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All this has me considering something. Wonder how easy / hard it would be to find a cheap-ish surplus LIDAR system and mount it under the tailgate, looking straight back? Then set it up to alert the driver via flashing light if something approaches the rear at more than say 20mph. Chance of...

I would fish plate as well. Cut a plate to go across each butt weld, bore holes ~3x plate thickness in a few well chosen spots on each side of the butt weld, then rosette and perimeter weld the plate down. Fully agreed. If my truck is involved in a rollover, it is a lost cause to try and...

I like the way you think, but this is probably not a winner simply due to weight. Railroad rails weigh in at anywhere from 80 to 150 lbs per yard. Figuring a bare minimum of 6 feet used per corner, 4 corners, plus 3 foot sidebars and 6 foot crossbars, you have 14 yards of rail (anywhere from...

I usually go with "when in doubt build it stout", so the idea of using 2 inch 0.120 wall DOM has me scratching my head... I can put some serious hurt on that with my 3500lb jeeps nevermind rolling a 20 thousand pound truck over on top of it. I wouldn't be using anything under quarter inch wall...