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Forum: Gadgets and Accessories 10-26-2019, 09:57 AM
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The 'tube inside a tube' type are very popular,...

The 'tube inside a tube' type are very popular, I've never used one. It still seems connecting it solo would have a guy trying to line up the shear pin holes. Maybe the commercial ones like Blue Ox...
Forum: Gadgets and Accessories 10-02-2019, 03:31 PM
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Posted By TomsBeast
I promise no Sammy Safety safety speech, did you...

I promise no Sammy Safety safety speech, did you have remote brakes?


A friend's son is building out a 1960's Greyhound bus so he and his girl can "Go see this wonderful country of ours" 1-1/2yr...
Forum: Gadgets and Accessories 10-02-2019, 07:48 AM
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Posted By TomsBeast
That's a pretty ambitious adventure. What's a bus...

That's a pretty ambitious adventure. What's a bus like that weigh?




Whenever I've done these long distance VW Rally Races, or offroad VW Bus adventures, we always have a vehicle set up w/tow...
Forum: Gadgets and Accessories 10-02-2019, 07:40 AM
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Posted By TomsBeast
We don't watch much TV, but she's become addicted...

We don't watch much TV, but she's become addicted to "Forged in Fire", and wants to learn how to do that stuff. We started by heating and bending some 1/4" steel for my bumper, then a little weld...
Forum: Gadgets and Accessories 09-30-2019, 02:02 PM
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Posted By TomsBeast
Cost breakdown: 14k lb Coupler,...

Cost breakdown:



14k lb Coupler, e-trailer $40
7/8" Grade 8 hardware $30
2 x 3 steel tube $120*
1/4" x 3 plate $45*

3/8" steel for nut plates (reclaimed from...
Forum: Gadgets and Accessories 09-30-2019, 08:41 AM
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Posted By TomsBeast
The finished prodect, still needs paint

I'm happy with the way it came out, well, I'm not unhappy... :cool:



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Forum: Gadgets and Accessories 09-30-2019, 08:38 AM
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Posted By TomsBeast
bolted leg completed ...

bolted leg completed


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Forum: Gadgets and Accessories 09-30-2019, 08:33 AM
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Posted By TomsBeast
Figuring out the coupler end. I wanted 1...

Figuring out the coupler end.


I wanted 1 leg to be permanently affixed, the other a strong bolt connection


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Forum: Gadgets and Accessories 09-30-2019, 08:17 AM
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Posted By TomsBeast
7/16" of wall thickness total for a 'house...

7/16" of wall thickness total for a 'house pulling strong' connection


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Forum: Gadgets and Accessories 09-30-2019, 08:10 AM
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Posted By TomsBeast
The finished product, bolted joint on one side...

The finished product, bolted joint on one side for ease of stowing (so I don't have to deal with a huge "Y" shaped weldment), welded on the other. 2-5/16" ball coupler rated at 14,000lbs

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Forum: Gadgets and Accessories 09-30-2019, 07:48 AM
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Posted By TomsBeast
Welded up and ready to instal ...

Welded up and ready to instal


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Forum: Gadgets and Accessories 09-30-2019, 07:43 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 7,758
Posted By TomsBeast
DIY Towbar: what a drag

Thinking about my SMB getting a little 'long in the tooth', and my desert meanderings. I know that AAA won't send a truck if you get stranded on a dirt fire trail, let alone well off the beaten path...
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