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5th wheel plate wrecker
I seen a 5th wheel EZ-Tow a guy built over on scale 4x4 and I ave wanted one for sometime so I set off to build one.
I started by making temp-lets out of oak tag and then traced them onto a piece of 1/4 alum plate and cut them out on my vertical mill "band saw" ;) and then smoothed the edges up with a DA with 180 grit paper on it. http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...y/IMG_0599.jpg http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...y/IMG_0600.jpg Then I drilled the holes I needed to bolt it together with and a hole pattern for so design other than blank rails. http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...IMG_0601-1.jpg |
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Next the pivot point was made out of left over chunks of box trailer rails. And then mounted to the main plate with the king pin in it. http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...IMG_0603-1.jpg http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...IMG_0604-1.jpg Then I traced out and drilled bent and mounted the upright and also mounted the winch that will lift the boom. http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...IMG_0605-1.jpg |
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Ok I got the draw bar built tonight as close as I could to the picks on there web sight. I built it out of 2 pieces of square brass tubing one slid inside of each other and then a piece of square key stock slid inside of the brass. Then I soldered 2 brass tabs on it. 4 chains 3 links long hook it to the tow arm and the rest you can see in the picks.
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...y/IMG_0617.jpg http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...IMG_0616-1.jpg And here is the different ways they show on there sight to sling a rig. Axle sling http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...y/IMG_0618.jpg http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...y/IMG_0619.jpg |
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Looks better on the Fruitliner
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That is a good alternative to building a full blown towtruck.:cool:
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Very cool. I saw 1 on the road just a few weeks ago!
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Paul as usual nice work. Ed
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Wow. Your cuts look really clean for being done on a bandsaw. While it does look better on the Freightliner, wouldn't it be more typical for the Freightliner to need a tow? Just kiddin'!
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another cool build :);) IHB |
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Steve, I wanted was going to type Freightshaker, but didn't. You read my mind though. :D
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