Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
Calendar
Monthly
Weekly
Agenda
Archive
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Help Support Hardline Crawlers :
Forums
Rock Crawling Forums
General Discussion
Custom buggy hauler
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Waffle" data-source="post: 755765" data-attributes="member: 12726"><p>I'm playing around with the idea of keeping weight down so I can eventually transition into a 1/2 ton one day. I still like the Moritz & asked myself what I could do to make this work even better. So I started looking at the deck & realized I don't need a full deck of 2x8's. I just need 2 runners on each side and let the drips drip on through. Since this Moritz uses an 8" wf beam with a 4" flange I thought that was a good starting point, so I checked some numbers.</p><p></p><p>2x8 (1.5"x7.25") dried pt = 3.12lb plf</p><p>2x8x18 = 56.16lbs</p><p></p><p>If I move my firewood to the bed & remove 6 boards in the center, that saves me 336lbs. If I remove 8 in the center this saves me 449lbs and leaves me a runner thats 11.25" wide (will get wider when I add tube to stake pockets).</p><p></p><p>2,920lb Moritz is now 2,471lbs and with a 4400lb buggy I'd be down to #6871 total.[ATTACH=full]121938[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Waffle, post: 755765, member: 12726"] I'm playing around with the idea of keeping weight down so I can eventually transition into a 1/2 ton one day. I still like the Moritz & asked myself what I could do to make this work even better. So I started looking at the deck & realized I don't need a full deck of 2x8's. I just need 2 runners on each side and let the drips drip on through. Since this Moritz uses an 8" wf beam with a 4" flange I thought that was a good starting point, so I checked some numbers. 2x8 (1.5"x7.25") dried pt = 3.12lb plf 2x8x18 = 56.16lbs If I move my firewood to the bed & remove 6 boards in the center, that saves me 336lbs. If I remove 8 in the center this saves me 449lbs and leaves me a runner thats 11.25" wide (will get wider when I add tube to stake pockets). 2,920lb Moritz is now 2,471lbs and with a 4400lb buggy I'd be down to #6871 total.[ATTACH type="full" alt="20201231_182829.jpg"]121938[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Latest posts
Meet Christine Reborn, my trail bouncer build
Latest: ridered3
Yesterday at 10:44 PM
Tech & Fab
Golden Mountain Off-road Park opening
Latest: ridered3
Yesterday at 10:40 PM
General Discussion
W
3800 sc and 60*bellhousing 700r4
Latest: wrenchbender
Yesterday at 7:36 PM
Off Road 4x4 Parts For Sale
For Sale
1999 Jeep Cherokee
Latest: Big David
Yesterday at 3:56 PM
Vehicles For Sale
For Sale
Jimmy Smith Rockbouncer 383 Stroker
Latest: ToledoDan
Yesterday at 3:49 PM
Vehicles For Sale
Forums
Rock Crawling Forums
General Discussion
Custom buggy hauler
Top