88 sport
#41
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Re: 88 sport
That's what I said before, when I was referring to spot welds going "Pop!",
"Pop!" The previous owner would not have heard it at all, what with all the
scraping of the plow over rocks, groaning of suspension, and sand bags
bouncing around in the back.
Earle
"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:444D5456.210CF257@***.net...
> The unitized body under the Cherokee is not a frame! There's not
> even a place I would call adequate to anchor a tow hook.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> RoyJ wrote:
> >
> > I have to take exception with "I'd not reccomnend......." Sure I'd love
> > to find a '79 CJ5 with disk brakes, power steering, 304 V-8, T18a tranny
> > with granny gear, boxed frame, never driven in snow and salt, 10 k
> > miles, no modifactations except for the unused Warn winch, not a spec
> > of rust, that had been stored for the last 20 years up on blocks, and
> > had never been either off road or used in any other abusive situation
> > (like plowing). And of course the price should be half what I paid for
> > my YJ. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! So you have to pick your poison and deal
> > with it.
> >
> > I've seen Jeep plow rigs used at a lake cabin that are used twice a
> > winter max. All you guys that won't buy one with a plow just lower the
> > price enough so that I can buy it cheap and sell the plow and I get the
> > Jeep for a song. Of course you have to know what to look for, I've also
> > seen wildly abused pickups used for plowing that crab 4" over, bent
> > frame, multiple welds on the front frame members, etc. That's what
> > happens when you put 2000 pounds of sand in the bed, try and plow gravel
> > drives at 15 to 20 mph.
"Pop!" The previous owner would not have heard it at all, what with all the
scraping of the plow over rocks, groaning of suspension, and sand bags
bouncing around in the back.
Earle
"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:444D5456.210CF257@***.net...
> The unitized body under the Cherokee is not a frame! There's not
> even a place I would call adequate to anchor a tow hook.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> RoyJ wrote:
> >
> > I have to take exception with "I'd not reccomnend......." Sure I'd love
> > to find a '79 CJ5 with disk brakes, power steering, 304 V-8, T18a tranny
> > with granny gear, boxed frame, never driven in snow and salt, 10 k
> > miles, no modifactations except for the unused Warn winch, not a spec
> > of rust, that had been stored for the last 20 years up on blocks, and
> > had never been either off road or used in any other abusive situation
> > (like plowing). And of course the price should be half what I paid for
> > my YJ. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! So you have to pick your poison and deal
> > with it.
> >
> > I've seen Jeep plow rigs used at a lake cabin that are used twice a
> > winter max. All you guys that won't buy one with a plow just lower the
> > price enough so that I can buy it cheap and sell the plow and I get the
> > Jeep for a song. Of course you have to know what to look for, I've also
> > seen wildly abused pickups used for plowing that crab 4" over, bent
> > frame, multiple welds on the front frame members, etc. That's what
> > happens when you put 2000 pounds of sand in the bed, try and plow gravel
> > drives at 15 to 20 mph.
#42
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Posts: n/a
Re: 88 sport
That's what I said before, when I was referring to spot welds going "Pop!",
"Pop!" The previous owner would not have heard it at all, what with all the
scraping of the plow over rocks, groaning of suspension, and sand bags
bouncing around in the back.
Earle
"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:444D5456.210CF257@***.net...
> The unitized body under the Cherokee is not a frame! There's not
> even a place I would call adequate to anchor a tow hook.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> RoyJ wrote:
> >
> > I have to take exception with "I'd not reccomnend......." Sure I'd love
> > to find a '79 CJ5 with disk brakes, power steering, 304 V-8, T18a tranny
> > with granny gear, boxed frame, never driven in snow and salt, 10 k
> > miles, no modifactations except for the unused Warn winch, not a spec
> > of rust, that had been stored for the last 20 years up on blocks, and
> > had never been either off road or used in any other abusive situation
> > (like plowing). And of course the price should be half what I paid for
> > my YJ. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! So you have to pick your poison and deal
> > with it.
> >
> > I've seen Jeep plow rigs used at a lake cabin that are used twice a
> > winter max. All you guys that won't buy one with a plow just lower the
> > price enough so that I can buy it cheap and sell the plow and I get the
> > Jeep for a song. Of course you have to know what to look for, I've also
> > seen wildly abused pickups used for plowing that crab 4" over, bent
> > frame, multiple welds on the front frame members, etc. That's what
> > happens when you put 2000 pounds of sand in the bed, try and plow gravel
> > drives at 15 to 20 mph.
"Pop!" The previous owner would not have heard it at all, what with all the
scraping of the plow over rocks, groaning of suspension, and sand bags
bouncing around in the back.
Earle
"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:444D5456.210CF257@***.net...
> The unitized body under the Cherokee is not a frame! There's not
> even a place I would call adequate to anchor a tow hook.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> RoyJ wrote:
> >
> > I have to take exception with "I'd not reccomnend......." Sure I'd love
> > to find a '79 CJ5 with disk brakes, power steering, 304 V-8, T18a tranny
> > with granny gear, boxed frame, never driven in snow and salt, 10 k
> > miles, no modifactations except for the unused Warn winch, not a spec
> > of rust, that had been stored for the last 20 years up on blocks, and
> > had never been either off road or used in any other abusive situation
> > (like plowing). And of course the price should be half what I paid for
> > my YJ. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! So you have to pick your poison and deal
> > with it.
> >
> > I've seen Jeep plow rigs used at a lake cabin that are used twice a
> > winter max. All you guys that won't buy one with a plow just lower the
> > price enough so that I can buy it cheap and sell the plow and I get the
> > Jeep for a song. Of course you have to know what to look for, I've also
> > seen wildly abused pickups used for plowing that crab 4" over, bent
> > frame, multiple welds on the front frame members, etc. That's what
> > happens when you put 2000 pounds of sand in the bed, try and plow gravel
> > drives at 15 to 20 mph.
#43
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Posts: n/a
Re: 88 sport
That's what I said before, when I was referring to spot welds going "Pop!",
"Pop!" The previous owner would not have heard it at all, what with all the
scraping of the plow over rocks, groaning of suspension, and sand bags
bouncing around in the back.
Earle
"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:444D5456.210CF257@***.net...
> The unitized body under the Cherokee is not a frame! There's not
> even a place I would call adequate to anchor a tow hook.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> RoyJ wrote:
> >
> > I have to take exception with "I'd not reccomnend......." Sure I'd love
> > to find a '79 CJ5 with disk brakes, power steering, 304 V-8, T18a tranny
> > with granny gear, boxed frame, never driven in snow and salt, 10 k
> > miles, no modifactations except for the unused Warn winch, not a spec
> > of rust, that had been stored for the last 20 years up on blocks, and
> > had never been either off road or used in any other abusive situation
> > (like plowing). And of course the price should be half what I paid for
> > my YJ. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! So you have to pick your poison and deal
> > with it.
> >
> > I've seen Jeep plow rigs used at a lake cabin that are used twice a
> > winter max. All you guys that won't buy one with a plow just lower the
> > price enough so that I can buy it cheap and sell the plow and I get the
> > Jeep for a song. Of course you have to know what to look for, I've also
> > seen wildly abused pickups used for plowing that crab 4" over, bent
> > frame, multiple welds on the front frame members, etc. That's what
> > happens when you put 2000 pounds of sand in the bed, try and plow gravel
> > drives at 15 to 20 mph.
"Pop!" The previous owner would not have heard it at all, what with all the
scraping of the plow over rocks, groaning of suspension, and sand bags
bouncing around in the back.
Earle
"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:444D5456.210CF257@***.net...
> The unitized body under the Cherokee is not a frame! There's not
> even a place I would call adequate to anchor a tow hook.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> RoyJ wrote:
> >
> > I have to take exception with "I'd not reccomnend......." Sure I'd love
> > to find a '79 CJ5 with disk brakes, power steering, 304 V-8, T18a tranny
> > with granny gear, boxed frame, never driven in snow and salt, 10 k
> > miles, no modifactations except for the unused Warn winch, not a spec
> > of rust, that had been stored for the last 20 years up on blocks, and
> > had never been either off road or used in any other abusive situation
> > (like plowing). And of course the price should be half what I paid for
> > my YJ. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! So you have to pick your poison and deal
> > with it.
> >
> > I've seen Jeep plow rigs used at a lake cabin that are used twice a
> > winter max. All you guys that won't buy one with a plow just lower the
> > price enough so that I can buy it cheap and sell the plow and I get the
> > Jeep for a song. Of course you have to know what to look for, I've also
> > seen wildly abused pickups used for plowing that crab 4" over, bent
> > frame, multiple welds on the front frame members, etc. That's what
> > happens when you put 2000 pounds of sand in the bed, try and plow gravel
> > drives at 15 to 20 mph.
#44
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Re: 88 sport
How did a unitized frame get into the discussion?
L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> The unitized body under the Cherokee is not a frame! There's not
> even a place I would call adequate to anchor a tow hook.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> RoyJ wrote:
>
>>I have to take exception with "I'd not reccomnend......." Sure I'd love
>>to find a '79 CJ5 with disk brakes, power steering, 304 V-8, T18a tranny
>>with granny gear, boxed frame, never driven in snow and salt, 10 k
>>miles, no modifactations except for the unused Warn winch, not a spec
>>of rust, that had been stored for the last 20 years up on blocks, and
>>had never been either off road or used in any other abusive situation
>>(like plowing). And of course the price should be half what I paid for
>>my YJ. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! So you have to pick your poison and deal
>>with it.
>>
>>I've seen Jeep plow rigs used at a lake cabin that are used twice a
>>winter max. All you guys that won't buy one with a plow just lower the
>>price enough so that I can buy it cheap and sell the plow and I get the
>>Jeep for a song. Of course you have to know what to look for, I've also
>>seen wildly abused pickups used for plowing that crab 4" over, bent
>>frame, multiple welds on the front frame members, etc. That's what
>>happens when you put 2000 pounds of sand in the bed, try and plow gravel
>>drives at 15 to 20 mph.
L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> The unitized body under the Cherokee is not a frame! There's not
> even a place I would call adequate to anchor a tow hook.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> RoyJ wrote:
>
>>I have to take exception with "I'd not reccomnend......." Sure I'd love
>>to find a '79 CJ5 with disk brakes, power steering, 304 V-8, T18a tranny
>>with granny gear, boxed frame, never driven in snow and salt, 10 k
>>miles, no modifactations except for the unused Warn winch, not a spec
>>of rust, that had been stored for the last 20 years up on blocks, and
>>had never been either off road or used in any other abusive situation
>>(like plowing). And of course the price should be half what I paid for
>>my YJ. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! So you have to pick your poison and deal
>>with it.
>>
>>I've seen Jeep plow rigs used at a lake cabin that are used twice a
>>winter max. All you guys that won't buy one with a plow just lower the
>>price enough so that I can buy it cheap and sell the plow and I get the
>>Jeep for a song. Of course you have to know what to look for, I've also
>>seen wildly abused pickups used for plowing that crab 4" over, bent
>>frame, multiple welds on the front frame members, etc. That's what
>>happens when you put 2000 pounds of sand in the bed, try and plow gravel
>>drives at 15 to 20 mph.
#45
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: 88 sport
How did a unitized frame get into the discussion?
L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> The unitized body under the Cherokee is not a frame! There's not
> even a place I would call adequate to anchor a tow hook.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> RoyJ wrote:
>
>>I have to take exception with "I'd not reccomnend......." Sure I'd love
>>to find a '79 CJ5 with disk brakes, power steering, 304 V-8, T18a tranny
>>with granny gear, boxed frame, never driven in snow and salt, 10 k
>>miles, no modifactations except for the unused Warn winch, not a spec
>>of rust, that had been stored for the last 20 years up on blocks, and
>>had never been either off road or used in any other abusive situation
>>(like plowing). And of course the price should be half what I paid for
>>my YJ. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! So you have to pick your poison and deal
>>with it.
>>
>>I've seen Jeep plow rigs used at a lake cabin that are used twice a
>>winter max. All you guys that won't buy one with a plow just lower the
>>price enough so that I can buy it cheap and sell the plow and I get the
>>Jeep for a song. Of course you have to know what to look for, I've also
>>seen wildly abused pickups used for plowing that crab 4" over, bent
>>frame, multiple welds on the front frame members, etc. That's what
>>happens when you put 2000 pounds of sand in the bed, try and plow gravel
>>drives at 15 to 20 mph.
L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> The unitized body under the Cherokee is not a frame! There's not
> even a place I would call adequate to anchor a tow hook.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> RoyJ wrote:
>
>>I have to take exception with "I'd not reccomnend......." Sure I'd love
>>to find a '79 CJ5 with disk brakes, power steering, 304 V-8, T18a tranny
>>with granny gear, boxed frame, never driven in snow and salt, 10 k
>>miles, no modifactations except for the unused Warn winch, not a spec
>>of rust, that had been stored for the last 20 years up on blocks, and
>>had never been either off road or used in any other abusive situation
>>(like plowing). And of course the price should be half what I paid for
>>my YJ. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! So you have to pick your poison and deal
>>with it.
>>
>>I've seen Jeep plow rigs used at a lake cabin that are used twice a
>>winter max. All you guys that won't buy one with a plow just lower the
>>price enough so that I can buy it cheap and sell the plow and I get the
>>Jeep for a song. Of course you have to know what to look for, I've also
>>seen wildly abused pickups used for plowing that crab 4" over, bent
>>frame, multiple welds on the front frame members, etc. That's what
>>happens when you put 2000 pounds of sand in the bed, try and plow gravel
>>drives at 15 to 20 mph.
#46
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: 88 sport
How did a unitized frame get into the discussion?
L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> The unitized body under the Cherokee is not a frame! There's not
> even a place I would call adequate to anchor a tow hook.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> RoyJ wrote:
>
>>I have to take exception with "I'd not reccomnend......." Sure I'd love
>>to find a '79 CJ5 with disk brakes, power steering, 304 V-8, T18a tranny
>>with granny gear, boxed frame, never driven in snow and salt, 10 k
>>miles, no modifactations except for the unused Warn winch, not a spec
>>of rust, that had been stored for the last 20 years up on blocks, and
>>had never been either off road or used in any other abusive situation
>>(like plowing). And of course the price should be half what I paid for
>>my YJ. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! So you have to pick your poison and deal
>>with it.
>>
>>I've seen Jeep plow rigs used at a lake cabin that are used twice a
>>winter max. All you guys that won't buy one with a plow just lower the
>>price enough so that I can buy it cheap and sell the plow and I get the
>>Jeep for a song. Of course you have to know what to look for, I've also
>>seen wildly abused pickups used for plowing that crab 4" over, bent
>>frame, multiple welds on the front frame members, etc. That's what
>>happens when you put 2000 pounds of sand in the bed, try and plow gravel
>>drives at 15 to 20 mph.
L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> The unitized body under the Cherokee is not a frame! There's not
> even a place I would call adequate to anchor a tow hook.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> RoyJ wrote:
>
>>I have to take exception with "I'd not reccomnend......." Sure I'd love
>>to find a '79 CJ5 with disk brakes, power steering, 304 V-8, T18a tranny
>>with granny gear, boxed frame, never driven in snow and salt, 10 k
>>miles, no modifactations except for the unused Warn winch, not a spec
>>of rust, that had been stored for the last 20 years up on blocks, and
>>had never been either off road or used in any other abusive situation
>>(like plowing). And of course the price should be half what I paid for
>>my YJ. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! So you have to pick your poison and deal
>>with it.
>>
>>I've seen Jeep plow rigs used at a lake cabin that are used twice a
>>winter max. All you guys that won't buy one with a plow just lower the
>>price enough so that I can buy it cheap and sell the plow and I get the
>>Jeep for a song. Of course you have to know what to look for, I've also
>>seen wildly abused pickups used for plowing that crab 4" over, bent
>>frame, multiple welds on the front frame members, etc. That's what
>>happens when you put 2000 pounds of sand in the bed, try and plow gravel
>>drives at 15 to 20 mph.
#47
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Re: 88 sport
Just where would you bolt the plow to, on this '88 Cherokee?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
RoyJ wrote:
>
> How did a unitized frame get into the discussion?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
RoyJ wrote:
>
> How did a unitized frame get into the discussion?
#48
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Re: 88 sport
Just where would you bolt the plow to, on this '88 Cherokee?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
RoyJ wrote:
>
> How did a unitized frame get into the discussion?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
RoyJ wrote:
>
> How did a unitized frame get into the discussion?
#49
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Re: 88 sport
Just where would you bolt the plow to, on this '88 Cherokee?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
RoyJ wrote:
>
> How did a unitized frame get into the discussion?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
RoyJ wrote:
>
> How did a unitized frame get into the discussion?
#50
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Re: 88 sport
Where did it say Cherokee?
L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> Just where would you bolt the plow to, on this '88 Cherokee?
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> RoyJ wrote:
>
>>How did a unitized frame get into the discussion?
L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> Just where would you bolt the plow to, on this '88 Cherokee?
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> RoyJ wrote:
>
>>How did a unitized frame get into the discussion?