Kate

Yes, absolutely, I would be happy to have them.

I suppose I should add here that hubs is a retired heavy equipment mechanic
and has been a professional welder all of his life.
I agree with you on the price of steel. My thoughts are that since I wanted
an ARB bumper that it doesn't make sense to buy/make one and then have to
replace it in the near future with the bumper. I'm just SO DANG IMPATIENT!
You know how women are with their new toys - heh.

Hubs is also going to build my rails and the rest of my under body armor.
The $$ is something of a hold up. I've been thinking that I should go back
to work just so I can buy Jeep parts.

I'll email you so you have my address to send the photos, and thanks again!

Kate

"ULB" <ultralightbackpacker@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1190078879.460026.88430@k79g2000hse.googlegro ups.com...
On Sep 17, 5:29 pm, "Kate" <svtk...@spam.filter> wrote:
> Thanks to everyone for the words of advice.
>
> Hubby looked at it and tells me he is planning to just build me a front
> bumper (much like the ARB) that has the winch mount incorporated into it.
>
> So, what would have been a half day project, likely will not see the light
> of day until next spring the way he procrastinates- damnit.
>
> Heh.... I'll get him.... I'll strap it on with Zip ties just to goad him
> into it.
>
> Thanks again eveyone, as soon as he gets it built, I'll post some pics.
> just
> don't hold your breath.
>
> Kate


Just food for thought. My dad welds alot for his pleasure. He has
built me a steering box protector, both front and rear of his bumpers
on his grand wagoneer, his rear rack, and my gas can holder on the
rear of my garvin bumper.

Welding is alot of fun etc, but I will say this. With the cost of
steel today, you might actually be better off buying one from a
vendor, just in case it turns out poorly. The cost of doing it twice
will start to hurt and push it more over the cost of a mass produced
bumper.

BTW, if you still want more detailed pics of my warn mount (with tape
meaure in place), let me know. Glad I checked, I was just about to
take pics. :)

Take care,

RoyJ

I built an integrated 2"x5" rectangular tube bumper and winch mount that
I have been quite happy with. The tube is even tested for pressure in
case I need a small air tank. Back bumper is the same except it has the
2" receiver hitch build in (not hung below).

I could send some construction pics but both of us have munged up
addresses.

Kate wrote:
> Thanks to everyone for the words of advice.
>
> Hubby looked at it and tells me he is planning to just build me a front
> bumper (much like the ARB) that has the winch mount incorporated into it.
>
> So, what would have been a half day project, likely will not see the light
> of day until next spring the way he procrastinates- damnit.
>
> Heh.... I'll get him.... I'll strap it on with Zip ties just to goad him
> into it.
>
> Thanks again eveyone, as soon as he gets it built, I'll post some pics. just
> don't hold your breath.
>
> Kate
>
>
>
>

RoyJ

I built an integrated 2"x5" rectangular tube bumper and winch mount that
I have been quite happy with. The tube is even tested for pressure in
case I need a small air tank. Back bumper is the same except it has the
2" receiver hitch build in (not hung below).

I could send some construction pics but both of us have munged up
addresses.

Kate wrote:
> Thanks to everyone for the words of advice.
>
> Hubby looked at it and tells me he is planning to just build me a front
> bumper (much like the ARB) that has the winch mount incorporated into it.
>
> So, what would have been a half day project, likely will not see the light
> of day until next spring the way he procrastinates- damnit.
>
> Heh.... I'll get him.... I'll strap it on with Zip ties just to goad him
> into it.
>
> Thanks again eveyone, as soon as he gets it built, I'll post some pics. just
> don't hold your breath.
>
> Kate
>
>
>
>

RoyJ

I built an integrated 2"x5" rectangular tube bumper and winch mount that
I have been quite happy with. The tube is even tested for pressure in
case I need a small air tank. Back bumper is the same except it has the
2" receiver hitch build in (not hung below).

I could send some construction pics but both of us have munged up
addresses.

Kate wrote:
> Thanks to everyone for the words of advice.
>
> Hubby looked at it and tells me he is planning to just build me a front
> bumper (much like the ARB) that has the winch mount incorporated into it.
>
> So, what would have been a half day project, likely will not see the light
> of day until next spring the way he procrastinates- damnit.
>
> Heh.... I'll get him.... I'll strap it on with Zip ties just to goad him
> into it.
>
> Thanks again eveyone, as soon as he gets it built, I'll post some pics. just
> don't hold your breath.
>
> Kate
>
>
>
>

RoyJ

I built an integrated 2"x5" rectangular tube bumper and winch mount that
I have been quite happy with. The tube is even tested for pressure in
case I need a small air tank. Back bumper is the same except it has the
2" receiver hitch build in (not hung below).

I could send some construction pics but both of us have munged up
addresses.

Kate wrote:
> Thanks to everyone for the words of advice.
>
> Hubby looked at it and tells me he is planning to just build me a front
> bumper (much like the ARB) that has the winch mount incorporated into it.
>
> So, what would have been a half day project, likely will not see the light
> of day until next spring the way he procrastinates- damnit.
>
> Heh.... I'll get him.... I'll strap it on with Zip ties just to goad him
> into it.
>
> Thanks again eveyone, as soon as he gets it built, I'll post some pics. just
> don't hold your breath.
>
> Kate
>
>
>
>

ULB

On Sep 18, 3:29 pm, RoyJ <spaml...@microsoft.net> wrote:
> I built an integrated 2"x5" rectangular tube bumper and winch mount that
> I have been quite happy with. The tube is even tested for pressure in
> case I need a small air tank. Back bumper is the same except it has the
> 2" receiver hitch build in (not hung below).
>
> I could send some construction pics but both of us have munged up
> addresses.
>
>
>
> Kate wrote:
> > Thanks to everyone for the words of advice.
>
> > Hubby looked at it and tells me he is planning to just build me a front
> > bumper (much like the ARB) that has the winch mount incorporated into it.
>
> > So, what would have been a half day project, likely will not see the light
> > of day until next spring the way he procrastinates- damnit.
>
> > Heh.... I'll get him.... I'll strap it on with Zip ties just to goad him
> > into it.
>
> > Thanks again eveyone, as soon as he gets it built, I'll post some pics. just
> > don't hold your breath.
>
> > Kate- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Out of curiosity, what is the psi the bumper can handle and can it
inflate 4 tires at 10 PSI to say 25lb?

ULB

On Sep 18, 3:29 pm, RoyJ <spaml...@microsoft.net> wrote:
> I built an integrated 2"x5" rectangular tube bumper and winch mount that
> I have been quite happy with. The tube is even tested for pressure in
> case I need a small air tank. Back bumper is the same except it has the
> 2" receiver hitch build in (not hung below).
>
> I could send some construction pics but both of us have munged up
> addresses.
>
>
>
> Kate wrote:
> > Thanks to everyone for the words of advice.
>
> > Hubby looked at it and tells me he is planning to just build me a front
> > bumper (much like the ARB) that has the winch mount incorporated into it.
>
> > So, what would have been a half day project, likely will not see the light
> > of day until next spring the way he procrastinates- damnit.
>
> > Heh.... I'll get him.... I'll strap it on with Zip ties just to goad him
> > into it.
>
> > Thanks again eveyone, as soon as he gets it built, I'll post some pics. just
> > don't hold your breath.
>
> > Kate- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Out of curiosity, what is the psi the bumper can handle and can it
inflate 4 tires at 10 PSI to say 25lb?

ULB

On Sep 18, 3:29 pm, RoyJ <spaml...@microsoft.net> wrote:
> I built an integrated 2"x5" rectangular tube bumper and winch mount that
> I have been quite happy with. The tube is even tested for pressure in
> case I need a small air tank. Back bumper is the same except it has the
> 2" receiver hitch build in (not hung below).
>
> I could send some construction pics but both of us have munged up
> addresses.
>
>
>
> Kate wrote:
> > Thanks to everyone for the words of advice.
>
> > Hubby looked at it and tells me he is planning to just build me a front
> > bumper (much like the ARB) that has the winch mount incorporated into it.
>
> > So, what would have been a half day project, likely will not see the light
> > of day until next spring the way he procrastinates- damnit.
>
> > Heh.... I'll get him.... I'll strap it on with Zip ties just to goad him
> > into it.
>
> > Thanks again eveyone, as soon as he gets it built, I'll post some pics. just
> > don't hold your breath.
>
> > Kate- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Out of curiosity, what is the psi the bumper can handle and can it
inflate 4 tires at 10 PSI to say 25lb?

ULB

On Sep 18, 3:29 pm, RoyJ <spaml...@microsoft.net> wrote:
> I built an integrated 2"x5" rectangular tube bumper and winch mount that
> I have been quite happy with. The tube is even tested for pressure in
> case I need a small air tank. Back bumper is the same except it has the
> 2" receiver hitch build in (not hung below).
>
> I could send some construction pics but both of us have munged up
> addresses.
>
>
>
> Kate wrote:
> > Thanks to everyone for the words of advice.
>
> > Hubby looked at it and tells me he is planning to just build me a front
> > bumper (much like the ARB) that has the winch mount incorporated into it.
>
> > So, what would have been a half day project, likely will not see the light
> > of day until next spring the way he procrastinates- damnit.
>
> > Heh.... I'll get him.... I'll strap it on with Zip ties just to goad him
> > into it.
>
> > Thanks again eveyone, as soon as he gets it built, I'll post some pics. just
> > don't hold your breath.
>
> > Kate- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Out of curiosity, what is the psi the bumper can handle and can it
inflate 4 tires at 10 PSI to say 25lb?

RoyJ

My bumpers are 57" long, tapered ends, 2x5" rectangular tube with 1/8"
wall. capacity is just under 2 gallons. I wouldn't have any particular
problem with filling them with air from a standard shop air supply
(around 150 psi) I never hooked up the fittings because the air volume
is so small compared to my 10.50x31x 15 tires that it wasn't worth the
effort. Sounded like a good idea when I built them though.

ULB wrote:
> On Sep 18, 3:29 pm, RoyJ <spaml...@microsoft.net> wrote:
>> I built an integrated 2"x5" rectangular tube bumper and winch mount that
>> I have been quite happy with. The tube is even tested for pressure in
>> case I need a small air tank. Back bumper is the same except it has the
>> 2" receiver hitch build in (not hung below).
>>
>> I could send some construction pics but both of us have munged up
>> addresses.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kate wrote:
>>> Thanks to everyone for the words of advice.
>>> Hubby looked at it and tells me he is planning to just build me a front
>>> bumper (much like the ARB) that has the winch mount incorporated into it.
>>> So, what would have been a half day project, likely will not see the light
>>> of day until next spring the way he procrastinates- damnit.
>>> Heh.... I'll get him.... I'll strap it on with Zip ties just to goad him
>>> into it.
>>> Thanks again eveyone, as soon as he gets it built, I'll post some pics. just
>>> don't hold your breath.
>>> Kate- Hide quoted text -
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Out of curiosity, what is the psi the bumper can handle and can it
> inflate 4 tires at 10 PSI to say 25lb?
>