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Old 02-09-2012, 04:44 PM   #1
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Going to pick material up for this beauty here next week and begin working on it



gonna be 3/16 mild steel channel with a 4" wide cap on top. Shouldnt be any heavier than the bumper, brush gaurd and 3/8" thick steel reciever I have on the front now.

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Old 02-09-2012, 05:05 PM   #2
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Then send me the blueprints for it!
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Thats awesome!
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I like !
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Old 02-09-2012, 05:32 PM   #6
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Nice man, I like it. You might be surprised how quickly that 3/16's 1018 will add up weight wise though.
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Old 02-09-2012, 05:48 PM   #7
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i like it man looks great
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Thanks guys! And Kozal, Ima try to keep the weight down. We'll see tho lol
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Won't that monster winch weigh it down pretty good

There wont be a winch mounted on it, hence the hitch reciever
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you dont have it done and on with pics yet????? lol cant wait to see the finished product man..... looks really good.....
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