2005 5.9 Ram build.
Bed crane and toolbox are mounted!
I ended up putting 1x 1/4 inch backing under the tool box so I could tack weld all the nuts to something. (The bed floor is aluminum diamond pate so no weding steel to that..)
Then I modified the HI-Lift mount and mounted the hi lift in the bed. The high lift is secured to the bed with a locking receiver hitch pin for anti theft (center) and held down with the twin spinner nuts.
I had to order 9/16-18 wheel locks off Amazon. O RILYS don't sell whell locks over 1/2"... I'm gonna hold off on mounting the spare tire until I have some way to lock it to the truck. I don't wanna loose a 1,000 dollar spare wheel and tire...
I'm SO close to being done with the bed. I still gotta make a front panel and I may make a rear diamond plate cover for the inside of the tail gate just so everything flows together. Still gotta build the cradle for the crane boom as well.
It never fails to amaze me just how dam long custom fab works takes.
Things I think will be done by lunch end up taking all day.. every dang time..
Bed crane and toolbox are mounted!
I ended up putting 1x 1/4 inch backing under the tool box so I could tack weld all the nuts to something. (The bed floor is aluminum diamond pate so no weding steel to that..)
Then I modified the HI-Lift mount and mounted the hi lift in the bed. The high lift is secured to the bed with a locking receiver hitch pin for anti theft (center) and held down with the twin spinner nuts.
I had to order 9/16-18 wheel locks off Amazon. O RILYS don't sell whell locks over 1/2"... I'm gonna hold off on mounting the spare tire until I have some way to lock it to the truck. I don't wanna loose a 1,000 dollar spare wheel and tire...
I'm SO close to being done with the bed. I still gotta make a front panel and I may make a rear diamond plate cover for the inside of the tail gate just so everything flows together. Still gotta build the cradle for the crane boom as well.
It never fails to amaze me just how dam long custom fab works takes.
Things I think will be done by lunch end up taking all day.. every dang time..