1st Colorado Mod Day Official Thread

^ No problem. Just make sure you're making the sliders out of DOM or HREW steel. If you have any questions I can help you out. i've built my own skids and sliders already

 

I Guess I did take on some damage didnt see this till today when I was getting gas

 

I got sliders I just need to finish them and put them on. But I would be up for seeing what kind of skid plates we could all come up with.

 

I'm in the process of ordering some materials:

4' x 8' sheet of 3/16" steel for skidplates...

(3) 21' x 1.75" x .125" tubing for sliders, bumpers, etc...

Maybe a 20' piece of 1" x 1" x 3/16" angle iron to weld "spines" on the backsides of a few of the skidplates for strength...

My shop at work is fully outfitted:

- plasma cutter
- band saws
- torches
- rollers
- Mig welders of various sizes
- Stick welders of various sizes
- hydraulic sheer/punch machine
- drill presses

Too bad I can't host a day at my work...

I'll let you know what my material costs are, and how everything turns out...

 

Could we host a day at your house and "work" at your shop?

 

I like the way you think.

 

hey now I have a pipe bender and welder as well. up to 3" pipe to 3/4". I cant wait to get me toy mechine out to play. Hey by the way yall Those are some great pics . Wish we had gotten some video though it was still a great time though. B ut next time I vote on beer burgers and brots to have on the trail too. We were all hungry and thirsty after the rampage up left hand we did.

 

dude i talked to some crawler guys at work, they told my 3/16" is over kill for skids... itll weigh a f*** load! im gonna do 1/4 inch

 

yah, 3/16" is not over kill. thats about the thickness that most companies use for taco-armor.

1/4" is actually getting closer to over kill tho

 

lol ummm. .. if 3/16 is overkill.... why go thicker? lol
I went back up to left hand this am and did the rest of the trails. There was a few tight spots, but nothing the locked rear-end couldn't handle. I did however put a cat scratch on my running boards. Time for sliders!

 

my bad my bad! i was talking about it other way around...

 

So when we going to start fabbing this stuff up?

 

Maybe the weekend of the 19th? I met a guy the other day who's working on a job site that the scraps could provide square tubing for the sliders. the round tubing is also in the works, but due to the DOM or HREW needed its hard to find discounts lol.

 

The one I built is 5/16. Trail rigs are not light weight, although 1/4 should be good enough it just may show more and take less abuse.

 

Make a new post or PM me if you guys do another run!

 

Hey Mreimann who's front bumper is on the front of your truck? That looks sweet.

 

I just got back from camping up on rollins pass. There was still a ton of snow so there were some good mud holes. I'll be down in tarryall the last weekend in June.

 

I just bought and installed the ATO skid. It is made out of 1/4" plate and weighs 80 lbs. I am very impressed by its quality. If you are making one, make sure the rear and middle bolts are recessed. Getting all the holes to line up properly would be the hardest part.