Oregon and Washington BS thread

Hey! whos that guber in the back ground!!!
Im glad you liked it, I love that stuff too. I need more of it. I drank the last one today.

 

As long as its flatland and no stop lights, its all goooood. Honestly...not really haha.



So many levels of badass and perfect.

 

Hey how much does that trailer weigh?? I have a 6500 tow rating and I'd like to get a trailer like that if I can tow it

 

Get a bed mat from summit racing for $40. They look like stock. Add the action packer and it will never move. I've been using one for the past 4 years. stout boxes, lockable, good handles.

However, I wouldn't say they are as secure as a truck box bolted down.

Since we are all pimping setups and I'm waiting on the dryer, I'll go ahead and say I ended up switching my setup. I used to try putting a lot in an action packer, but I was always sorting through it. Now I have:

Canopy to keep it all dry
20mm ammo can with following:

• spill kit
• WD40
• 2" ball stinger
• PB blaster
• folding saw
• emergency reflective vest
• gloves
• deflator
• t-shirt that works as a rag
• bag with shackles and a snatch block

backpack with following:

• tree saver
• snatch strap
• 2-way radios
• gloves
• extra room for shackles, etc.

(the backpack is great for when you need to march up the trail with gear)
bag with Hi-Lift ORK kit and 30' of chain. (bag has a strap for when you need to march up the trail with it)
bag with compressor
box of tools which I need to buy a bag for

The ammo can did an incredible job of shrinking most things into 1/4 of the space. I need to maybe get something to put those bags altogether though, or maybe just use the old action packer for that.

The action packer + ammo can fits neatly between the wheel wells.

What happened to the front bumper you are saving for?

 

Lol, still getting there

Gary found it in P-Town for $75, which cheaper than having one welded. Figured why not

 

There's a shop here in the king County area that has you weld bumpers for 360? If I had a welder I may have looked into them more

 

There's also a Guy that's been selling plate-kits on CL for a while. Wonder if its the same people. I think he was down south though.

I really wouldn't mind having on of Tim's (Elite) pieces of art though. Plus, he can weld it out of 1/4" alum, which is half the weight. After seeing how lightweight and stout 6061-T6 is, I'm a fanboy.

 

http://nwtrailinnovations.com/

???

Edit: There was no location for them on their website now that I look. And, a lot of stuff is missing. I don't know if I would order from them period.

 

Yup, same guys. I would need to see them in-person to really judge them...

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ptd/3928427600.html

 

I know a guy that built on of those kits... they are strong and look like this!!


this is how I started my whole fab takeoff

 

Hahn, no shit? I thought that was all you

Well I guess I have seen them and they are plenty strong. When are you gonna start welding aluminum Stallone?

 

Yep that was the first thing I ever built then TW got ahold of me and away I went...
Im tryin to get some equipment to do tig and aluminum... spendy tho!!

 

Jami - I just ran across this post by SFYota. He's selling his.

FS: Black UWS low profile tool box for 05- current Taco

 

Pretty funny, I just saw a 1st gen in Longview yesterday with one of those plate bumpers. Small world haha.

 

The maker/owner of NWTrailinnovations bumpers works at eastside steel in vancouver. I met him and saw his bumpers. they seem pretty stout and nice.. But design wise, I like other brands better.

 

haha ive done it but not foe long i didnt want to push it

My horse trailer weighs about 3500lb plus 2 horses at about 1200 a piece

the bumper that i have on my truck was a weld together from Northwest Trail Innovations i found him on CL. great bumper. the guy who sells them was really nice and easy to work with. had to make some changes to get it to fit right but nothing major! http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ptd/3928427600.html

thanks!

 

I agree, there are nicer looking options out there, but for 1/3 the cost they seems to be decent design.

So there's a few people running them, good to know. I'm surprised he's not on TW (maybe he is, and just 'ing). Might look into going this route once I have more $$$ saved up.

 

I was surprised to not see him on here too. And yah for the cost it was definitely worth it! I had a friend of mine weld it up for me which didn't cost me anything, then he also did the tube since we didn't like the one that was offered with the kit. it was a pretty simple kit to put together. I'm not too sure how big of a difference is between the one for my truck and the one for yours though.

 

He's advertised in Portland quite a bit too

 

Looks like the typical toyota rear leaf wimpy-ness. I'd want to even out the sag to make towing a bit safer.