I know how you like your pics. Well, would be pointless this one without them I guess. So, lovely and hot today, great to spend it welding for England in my garage. Here's the build.
Original tow-plough. Gotta go.
So hack off the bit that drags
Cut out a big slot to take the tube
Like this
Weld up the old holes
Slot out the main cross member - oh don't look so nervous. Trust me.
Opposite slot the corresponding tube and drill the pin hole now while I can
Use a bit of magic metal glue
And, before anyone suggests that it's going to be under engineered - there is a T-plate on top
Welded like this
Now we are getting somewhere
Fit an anti penetration device to protect hapless motorists behind me
Quick blast of primer as it's all I have and it's beer O'clock
So I can stick thing like this in there
or this
Or even my old demountable rear winch plate. It's going to have a built in rear winch, but this might get me out of a scrape if needed.
Well there you go Sportsfans. That's what I have been up to today.
Time for a beer. No I don't have any plans before you ask. Sorry but this is a job that you just do. I have no fears about it being strong enough. It weighs twice what it did when it came off and most of that is weld!
Chris
Original tow-plough. Gotta go.
So hack off the bit that drags
Cut out a big slot to take the tube
Like this
Weld up the old holes
Slot out the main cross member - oh don't look so nervous. Trust me.
Opposite slot the corresponding tube and drill the pin hole now while I can
Use a bit of magic metal glue
And, before anyone suggests that it's going to be under engineered - there is a T-plate on top
Welded like this
Now we are getting somewhere
Fit an anti penetration device to protect hapless motorists behind me
Quick blast of primer as it's all I have and it's beer O'clock
So I can stick thing like this in there
or this
Or even my old demountable rear winch plate. It's going to have a built in rear winch, but this might get me out of a scrape if needed.
Well there you go Sportsfans. That's what I have been up to today.
Time for a beer. No I don't have any plans before you ask. Sorry but this is a job that you just do. I have no fears about it being strong enough. It weighs twice what it did when it came off and most of that is weld!
Chris