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I built this stand to remove this body from the chassis from scrap metal I had lying around.
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2083 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.
It was easy to build, lightweight, & sturdy.
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1915 hits | 70.89 KB | Posted: 4/10/06
It was easy to build, lightweight, & sturdy.
The come-along & ratchet straps worked, but they were difficult to use & didn't give me much up-trav...
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2068 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...
I found a pallet of these at Sam's Club on clearance, so I snagged two & sold one.
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2121 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.
A little more work on the beam & it fit right in.
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2103 hits | 85.54 KB | Posted: 4/10/06
A little more work on the beam & it fit right in.
The first test was to shift the back end of this lifted SAS'ed Bronco chassis to the center of my ti...
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2556 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...
If my jumper box had been fully charged, it would have been no problem.
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2440 hits | 74.26 KB | Posted: 4/10/06
If my jumper box had been fully charged, it would have been no problem.
I got a fully charged battery & tried to move the heavy end.
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2265 hits | 82.98 KB | Posted: 4/10/06
I got a fully charged battery & tried to move the heavy end.
It lifted it, but barely. There's no way this is 4,000 lbs (I'm using the snatch block), so the win...
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2182 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...
I used the shop 2-post lift to load this, but it's too high off the ground to unload by hand.
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2192 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.
The hoist made this easy. I think the top box weighs more than the bottom because 2 LARGE men (me i...
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3534 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...
It was getting harder to make the winch work, and halfway through this process, the motor seized. F...
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1391 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...
The Champion apparently wasn't built to be outdoors, despite being marketed as an ATV winch. It cor...
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1457 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...