- Joined
- Aug 31, 2021
- Messages
- 1,891
- Reaction score
- 973
- Points
- 113
- Location
- Roanoke VA
- Vehicle Year
- 1997 and 1999
- Make / Model
- XLT 4x4 & B3000
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 4.0L in XLT, 3.0L in B3000
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Tire Size
- 31x10.5-15 K02's on the Ranger, 235/75R15 on Mazda
- My credo
- The perfect is the enemy of the good.
Nice, all hardwood, and the guy makes sure it will fit length in my small stove.
Interesting thing about this is he has 28 yrs welding experience and has experience making tubular bumpers, winch carriers, all kinds of parts and fixes for trucks. He used to work for the rail car mfg before they closed he says he has over 20k hrs behind-the mask welding time and he knew exactly what I was talking about with reinforced mounts, cap the ends of the tubes, etc. He's done it.
He said for the rear buy the hitch it should be bolt on and he can make the bumper to whatever spec I want and it will be bolt-on.
I asked him if frame mount hitch would be sturdy to winch or have someone pull me and he said they are sturdy you can drag the truck sideways with it and it won't hurt the frame.
Pretty cool since it's a lot easier to work with someone local and he could make it however I want. Doesn't necessarily have to be tubular bumper, just, strudy, but I kind of like them.
Here's the wood
Interesting thing about this is he has 28 yrs welding experience and has experience making tubular bumpers, winch carriers, all kinds of parts and fixes for trucks. He used to work for the rail car mfg before they closed he says he has over 20k hrs behind-the mask welding time and he knew exactly what I was talking about with reinforced mounts, cap the ends of the tubes, etc. He's done it.
He said for the rear buy the hitch it should be bolt on and he can make the bumper to whatever spec I want and it will be bolt-on.
I asked him if frame mount hitch would be sturdy to winch or have someone pull me and he said they are sturdy you can drag the truck sideways with it and it won't hurt the frame.
Pretty cool since it's a lot easier to work with someone local and he could make it however I want. Doesn't necessarily have to be tubular bumper, just, strudy, but I kind of like them.
Here's the wood