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I'm for Gimps idea. As well as others. Clean it with parts cleaner or acetone, heat it to draw more oil out of the metal, then clean again. Then I'd put a dab of JB weld around that hole, then put a blind rivet into it. That way the rivet gives the JB weld support. Or I'd give a try at MIG...
Thanks. I was going to go with 22.5's and low pro tubeless wheels. But if I'm going to do all that, I might as well buy a complete axle set from under a trailer and swap it all. That might happen in the future though just to get air brakes. Haven't decided. I do keep thinking about adding...
I made one out of a M105 bed. But I didn't like how it turned out. Never did anymore with it for that aspect. I've got a trailer for it now so I doubt I will. I would still like a "wrecker module" though.
I don't think I'd make it completely solid like that, at least not in the middle. Or just use angle for the ramps instead of wood. And just use timber for loading heavy stuff. Would be kinda nice to have a detachable dovetail ramp setup.
So I found this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH9ap7zcex8
There's a little length left that I could add a dovetail onto it and setup some hyd. ramps. I really like this bifold setup. But I'm sure I'd be over the cost of the aluminum ramps.