New Storage box for Ruby

Kat · Sep 21, 2007

Thursday we picked up a new storage box for Ruby @ Olympic 4x4. The box measures 36"x 30"x 18" in alumium diamond plate with a lock and double piston top help.

We cleaned out ruby of her tempory boxes and stuff and did lots of measurements and figured out the best and simplest way to hold it in place was to use the front, floor welded, rear seat u-bolts. we cut the bottom of the box just big enough so the ubolts would slide in and put in 2 hitch pins to hold the box down and in place going through the ubolts. After getting it all in place and tied down we stuffed it with our off road materials and attached the high lift to the right side and also was able to put the rear winch roller down behind the box and will put on some brackets to hold it in place via the reciever tube.
Here are the pics of after.

TTF Fabrication · Sep 21, 2007

that is a sweet set up.

Not Jobless · Sep 21, 2007

It's always fun watching people that are stuck trying to get the winch out of the back of their rig. Are you going to get a front bumper to mount it on?

crash2 · Sep 21, 2007

:awesomework: :awesomework: :awesomework:

But I personally never liked the idea of the reciever winch setups.....

Money Mark · Sep 21, 2007

Holey weight distribution batman!

crash2 · Sep 21, 2007

ToyBug said:
Holey weight distribution batman!

I seem to recall a white exo'd rubicon :redneck:

War-Jeeper · Sep 21, 2007

very cool!

Not Jobless · Sep 21, 2007

crash said:
I seem to recall a white exo'd rubicon :redneck:

That's a low blow :haha: :haha: :fawkdancesmiley:

Kat · Sep 21, 2007

Jobless said:
It's always fun watching people that are stuck trying to get the winch out of the back of their rig. Are you going to get a front bumper to mount it on?

Plans are for the Warn Rock Crawler front bumper with a 8274 Warn winch. We also plan on keeping the winch for the back, It is also used for our company truck for delivering hot tubs to dificult areas or pulling an old one out.
:cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :fawkdancesmiley:

Kat · Sep 21, 2007

crash said:
:awesomework: :awesomework: :awesomework:

But I personally never liked the idea of the reciever winch setups.....

Thanks Crash, that means alot comming from you, and the rear only is tempory.

nick c · Sep 21, 2007

crash said:
But I personally never liked the idea of the reciever winch setups.....

May I ask why? Just curious. You worried about the reciever tearing off? A friend has a set up so he can have his mounted to his trailer, his jeep (front and rear), and his tow rig (front and rear). I always thought it seemed like a cool set up.

Not Jobless · Sep 21, 2007

NAC25 said:
May I ask why? Just curious. You worried about the reciever tearing off? A friend has a set up so he can have his mounted to his trailer, his jeep (front and rear), and his tow rig (front and rear). I always thought it seemed like a cool set up.

What happens when you're already stuck...in the mud or wherever...now you have to go unload a 100lb winch setup...plug in the cables...attached the remote...

All this while your receiver hitch could very well be buried in the water, mud rocks...

But it works great when you put it all together in the driveway at home.

darius · Sep 21, 2007

NAC25 said:
May I ask why? Just curious. You worried about the reciever tearing off? A friend has a set up so he can have his mounted to his trailer, his jeep (front and rear), and his tow rig (front and rear). I always thought it seemed like a cool set up.

It's ugly and hang's too low. and no, it is not nearly as strong.

Kat · Sep 21, 2007

Jobless said:
What happens when you're already stuck...in the mud or wherever...now you have to go unload a 100lb winch setup...plug in the cables...attached the remote...

All this while your receiver hitch could very well be buried in the water, mud rocks...

But it works great when you put it all together in the driveway at home.

The positive;
When your near the front of a line of rigs and a person gets stuck behind you with out a winch and the trail is small enough that you can not turn around, what do you do?

Yes, we keep it in till its needed.

For us so far it has worked well and yes it is heavy, about 75-80 lbs but it will get lighter once we get some winch synethic rope for it.

When it is needed, it is good.
Kat

Not Jobless · Sep 21, 2007

JK kat said:
The positive;
When your near the front of a line of rigs and a person gets stuck behind you with out a winch and the trail is small enough that you can not turn around, what do you do?

Yes, we keep it in till its needed.

For us so far it has worked well and yes it is heavy, about 75-80 lbs but it will get lighter once we get some winch synethic rope for it.

When it is needed, it is good.
Kat

Lesson number one...do not wheel with people with no winch.

Kat · Sep 21, 2007

Jobless said:
Lesson number one...do not wheel with people with no winch.

Lesson 1-A
Everybody needs to learn at some point and most everybody starts out with some sort of stock rig. :fawkdancesmiley:

Dunejunkie · Sep 21, 2007

JK kat said:
The positive;
When your near the front of a line of rigs and a person gets stuck behind you with out a winch and the trail is small enough that you can not turn around, what do you do?

Tow strap?

NotMatt · Sep 21, 2007

JK kat said:
When your near the front of a line of rigs and a person gets stuck behind you with out a winch and the trail is small enough that you can not turn around, what do you do?

Tree saver, D-ring and a snatch block to redirect the cable back to the stuck person.

Or yeah, recovery strap.

Anyway, trust us on this one... you're going to ditch the receiver mounted winch the first time you get good and stuck and you have to haul that thing up hill over or around some tree stumps without tripping on a tree root and falling and breaking a bone... once you get it there, you'll have to maneuver it into place on the front receiver, which may or may not be buried in mud, full of dirt, or blocked by a stump or rock. Once you get that mounted up, you'll have to plug all the wires in and get the controller all strung... then you can just start your recovery process.

I know, I thought the same thing when I first got my winch... wouldn't it be handy to be able to put it on the rear of the rig. The fact is, the benefits of having it solidly mounted up front and out of the way of everything FAR outweigh any situation you'll ever be in where you absolutely HAVE to have a rear winch.

Plus, in-cab controls are sweet. Tell your passenger to hop out, unspool that cable and hook up the tree saver, flip the switch and pull yourself up, unhook and spool the cable in, and you're on your way.

On-topic though... that looks like a pretty nice setup, and it looks like you're well-prepared. I need to revamp the storage in the back of my rig... limited space gives ample opportunity for creativity in storing things.

Kat · Sep 21, 2007

NotMatt said:
Tree saver, D-ring and a snatch block to redirect the cable back to the stuck person.

Or yeah, recovery strap.

Anyway, trust us on this one... you're going to ditch the receiver mounted winch the first time you get good and stuck and you have to haul that thing up hill over or around some tree stumps without tripping on a tree root and falling and breaking a bone... once you get it there, you'll have to maneuver it into place on the front receiver, which may or may not be buried in mud, full of dirt, or blocked by a stump or rock. Once you get that mounted up, you'll have to plug all the wires in and get the controller all strung... then you can just start your recovery process.

I know, I thought the same thing when I first got my winch... wouldn't it be handy to be able to put it on the rear of the rig. The fact is, the benefits of having it solidly mounted up front and out of the way of everything FAR outweigh any situation you'll ever be in where you absolutely HAVE to have a rear winch.

Plus, in-cab controls are sweet. Tell your passenger to hop out, unspool that cable and hook up the tree saver, flip the switch and pull yourself up, unhook and spool the cable in, and you're on your way.

On-topic though... that looks like a pretty nice setup, and it looks like you're well-prepared. I need to revamp the storage in the back of my rig... limited space gives ample opportunity for creativity in storing things.