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Just now, ebinmaine said:

Are you 102 inches wide, or less?

 

Yep, I made sure of that... I’m just under 100” 

28 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

                             Will it go through the door?                      

 

Yep, it’s under 8’ 6” and the door is 9 or 10 ft 

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The main deck is completely welded.  Now for some support legs to bolt it to the truck box floor...

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Legs cut and drilled.  The center hole will be covered, it’s just a drain for the vertical tube.

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A bit of a design change with the back legs... and I’ve run out of pure argon so I’m switching to 75/25 and I can tell the difference immediately!

 

 

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This Horse Hauler is really coming together!  I need to rivet the panels down then get started on the ramps.  They will double as 14” high stake rails too.  Later on I’ll arrange the tractors and bolt some E-track down in some critical areas to act as hold downs.

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My father in-law came through with these nifty pieces.  I’ll toss them on the back of the deck and cut some for the ramps too.  This deck is 5’ off the ground, the 9’ ramps should work out just fine as far as approach angle goes.  According to rough figure, I’ll be looking at a 33-34 degree angle from the ground.

[ebinmaine 67,257]

That deck looks fantastic so far Kev.

 

I used to have a 1-ton with a flatbed that was 35 or 40 inches to the ground at the back. I bought 84 in ramps and those worked out pretty well. My truck tilted down towards the nose some so I found if I parked the front axle on a hill the approach angle was much much better.

 

 

Have you measured this new setup to see how many wheel horses you can fit?

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23 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

That deck looks fantastic so far Kev.

 

I used to have a 1-ton with a flatbed that was 35 or 40 inches to the ground at the back. I bought 84 in ramps and those worked out pretty well. My truck tilted down towards the nose some so I found if I parked the front axle on a hill the approach angle was much much better.

 

 

Have you measured this new setup to see how many wheel horses you can fit?

 

4 Horses including Frank for sure will fit, maybe more small ones?  There are two different height loading docks at the show, I might be able to back right up to the big one!

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Building ramps today!  One step closer to the Big Show!

 

 

 

 

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I’ll drill through and weld some captive nuts into the ramps and they’ll bolt to the rails.  It will be at 101”, under the 102” legal width 

[ebinmaine 67,257]

Super excellent

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One done, now to copy it!

 

 

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Frame fab for the second ramp is complete, time for bolt holes and weld nuts, then plating.  Next part is the exciting one... loading tractors to figure out tie downs!

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Oh by the way, drilling stainless is not my favorite thing ever.  If you need holes in stainless and are in a hurry, just go home.  If you’re home, well, take a chill pill.  Keep your bits sharp and keep some oil on hand too!  With any luck, you’ll be through it some day.

 

It never hurts to put a chamfer on the hole either.... unless it’s a dowel hole.

 

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One step closer to the Big Show!  

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2 minutes ago, pullstart said:

One step closer to the Big Show!  

WOOT WOOT

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Bowinkle

 

 

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Not all the welds look beautiful, but something’s better than nothing!  The aluminum has areas of excess WD40 from drilling all the holes and I didn’t get it quite clean enough to stay pretty.  I’m welding as many seams as I can to prevent panels from warping too much.  I figured out that I need to build provisions to side load a #4 tractor on the tail.  I also determined that without a ditch or uneven ground to load from, they tractors should be winched up.  I have a chainfall hoist and a come along that’ll be packed for hauling just in case.

 

 

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The last fabrication on the rig is a piece to side load tractor #4.  It’s all tacked up now time to pull it and put some beads on the top.

 

 

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[Tractorhead 9,064]

No matter how muc( tie down‘s you mounting, you will allway‘s miss one more on a plac3 you never imagine  before... 😂

That’s my Experience of Live...

 

 

Cool built you did Kevin,

don‘t have much Time actually, the Fair is short ahead.

3Vehicles must be Finished for this Fair...😎

 

 

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20 minutes ago, Tractorhead said:

No matter how muc( tie down‘s you mounting, you will allway‘s miss one more on a plac3 you never imagine  before

I just recently had that happen. I drilled some extra holes in my trailer to use as tie downs and I'll be darned if I wished I had a couple more when I went to tie down everything as I loaded.

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Clean up, make mess, repeat.

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,257]

E track down the sides! That's awesome!

[Stormin 9,981]

 Just read all through this, Kevin. Tired out me just thinking about all the work you've done.  

 

Best go and have my afternoon nap now.

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Well, Norman’s in the shop.  By suggestion of a few diesel performance professionals, it sounds like the slave cylinder / throwout bearing has failed.  Since the transmission needs to be removed, I ordered a South Bend 375 hp / 750 lb-ft clutch kit with flywheel included.  It will arrive Monday via UPS and with any luck, I’ll be on the road to Portage, WI on Wednesday night!

 

let the wrenching (fun?) begin!  There’s a great breeze flowing through the barns tonight, but if for any reason I get too hot and sticky, I can close it up and flip the switch for the A/C.  Woo hoo