. I just wish I could get some time to finish the thing. Hopefully tomorrow I can get some real time in the shop. I think I can have it where I can drive it home in one days time.
Seabass
Idiot
Been doing some more work on the old truck in the last few days. Got a lot done. I've managed to get all my boxes, compressor, and fuel tank mounted. I've ordered a pair of 24" low profile belly boxes to go under the bed right behind the cab. I do have several work lights to add, and the headboard was supposed to have turn signals and work lights mounted in it- but the builder forgot them. So I've got that to do. Overall though, I'm way along. I also did some battery work today. I had a cheap Wal-mart battery on it, and I could tell. Very weak at best. So I modified the battery tray a little and managed to fit a group 31 battery for a big rig. Now I'm packing 925 cca's and enough grunt to easily jumpstart any tractor or semi that may need it. I figure it can't hurt for winching needs either. These batteries are massive. The hood wouldn't close with an adapter on the negative stud, so I had to relocate the ground post....its remote mounted now. I also nabbed several pics of the mud flaps, since I said I would several days ago. And I got a lot of pics. 
Rockin my super truck battery. 
High quality mud protection. 
And a few action shots.
Rockin my super truck battery. High quality mud protection. And a few action shots.
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Seabass
Idiot
Enjoying the crap out of the flatbed. There's a reason so many farmers have them on their trucks- just plain handy. We've been running low on "night logs" so me and the wife decided to head up on the hill and cut some up. There's never a shortage of down trees out here, and the heat is super cheap! It's nice that she likes doing these tasks with me....otherwise she wouldn't see me nearly as much. She's also a lot of help. She ain't too good at loading the real big stuff, but everything else she can get in the truck almost as fast as I can cut it. So the truck is truly a do it all, and worth the work- and so's the wife!. 
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pappawheely
Autonomous4X4
You are blessed in many ways! Looks like some nice Australian Heelers too.
Seabass
Idiot
Man I sure am. Thank you Pappa. And the healers.....we call them "Blue Heathens" But we love them anyway.
pappawheely
Autonomous4X4
Seabass
Idiot
Thanks!
Seabass
Idiot
Well, it's still raining every other day here. So I had a little spare time- and some scrap steel. So I made me a spare tire carrier for this old beast. I was tired of having it just tossed up on the bed- it was always in the way. Plus, it was a real pain in the posterior when I wanted to open the trap door to hook up a gooseneck. So after some debate I decided to do something you don't see in these parts much. I guess I kinda went all chase truck, or pre-runner, or something like that. Everybody's slapping their spares on their roofs in one way or another....and that's fine. I have been known to do it myself- often with the PSD since it has a set of bars and a basket for the topper. But not this truck.....anyways- I didn't take any pics of the actual fabrication process. It was pretty straight forward. But here's a few of the nearly finished, and functioning product.
The pivot point- and it's easily removed.
Raised position for tool box access.
And my "super technical " ground in notch to lock it up without any pins or clips. I'm pretty happy with it. Best thing is- and it's just lucky that it worked this way- I can still see the road way behind the truck. So I can back up by looking over my shoulder, I can see the neck on a gooseneck, and I can see the ************ that's about to rear-end me when I'm goin to slow. All in all a good day.
pappawheely
Autonomous4X4
Well, it's still raining every other day here. So I had a little spare time- and some scrap steel. So I made me a spare tire carrier for this old beast. I was tired of having it just tossed up on the bed- it was always in the way. Plus, it was a real pain in the posterior when I wanted to open the trap door to hook up a gooseneck. So after some debate I decided to do something you don't see in these parts much. I guess I kinda went all chase truck, or pre-runner, or something like that. Everybody's slapping their spares on their roofs in one way or another....and that's fine. I have been known to do it myself- often with the PSD since it has a set of bars and a basket for the topper. But not this truck.....anyways- I didn't take any pics of the actual fabrication process. It was pretty straight forward. But here's a few of the nearly finished, and functioning product.The pivot point- and it's easily removed.Raised position for tool box access.And my "super technical " ground in notch to lock it up without any pins or clips. I'm pretty happy with it. Best thing is- and it's just lucky that it worked this way- I can still see the road way behind the truck. So I can back up by looking over my shoulder, I can see the neck on a gooseneck, and I can see the ************ that's about to rear-end me when I'm goin to slow. All in all a good day.
Anyone who rearends that hitch on the back is going to be the loser.