Author Topic: SquareD Part 6 Bumpers, Winches, wiring, lights, assembly (Read 455726 times)

rasimmo · « **Reply #1200 on:** July 08, 2015, 11:25:10 PM »

I'll second that. I like keeping up with this as much as everyone, but today it's surely understandable.

JR · « **Reply #1201 on:** July 08, 2015, 11:42:45 PM »

An idea Don. Since you have the winch back there, just weld a little pulley above the mount. You would still have to guide it onto the mount lugs, but you don't have to lift it up there.

Or incorporate the winch into an arm like a hoist you could swing the tire or other things into the back of SD.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1202 on:** July 09, 2015, 08:48:35 AM »

Quote from: JR on July 08, 2015, 11:42:45 PM

An idea Don. Since you have the winch back there, just weld a little pulley above the mount. You would still have to guide it onto the mount lugs, but you don't have to lift it up there.

Or incorporate the winch into an arm like a hoist you could swing the tire or other things into the back of SD.

Well, the idea I have will use a simple hand-cranked winch to first lower the mount to a level position, then as the tire comes free of the studs, on down to the ground. Simple enough and will require a couple of pulleys and guides, but doable

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1203 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:02:48 PM »

So I went out in the shop today and was shocked to discover this:

Many are missing (Eaten??)

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1204 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:04:40 PM »

I started yesterday with finding the old wheel center from one of the modified HMMV wheels and rustled up 4ea 9/16" fine thread bolts, same thread as the lug nuts

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1205 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:05:58 PM »

I wanted to weld them in there all slanted looking, but the red dog wouldn't allow it, insisting on a squared up proper installation

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1206 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:08:13 PM »

The bolt head and excess was trimmed away before going further.

Next up I cut up 4ea. pieces to serve as the base feet that will weld to one of the tire carrier tubes and serve as the mount for the actual tire carrier

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1207 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:10:07 PM »

I'll be using more of the same poly bushings to serve as a pivot for the tire carrier, and I envision them fitting like this. This way I get plenty of weld to carry all that weight which will top 200 lbs with the carrier, tire and wheel

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1208 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:11:04 PM »

And the uprights will fit approximately like this:

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1209 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:13:18 PM »

The gate was moving about and I didn't need it to, so I took a break and decided to build in the gate latch. The upper pull-to-over-center latch will go in here:

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1210 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:14:39 PM »

The base which I fitted to a piece of 1.5" square tubing will weld in here:

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1211 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:16:14 PM »

The primary latch is this part which I have now been successfully been using on the D-Max truck for years without failure

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1212 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:17:49 PM »

I started with this piece, first taping it for 5/16" coarse thread, then tacking a nut in the inside for good measure

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1213 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:19:23 PM »

Then I drilled and taped a couple more holes and mounted the latch. The catch part was welded in and that latch assembly was done!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1214 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:21:04 PM »

Next the lower latch was located. It is a simple plunger that will capture the gate through a 1/2" hole

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1215 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:38:42 PM »

The plunger mounts to this section of box tubing

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1216 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:40:20 PM »

It fits into this lower section which will weld to the swing gate

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1217 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:41:58 PM »

And here it is insatlled

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1218 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:43:48 PM »

The bottom of that plunger is threaded so just for grins if you wanted to lock your tailgate and block access to the back end of the truck, simply install a bolt here and the would be thief would be facing a whole new set of problems

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1219 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:45:08 PM »

OK, gate is now secure, back to the tire carrier

Next I cleaned up the wheel flange getting it ready to be welded to

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1220 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:46:25 PM »

I spaced the legs out another 3/4" to allow for some adjustability and began to weld things together

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1221 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:47:56 PM »

Then I wrapped the top with a piece of 10 gage

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1222 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:50:00 PM »

At this point the thing was permanized and I was a happy, mechanically minded man (MMM or M3)

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1223 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:51:58 PM »

To properly align the bushings I had to create an axle which captured the bushings and held them all pretty and straight while I tacked the steel carcass into the ugly plasma arc chewed out fish mouths I made in the base of the legs

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1224 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:53:04 PM »

The I sawed the axle in half and removed it and the poly parts of the bushings leaving the shells

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1225 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:55:21 PM »

It was a simple matter of filling in the voids with weld, which finished this part of the operation except for the poly bushings which I stuck back in

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1226 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:56:36 PM »

Then those feet I made some time ago were cut to length

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1227 on:** July 09, 2015, 08:00:15 PM »

The bushing holes are drilled off center for a reason. The feet have a 6" extension beyond the bearing you might have noticed. That was purpose designed to allow me to drill the outboard bottom of the foot for a 1/2" through bolt. This will limit the rotation of the tire carrier until it is somewhere just short of level. The carrier will remain in place while the tire/wheel continues to the ground via a cable/pulley/winch system.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1228 on:** July 09, 2015, 08:02:10 PM »

And that right there took me right up to hamburgers and Brats drenched in applewood and bacon mustard

cudakidd53 · « **Reply #1229 on:** July 09, 2015, 08:46:32 PM »

So the Red Dog got "loaded" last night and had to sleep it off in the garage, or did it shine a IR laser at a Dutch Jet and get "shelled"? Sorry, you gave me the "ammunition" and I had to "take the shot".......bah!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1230 on:** July 09, 2015, 09:22:21 PM »

Quote from: cudakidd53 on July 09, 2015, 08:46:32 PM

So the Red Dog got "loaded" last night and had to sleep it off in the garage, or did it shine a IR laser at a Dutch Jet and get "shelled"? Sorry, you gave me the "ammunition" and I had to "take the shot".......bah!

Good one Mikey!

Sammconn · « **Reply #1231 on:** July 09, 2015, 09:40:12 PM »

Quote from: cudakidd53 on July 09, 2015, 08:46:32 PM

So the Red Dog got "loaded" last night and had to sleep it off in the garage, or did it shine a IR laser at a Dutch Jet and get "shelled"? Sorry, you gave me the "ammunition" and I had to "take the shot".......bah!

Oh my...Mike strikes again.
Delivering one shell of a beam, er blow.
That's going to be a load to pass. Literally and figuratively.
I think I hope for your sake and the red dogs, it passes ok, without a stoppage...

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1232 on:** July 09, 2015, 09:46:24 PM »

Quote from: Sammconn on July 09, 2015, 09:40:12 PM

Quote from: cudakidd53 on July 09, 2015, 08:46:32 PM
So the Red Dog got "loaded" last night and had to sleep it off in the garage, or did it shine a IR laser at a Dutch Jet and get "shelled"? Sorry, you gave me the "ammunition" and I had to "take the shot".......bah!
Oh my...Mike strikes again.
Delivering one shell of a beam, er blow.
That's going to be a load to pass. Literally and figuratively.
I think I hope for your sake and the red dogs, it passes ok, without a stoppage...

At first I didn't mind, it's just the red dog.

That was an unopened box of 500!

But then I got to thinking. What if she drops a load in the lawn, and I go mowing over it some time later!

duramaxdarren · « **Reply #1233 on:** July 09, 2015, 09:51:33 PM »

ya better duck!!
the lower plunger latch blocks the tail light and reverse light....this ok with the DOT....the real DOT

Wilbur · « **Reply #1234 on:** July 09, 2015, 10:13:02 PM »

Really great work as always. Is there any risk that a branch running down the side of SD could open that top latch? Or does it have some sort of safety to prevent that? (I'm reading on my phone so things aren't always as obvious as on a larger screen). ::)

Sammconn · « **Reply #1235 on:** July 09, 2015, 10:35:21 PM »

Quote from: Flyin6 on July 09, 2015, 09:46:24 PM

Quote from: Sammconn on July 09, 2015, 09:40:12 PM
Quote from: cudakidd53 on July 09, 2015, 08:46:32 PM
So the Red Dog got "loaded" last night and had to sleep it off in the garage, or did it shine a IR laser at a Dutch Jet and get "shelled"? Sorry, you gave me the "ammunition" and I had to "take the shot".......bah!
Oh my...Mike strikes again.
Delivering one shell of a beam, er blow.
That's going to be a load to pass. Literally and figuratively.
I think I hope for your sake and the red dogs, it passes ok, without a stoppage...
At first I didn't mind, it's just the red dog.

That was an unopened box of 500!

But then I got to thinking. What if she drops a load in the lawn, and I go mowing over it some time later!

so what is your guess. 22 missing? ::)
That may make lawn mowing interesting for the next while.

JR · « **Reply #1236 on:** July 10, 2015, 12:33:30 AM »

I was thinking more of the "Battle of New Orleans" when they fired the croc off!!!!

Can't wait to see the end of this bumper and how the tranny works when pulling that big ol thing.

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #1237 on:** July 10, 2015, 01:10:02 AM »

Quote from: JR on July 10, 2015, 12:33:30 AM

I was thinking more of the "Battle of New Orleans" when they fired the croc off!!!!

Can't wait to see the end of this bumper and how the tranny works when pulling that big ol thing.

Seems you'll be waiting a long time. Gray hair yet?? No?? You will be by the time he starts this thing.....

START IT UP

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1238 on:** July 10, 2015, 08:43:03 AM »

Quote from: duramaxdarren on July 09, 2015, 09:51:33 PM

the lower plunger latch blocks the tail light and reverse light....this ok with the DOT....the real DOT

Don't know...Don't care, my friend

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1239 on:** July 10, 2015, 08:52:24 AM »

Quote from: Wilbur on July 09, 2015, 10:13:02 PM

Really great work as always. Is there any risk that a branch running down the side of SD could open that top latch? Or does it have some sort of safety to prevent that? (I'm reading on my phone so things aren't always as obvious as on a larger screen). ::)

Yes I believe a branch could and would open that latch. The bottom plunger, however would be hard to open

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1240 on:** July 10, 2015, 08:53:47 AM »

Quote from: Sammconn on July 09, 2015, 10:35:21 PM

Quote from: Flyin6 on July 09, 2015, 09:46:24 PM
Quote from: Sammconn on July 09, 2015, 09:40:12 PM
Quote from: cudakidd53 on July 09, 2015, 08:46:32 PM
So the Red Dog got "loaded" last night and had to sleep it off in the garage, or did it shine a IR laser at a Dutch Jet and get "shelled"? Sorry, you gave me the "ammunition" and I had to "take the shot".......bah!
Oh my...Mike strikes again.
Delivering one shell of a beam, er blow.
That's going to be a load to pass. Literally and figuratively.
I think I hope for your sake and the red dogs, it passes ok, without a stoppage...
At first I didn't mind, it's just the red dog.

That was an unopened box of 500!

But then I got to thinking. What if she drops a load in the lawn, and I go mowing over it some time later!
so what is your guess. 22 missing? ::)
That may make lawn mowing interesting for the next while.

More like 222
Gives a whole new meaning to the term
"Tail-Gunner!"

Sammconn · « **Reply #1241 on:** July 10, 2015, 10:26:27 AM »

Oh, she ate that many.
Tail gunner with a mini gun then.
Hope it goes through well, vet bills are rude.

rasimmo · « **Reply #1242 on:** July 10, 2015, 11:22:05 AM »

That dog is the enemy for sure. Steals your ammo and intends to use it against you later.

Atkinsmatt · « **Reply #1243 on:** July 10, 2015, 12:23:59 PM »

Who is going to verify the count and will they be returned to stock?

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1244 on:** July 10, 2015, 01:03:48 PM »

Quote from: Atkinsmatt on July 10, 2015, 12:23:59 PM

Who is going to verify the count and will they be returned to stock?

Now Matt, that would be one CRAPPY job!

Wilbur · « **Reply #1245 on:** July 10, 2015, 01:17:54 PM »

Don- (and I am going to apologize in advance....nothing worse than some clown sitting on a 'puter questioning your work while you're doing it and posting it all for us to see and learn from! ::)). Could you turn the whole upper latch piece 180 degrees....put the catch on the bar up the side of SD and have the "handle" on the rack/carrier? I realize the foot you attached the handle is larger than the foot for the catch assembly ( so more fabrication....more pictures....LOL) but it might prevent it being opened by a branch etc. I totally get that the bottom latch would keep it closed so it may not be needed but figured as I am sitting here throwing grenades I might as well go all in. ;D

Flyin6 · « **Reply #1246 on:** July 10, 2015, 01:34:12 PM »

Quote from: Wilbur on July 10, 2015, 01:17:54 PM

Don- (and I am going to apologize in advance....nothing worse than some clown sitting on a 'puter questioning your work while you're doing it and posting it all for us to see and learn from! ::)). Could you turn the whole upper latch piece 180 degrees....put the catch on the bar up the side of SD and have the "handle" on the rack/carrier? I realize the foot you attached the handle is larger than the foot for the catch assembly ( so more fabrication....more pictures....LOL) but it might prevent it being opened by a branch etc. I totally get that the bottom latch would keep it closed so it may not be needed but figured as I am sitting here throwing grenades I might as well go all in. ;D

Naw...Disapproved...Carry on!

cudakidd53 · « **Reply #1247 on:** July 10, 2015, 07:28:06 PM »

If you ever want an animal (dogs or cats) to pass from the entry instead of the tail gun, pour a healthy amount of hydrogen peroxide down their throat and it them outside and leave them there for a good while- it'll clear EVERYTHING from their stomachs. It us usual works within minutes a few to 15. Once evacuation starts, it'll last up to 45 mins.

Once it's past there, use a cup of vegetable oil given in a dish, they'll lap it up, at that point the system will take over and grease the rails. Outside confinement is called for as they blow what's in their guts as you'd expect.

duramaxdarren · « **Reply #1248 on:** July 10, 2015, 07:31:30 PM »

Quote from: Flyin6 on July 10, 2015, 08:43:03 AM

Quote from: duramaxdarren on July 09, 2015, 09:51:33 PM
the lower plunger latch blocks the tail light and reverse light....this ok with the DOT....the real DOT
Don't know...Don't care, my friend

i often say that when questioned what others think. glad we think alike

duramaxdarren · « **Reply #1249 on:** July 10, 2015, 07:33:09 PM »

Fantastic fab work as per the norm.