Great job Don. Looks like you put some heart into it.

Don't know what the line is called, but I think that's the one that dumps head pressure to take the load off of the pistons . I'm with sam, should just be an o-ring in that quick connect. If it's the line, just use copper tube.
I've had to replace a couple pressure/contact switchs on my shop tank...easy to do if the problem is with the plastic itself.

:rollseyes

No expert here, but some input until one shows up:
You really don't know how bad it is until you break into it, ie, start cutting it open, and once you do that, there's really no turning back. That being said, if they think they can at least stop it's progress and get it sealed up against further moisture intrusion, then that might be a decent way to go until you can afford to do it right.

From what little experience I have had with rust, it's usually been 10 times worse than what's on the surface...there's a reason they call it cancer.

I can't imagine something like that.

...and man I'm glad we don't have any of that stuff down here.....I mean, no one I know has accidently tried to use a prickly pear for TP, or saguaro, etc. It's pretty cut and dry...if it is bad for you, chances are it has 2 inch spikes on it!

How's the granddaughter?

Bobby,
but (no pun intended) did you you put it on the same place as the pre ranger has an issue with?

Buckle it in on the second row duh!!


Raising boys into RealMen!!

This made me LOL !

Bob, a guy would have to get drawn first  before worrying about the little things!

The ice chest has my drinks. ....it STAYs.....I'll just talk the elk into coming by camp before shooting it.

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Did your gramps wear shorts while working? No?








Notice what big D wears all the time, even when there's cotton moccasins abound? Like father like sons....the blonde one looks just like a mini Don. lol

While that was drying, I sanded down gramp's old shovel from the 60s....first it got satin black, then I decided camo tan might be better....might go back to black, not sure yet.
I found this old can of oil stain and used it Clintonee on the handle (liberally :) ):

This weekend was prep and paint...uh, I mean bed line.
First, sanding all of the crappy welds, and everything else:



Then, where a smart person would use acid etch, I didn't.....straight to coating the roll cage, bottom, and front black:

These showed up just in time (Don, you're a bad influence!!):



...and some plates were welded in to mount them:

...and started bending some 1 1/2" thick walled T-6 tubing:







The criteria was that my #1 ice chest had to clear when opened:

I could have called it done at this point, but decided to make it a little more complicated....I wasn't thrilled about the fact that my spare tire holder couldn't be used at the same time as the gun scabbard so an evil plan was brought to life.
First up, a new (used) tubing bender:



she's a bunch bigger than I thought, and also a tad fat at 225 lbs without the dies installed:

For the latches, I milled down some square stock to slide loosely into the top tube on the tailgate. I made some soft "compression" style springs by winding some stainless welding wire around a long bolt. Some slots were made under the tube for some 1/4" bolts that are screwed into the slides, then some holes were drilled for roll pins to act as spring stops.

The milled bar stock:



...after cutting it off and beveling it:



...bolts screwed in to act as handles:



...and finally assembled with the roll pin pressed in to keep tension on the spring:

Not that's it's any of my business, but how did the date go?

Trying to sand and bedline the Ranger bed today...it's a little muggy here by our standards. uggh

The smaller one is too small for him?

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So it was a box meant for ....an Xbox? Sure looks like it.

Wow, that's an ugly number....way less than I thought.

Looks like a great improvement Nate.

That's a good enough reason I suppose.

I was going to ask if the other end was supported, but even if it wasn't, I would think that it would take years to fracture a shaft that size if it was good steel to begin with.

I think yeti rode the wave as long as they could, now there's too many others doing the same thing.
...haven't heard of Engle, might have to check it out.

I'll have to agree with Nate on the toughness of the steal colemans (I inherited mine from my grandfolks...from the 70's), but if the sun hits it, the ice is gone in no time.

RTIC, and Sportsman...those 2 are less than half of a Yeti . I never spent more than 50 on a cooler until I got the sportsman (Sams club) and don't have any regrets.
Drinks will slush up in 100* weather....my other coolers wouldn't do that

That Rockwell is absolutely the best clamp/vise/sawhorse I've ever used.

JR, the bubblegum welds?....that's all TIG. I found out that 3/16 plate is a little much for the 210. If I spent time to preheat, it worked well, but I quit preheating because it was a pain. I should've broken out the 200a spoolgun and wham bam it would've been done 4 times faster....but I wanted to learn how to tig on something of mine before doing it for customers.

Don, my tables aren't flammable!