Home made rock sliders

Devs90 · Mar 4, 2013

Any comments or thoughts how to go a little further

Knocked one up in a few hours

Might do another pair

Have options to galv or anything but how much do people want these??

May put jacking tubes in but not sure :/

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defender11069 · Mar 4, 2013

nice job mate

Devs90 · Mar 4, 2013

Cheers I can't take all credit as dad welded them and helped alot but I was impressed with result and just need to paint em

SteveT247 · Mar 4, 2013

They look good.

Thor1950 · Mar 4, 2013

looks good, but you need a washer under that nut

gemsdad · Mar 4, 2013

Thor1950 said:
looks good, but you need a washer under that nut

well sit on one then.:rofl:

Devs90 · Mar 4, 2013

Thor1950 said:
looks good, but you need a washer under that nut

Cheers was a throw it on its freezing and dark last night ill sort a washer out although the plate is a good fit on bolt

payydg · Mar 4, 2013

Looks really great mate. I'm thinking go doing the same having just bought a mig welder.

Could you give me some pointers on how you did it? What metal did you use?

Devs90 · Mar 4, 2013

Used 80x40 box but had access to some proper industrial migs so penetration was immense dunno if I would trust them as a knocked up in back yard job but literally take the trim off shape it and keep offering it up to motor I have bent mine in at front but left it out at back that's done just by slitting bending and welding up but we had burning tackle so bending and that was easy for the end caps

payydg · Mar 4, 2013

Devs90 said:
Used 80x40 box but had access to some proper industrial migs so penetration was immense dunno if I would trust them as a knocked up in back yard job but literally take the trim off shape it and keep offering it up to motor I have bent mine in at front but left it out at back that's done just by slitting bending and welding up but we had burning tackle so bending and that was easy for the end caps

Nice one. I've got a 160amp mig, think that would be up to the job?

Devs90 · Mar 4, 2013

payydg said:
Nice one. I've got a 160amp mig, think that would be up to the job?

Yeah should be one of the migs we used had a read out and that was pushing upto 210A :/ iirc but they were massive migs as it was at a fabrication firm we know

I may ask him if I can make another set galv them b sell em

payydg · Mar 4, 2013

Devs90 said:
Yeah should be one of the migs we used had a read out and that was pushing upto 210A :/ iirc but they were massive migs as it was at a fabrication firm we know

I may ask him if I can make another set galv them b sell em

Good idea!

Devs90 · Mar 4, 2013

Best bit about mine they were off cuts so free steel but only enough for mine in offcuts

Offshiftproject · Mar 4, 2013

payydg said:
Nice one. I've got a 160amp mig, think that would be up to the job?

Deffo !!! I've just built some rock sliders out of 40 x 80 with a 4mm wall, my Clarke TM160 was blowing holes in it on full power

payydg · Mar 4, 2013

Offshiftproject said:
Deffo !!! I've just built some rock sliders out of 40 x 80 with a 4mm wall, my Clarke TM160 was blowing holes in it on full power

Awesome, got a clarke 160EN. Just need some metal and i can crack on

Devs90 · Mar 4, 2013

payydg said:
Awesome, got a clarke 160EN. Just need some metal and i can crack on

Steel was my problem as didn't know where to buy it then dads mate piped up he had some

Dr_evil · Mar 4, 2013

steel is easy, got to local stockholders

Devs90 · Mar 4, 2013

Emailed 2 of them some fukcing use that was they never replied

Dr_evil · Mar 4, 2013

tried ringing or going in person….. ?

Devs90 · Mar 4, 2013

Dr_evil said:
tried ringing or going in person.. ?

Been on nights this is 3rd week straight and just not found time but am sorted now

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