Fabed myself a flag pole mount for the back of my xj. Mounted to the hitch.
i might start making more...

 

Merica

 

You should really post pics of the mount since you posted in the fab section. Hope that flag is on there tight, driving poses a lot of force which can make that thing a javelin of freedom

 

Nice flag that matches the jeep.

 

Wouldn't work in Michigan. They require them on the front.

 

Im going to post some pics of the mount at work now. Ive been driving on freeway at 70 mph its holding well ill post pics soon

 

The flag is attached to eye loops which is bolted to the pole and i used. Mini d rings to attach the flag to the eye holes will post pics soon

 

The mount i fabed up. A draw bar with hitch ball cut off and pole welded to ball mount. I couldnt get the hole drilled out big enough to put pole through so i came up with this. Welded brace for support. The pole slides into mount and took another pipe to make it more sturdy and put a bolt through to secure the flag pole. And i also welded a nut onto the hitch receiver and ran a bolt to prevent the draw bar from wobbling around.





Drilled and bolted eye bolts for flag mounting. And used mini d rings to attach flag to pole. Quick and effective. Tighten the drings with wrench so it wont be easy for thiefs to steal the flag. Hope no ones thats cruel to steal the american flag but you never know

 

And to open the hatch all i have to do is unbolt the pole from the mount and hatch can be opened

 

Man that's genius!!!! How much?

 

Are you cerial?

Gotta love booger welds.

 

Yea my flux welder sucks at times.
Pole 10 bucks for 10 ft just fence post
drings 2.25 each
eye rings 1.78 each
draw bar free had it
hitch ball free had it so around 20 bucks invested oh and cheap paint from wally world had laying around....

 

It isn't your welder, it's the material you're welding.

You say you used fencepost? Like for chain link, right?

That stuff is galvanized. Meaning it has a coating on it. Welding galvanized material is dangerous, it creates phosgene gas, which can and will kill you. You need to grind off the coating completely, and not just where you weld it, but several inches away from the weld point. Not to mention the fact that it will contaminate the weld puddle.

 

I did grind all the coating off the pole for the mounting part.

 

just so you know, the fumes won't kill you, but will need make you feel like you wanna die. Lol. Zinc oxide is also used in sunblock. It would just make you feel as if you ate a bottle of sun block. I do know a lot of people who have not gotten sick from welding galvanized but it can still happen.