Chux's 2013 Beach Buggy Build

Been getting into these soft shackles..

Correct orientation of load on a soft shackle




After winch tension

 

Tied a couple more this morning. 3/8” Dyneema 6” Soft shackle

 

I like it, lighter and less stuff clanking around

 

How did you attach the paddle handles on the drawer? Was there a bracket that came with it for it to latch into? Im not too sure on how to go about doin it. Or did you notch out the wood?

 

I was actually surprised their wasn’t a catch that came with the paddle latch.. I ended up taking a piece of aluminum angle (iron) and trimming the one side down. It was the first thing I could think of and had worked flawlessly since like it was ment for the latch.

 

Tension tested new soft shackles. They are looking good!

 

Yewww nice dude! Im interested in a trip down to jersey for the night or something. Maybe some wheeling out by you? Looking like the 9th might be a no go.

 

Bummer.

Im looking to do another summer campout/wheeling at the local sandbox.
I’ll keep you posted.

 

Wanted to do something different than a shackle..

So I spliced a winch line dog leash!



https://youtu.be/mKnIeHtodfI

 

Love getting projects out of my head and into the world. Tho not my idea, I fabricated it in my own fashion.. The plan is to have a spare tire mounted chainsaw mount, but can be used to mount just about anything. Was planning on spray painting it but after being happy with the turn out and wanting it to hold up to the elements on the spare tire I’m going to get it powder coated. Ideally wanted to do this out of aluminum but not setup for it yet, this steel mount weighs 5.3lbs

 

Now that is pretty cool- I want to see the final product. I always carry a saw in my bed.

 

Wow! You come up with some cool useful stuff. Nice job!

 

I know it’s Weekend after my trip to Seattle. Feeling it and if things go well I’ll be knocking out a bunch of home stuff to get ready for our transition.

 

Awesome stuff, Jay!

 

25’ winch extension

 

Big moves, best of luck!

 

Followed this write up for a permanent home for the scan gauge

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/another-scangauge-mounting-option.292586/

 

Saw this post in the NE CL Finds and had a question. How is your fridge slide secured? It looks like you welded a giant tab to the front and ran a bed bolt through it. Anything else holding it? Picking up my fridge/slide today (spent yesterday chopping up my platform)

 

I believe Chux has mounts that bolt to the slide then use two bed bolts to hold it all down. Not sure who makes them. I just welded two pieces of scrap plate to my slide and used two bed bolts to hold it down