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Old 10-21-2009, 03:59 PM
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Well I needed a tow point and Im too big of a tight wad to spend $30 bucks on a bracket so why not make one right...Im in high school so I made it in my vocational school welding class for FREE...lol






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That looks stout.. and I am no expert but those look like nice welds as well.
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those are excellent welds! what welding process did you use? stick or mig?
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now did you use solid stock inside of tubing?
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now did you use solid stock inside of tubing?
Yeah i didnt have any thick enough 2inch tubing so I just slid a piece of solid in there and milled it down so the shackle would fit on...
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Looks good. I got to a vocational school for welding also. Heres a bumper i made in there for my old jeep. I learned vocational schools save us students alot of money.



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Nice welds! Like a stack of nickels!
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that bumper looks great...I totally agree Im usually makin somethin in there instead of actually doing the work my teacher tells us too...lol
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Haha my teacher tells us to make stuff and sell it regardless of what it is whether it be a stupid little metal dragonfly or a $4,500 tractor grill.
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