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1967 hits | 74.99 KB | Posted: 4/10/06
I built this stand to remove this body from the chassis from scrap metal I had lying around.

80BodyStand.JPG
1812 hits | 70.89 KB | Posted: 4/10/06
It was easy to build, lightweight, & sturdy.

81BodyUp.JPG
1964 hits | 61.33 KB | Posted: 4/10/06
The come-along & ratchet straps worked, but they were difficult to use & didn't give me much up-trav...

Winch2K.JPG
2024 hits | 66.99 KB | Posted: 4/10/06
I found a pallet of these at Sam's Club on clearance, so I snagged two & sold one.

02Winch.JPG
2003 hits | 85.54 KB | Posted: 4/10/06
A little more work on the beam & it fit right in.

03Winch.JPG
2455 hits | 83.57 KB | Posted: 4/10/06
The first test was to shift the back end of this lifted SAS'ed Bronco chassis to the center of my ti...

04Winch.JPG
2325 hits | 74.26 KB | Posted: 4/10/06
If my jumper box had been fully charged, it would have been no problem.

05Winch.JPG
2163 hits | 82.98 KB | Posted: 4/10/06
I got a fully charged battery & tried to move the heavy end.

06Winch.JPG
2071 hits | 77.35 KB | Posted: 4/10/06
It lifted it, but barely. There's no way this is 4,000 lbs (I'm using the snatch block), so the win...

ToolBoxBottomLoaded.JPG
2099 hits | 44 KB | Posted: 6/6/07
I used the shop 2-post lift to load this, but it's too high off the ground to unload by hand.

ToolBoxUnload.JPG
3419 hits | 68.54 KB | Posted: 6/6/07
The hoist made this easy. I think the top box weighs more than the bottom because 2 LARGE men (me i...

Frame25Hung.JPG
1282 hits | 109.47 KB | Posted: 6/11/11
It was getting harder to make the winch work, and halfway through this process, the motor seized. F...

Warn1700.JPG
1347 hits | 68 KB | Posted: 6/12/11
The Champion apparently wasn't built to be outdoors, despite being marketed as an ATV winch. It cor...