I love night shift

[xltman]

So when I bought my Pioneer it had a few dents and dings. I had some tread plate leftover so I started making a skid plate. It's not done yet, want to test fit before final welds.

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[popeye]

Nothing like getting paid to work on your rig

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[xltman]

Making a sleeve for the upper tubes

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[popeye]

Making a sleeve for the upper tubesView attachment 36615

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Looks like a verry well set up facility!

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[xltman]

Nothing like getting paid to work on your rig

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Night shift maintenance, I'm here in case something breaks. It has its perks.

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[JTW]

I need to do something similar.. I took quite a lick on my bumper last weekend.

 

[xltman]

I started by making cardboard templates of the pieces. I'm using 1/4" thick steel tread plate. It's going to be quite a bit heavier so I am running sleeves into the upper part and I will drill holes and plug weld. Should be a lot more stout. I will post more pics as I go.

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[swsebek]

Nothing like getting paid to work on your rig

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We call that government work.LOL....Cant wait to see the progress.Remember if you plan on getting a plow the bottom place you bolt the push bar to, cant be too wide or you will have to mod your mount...

 

[allgm1]

I had a long going job working for a mechanical engineer who would not only pay me to work on my own stuff, he would help with the design. As long as his machines were running he didn't care and with piles of metal stock, a small machine shop and welders it was game on....

 

[xltman]

Got the tailgate brackets installed.

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[Delton]

We got all kinds of goodies here. Welders, end mills, you name it. But they'd fire me in a heartbeat if caught by the wrong dickhead.

 

[allgm1]

We got all kinds of goodies here. Welders, end mills, you name it. But they'd fire me in a heartbeat if caught by the wrong dickhead.

that sucks

 

[Delton]

that sucks

I got almost everything they do at home but the end mill. Wife won't let me get one lol

 

[Tflynn]

It's all about how you phrase it. If you say "I'm getting paid to work on my own stuff!" Then it sounds bad. But if you say "I'm having a skills improvement day" it sounds better. On 'skills improvement day's I practice using the mill, welder, plasma cutter, etc. So when I need those skills at work they're honed and ready to go!!

 

[xltman]

I like that, I'll have to remember it for next time

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[tjoreo]

We got all kinds of goodies here. Welders, end mills, you name it. But they'd fire me in a heartbeat if caught by the wrong dickhead.

I've learned that even the "dickheads" need something fixed or made from time to time. So if you help them out, maybe they'll turn the other cheek. I've got the some problem, our big boss is against it, but I have saved my boss thousands over the years so he's pretty good with it.

 

[Delton]

I've learned that even the "dickheads" need something fixed or made from time to time. So if you help them out, maybe they'll turn the other cheek. I've got the some problem, our big boss is against it, but I have saved my boss thousands over the years so he's pretty good with it.

Normally I'd agree with you. But I'm talking about a special kinda dickhead here lol. There's no compromising or reasoning. You screw up, you're gone. End of story. It's okay. I'd rather play at home anyways. Fixing to be doing alot of that.

 

[xltman]

Well I had a few minutes to work on the skid plate and fitments. Now to sandblast and final weld.

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[trigger]

So when I bought my Pioneer it had a few dents and dings. I had some tread plate leftover so I started making a skid plate. It's not done yet, want to test fit before final welds.View attachment 36612View attachment 36613View attachment 36614

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Did the same thing to my P500 a while back. Not nearly as beefy as that one, thinner diamond plate just to cover that hole. Nice job.

 

[Montecresto]

Well I had a few minutes to work on the skid plate and fitments. Now to sandblast and final weld.

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Very cool! What is that 1/4"?