Homemade slider questions

Before moving across country I sold my notcher, jd2 bender, welder, lathe, pretty much everything I owned, now I want to build some sliders and all I have is a welder and chop saw so I was thinking about using square tubing for the legs and the main rail then use round tube with some manufactured 45's welded on for the outer tube.
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1. Will this look good?
2. Would there be a strength issue?

I don't wheel through rocky areas, but I get close to trees from time to time, and I like the idea of a point for a hi lift jack if I need to change a tire.

I know I can buy them for a good price but I can build them cheaper and the satisfaction of creating something don't come from opening a FedEx box

 

I'd do square tube if you cant bend round tube. They'd be beef that way, just make sure to bevel the edge of the tubes at the joints for better weld penetration and a smoother joint without sanding the welds.
Have fun!

 

^ that's another option, I just like the look of the round tube over square

 

Bent tube is MUCH stronger than any angles welded...
Here's what I built...



Fortunately I have access to a hydraulic bender, and I have tested my bends over welds very extensively

Before I had access to a bender if.I had small projects to do, I could usually bribe the local exhaust shop to do a few bends for 20$ or so..

 

do it! making your own stuff is sooo rewarding. i love fabbin and weldin my own stuff. then when someone asks where you bought that cool thing, you reply "ohh i made it." ive been thinkin of makn my own sliders as well

 

Yeah building is always my first option, here's a few of my previous fab jobs

 

Did you weld or bolt those on, can you lift the truck from them?

 

I bolted em, that way if I get to crazy I can pull em off n fix or replace em easier..

And yes they Will lift my truck, the weekend after I finished em, I tested em, me n some of the NW guys had a Hell of a trip to the Evans creek orv park, at one point I dropped onto a tree so hard I dented the tree, and continued to scrape all the paint off thru out the rest of our journey!

 

they look good, makes me wanna go buy some think walled tube and have some fun... but my question is the bolt hangin out on the bottom, wouldnt it better to flip that around so it doesnt get hung up on stuff?

 

Looks pretty heavy, what material did you use? How heavy are they?

 

I can't remember what gauge, but it was all seamless... And yes the front mount the bolts are flipped because the front 2 feet of the frame is boxed

Oh and they aren't that heavy 40lbs each???maybe