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"Or what? You'll mute him?"

Haven't done much to the truck yet, no time. Got the 55th wheel off and the stack lowered Sunday and that's about it.
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Wow, whats the payload on one of those bad boys???

Sorry couldnt help myself.
You gonna build a bed for that thing, or trailer stuff with it.
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I was kinda wondering about the whole horsepower thing too ... I remember the old guys talking about how hopped up their old rods were in the day. But looking at the HP ratings of them compared to cars off the assy line today ... seems like we are a lot stronger today.
Of course, they had style back then ...
Cheers,
PISTOL
Of course, they had style back then ...
Cheers,
PISTOL
evening all. got a bit of wind and rain last night. power went off about 1am...
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Well remember I said to cut the bed and place the welder across the frame.
Maybe do it the other way, lower the welder longways in between the frame. Should be able to get it just above the driveshaft that way. Not sure if that will give you enough clearance or not. Ramps could be built to park the Jeep over the welder.
Welder is ~ 3ft tall right. Drop it down 1 ft, then you need 2ft of clearance for the Jeep. If it has say ~ 8" of ground clearance then you need ramps only 18" tall to clear it. If that puts the top of the Jeep at the same height as the top of the truck, your good.
Maybe do it the other way, lower the welder longways in between the frame. Should be able to get it just above the driveshaft that way. Not sure if that will give you enough clearance or not. Ramps could be built to park the Jeep over the welder.
Welder is ~ 3ft tall right. Drop it down 1 ft, then you need 2ft of clearance for the Jeep. If it has say ~ 8" of ground clearance then you need ramps only 18" tall to clear it. If that puts the top of the Jeep at the same height as the top of the truck, your good.
Well remember I said to cut the bed and place the welder across the frame.
Maybe do it the other way, lower the welder longways in between the frame. Should be able to get it just above the driveshaft that way. Not sure if that will give you enough clearance or not. Ramps could be built to park the Jeep over the welder.
Welder is ~ 3ft tall right. Drop it down 1 ft, then you need 2ft of clearance for the Jeep. If it has say ~ 8" of ground clearance then you need ramps only 18" tall to clear it. If that puts the top of the Jeep at the same height as the top of the truck, your good.
Maybe do it the other way, lower the welder longways in between the frame. Should be able to get it just above the driveshaft that way. Not sure if that will give you enough clearance or not. Ramps could be built to park the Jeep over the welder.
Welder is ~ 3ft tall right. Drop it down 1 ft, then you need 2ft of clearance for the Jeep. If it has say ~ 8" of ground clearance then you need ramps only 18" tall to clear it. If that puts the top of the Jeep at the same height as the top of the truck, your good.
I think I'm going to first try to mount it parallel to the frame on the outside of the frame rail, like a tool box. I just have to figure out a way to either hinge it so the majority of the welder will be accessible for maintenance, or put it on some kind of slide, like a drawer. It's 28" high not counting the exhaust stack, which I could do without if I had to, but it's only 18 wide and almost 48 long.
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