Trail clean up truck with pictures.

[Dragon]

Off to a Great Start on the finish Can't wait till I can have that done on my truck   Curious, where did the bed braces come from(I remember them from when you got the short bed, but do you know manufacturer info)

[xtremjeepn]

The braces say "ProNet" on them.   The bed also had a net tailgate when I got it.

[xtremjeepn]

I am pretty excited to get it up to the Carnage  Canyon Clean up next weekend...


But as far as the build goes here is what is on the list.

-I need bumpers front and rear to hold the 2 winches. (15k Ramsey and 12K BulDog both with rope from Winchline.com) I also have 6 lights that KC Highlights donated that I need to mount.

-Need some rockers/steps. Want to do something that runs back to the bed that you can step up on to throw stuff over the side. Plus it could be easier to get into


-Need to fix some oil leaks. (valve covers, oil pan, oil pressure sender)


-Need paint obviously. But first I need to do some prep work, need to fill in the cab light holes on the roof with either cab lights or just weld them shut.

-Need to find a stock hood, (personal preference)

-Want to build a rack for the back to hold rakes, shovles, trash bags etc. Hoist for big items into the bed.

-Oddly enough one of the first items I have on "my" list is to convert the front two doors to power windows/locks so that I can get the rear door windows to work (they were already power). I can't roll down the rear windows at this point and that is turning into a big deal with the dogs.  So they are pushing this item.  I have all the parts I need, just need to do it.

-I have a 1991 style radiator support I need to install so I can put a 1991 grill on it. I just think they look cooler so it will help with the over all presentation.

-I need to hook up the 4x4 shift lever before next weekend and make sure 4x4 actually works. 

-Eventually I would like to find a D60 for the front. Not critical since it will never be a hardcore wheeler but I feel the D44 subtracts from the trucks cool factor.

-I need to hook up.fab up the parking brake.

-Still need to wire the heater, wipers, hazards. Need to rewire the fuel tank selector and rerout the fuel lines again. 

-I have a 6 switch control panel from PainlessWiring too that needs to be installed when some of the other items (lights, winches etc) get installed.

-Need to order a oil pressure sender and get the oil pressure gauge working. 

-Need the carb REALLY tuned. I still get a little stall from time to time and it bogs under hard throttle. To compound the problem the neutral safety switch only works in PARK right now. So if it dies I need to come to a COMPLETE stop to restart it. 

It still needs LOTS of little misc things worked on in the interior too.

I'm sure the list is actually longer than that but that is all I can think of on a Monday morning.

[xtremjeepn]

TIRES!!!!


Toyo liked what we were doing with the truck and stepped up with some tires. I had to pay a few hundred bucks in shipping, but nothing to complain about really.

I know some of you are going to hate me for this but I'm putting 35x12.50R17s on the truck and the 37s that are on it now can finally go back on my Jeep where they came from in the first place.

While I think the 37s were cool. I think the 35s will be a touch more practical for a rig meant to be loaded with trash on a trail and not really a hard core trail rig. Trust me when I say that it took a very strong fight against my own testosterone to put smaller tires on it.


I only had time to mount one tire tonight. This is going to be a project all by itself. The Allied beadlocks have 32 bolts per wheel and I have 10 of them to mount......yes.....10! I have to take the 37s off the beadlocks and mount them back on the Allieds for the Jeep. So that is 320 bolts just for the beadlock rings. Now throw in the 32 wheel bolts on the truck and the 20 on the Jeep and you get a fun day playing with 372 bolts!!!!!!!!!!(not counting spare tire lugs, valve caps etc)








Here is one of the 35" Toyos mounted next to the 37" MTR on the truck now. (also a neat shot of the Rhino lined rocker)




I finally got tired of the Red/Black/Blue/Silver/Grey paint job and did a temporary black paint on the front of the truck. Still debating what color to really paint it.  If anyone wants to photoshop this picture with some suggestions feel free. (hint hint)

[NevadaNeal]

Good thing you have air tools.Maybe its just the picture,but those mtr's seem a bit small next to the toyos.Must be goodyears idea of a 37.
If your going to switch to a 91 grill setup,are you not going to use that sweet in grill light setup?

[xtremjeepn]

You mean this?





It was made by Larry at http://www.hartleytnt.com/.  He only makes them for the older style trucks at this point.  He was going to make me one for the newer style truck but then seemed to drop off the face of the Earth.  .   

I shipped the original one back to him because we were going to trade it out for the new one. That was about a year ago.  He seemed like a great guy, just got busy with other things I think.  You can contact them at their site above. Maybe if he knew there were others out there interested he would develope more of them.

[xtremjeepn]

So I got up early this morning to head up to the 16th annual Left Hand Canyon clean up day. Remembered everything except my camera....DOH!!


Four of us hopped in the crew cab with our rakes and shovels and made our way up to Boulder.

For the most part the truck worked great.....low range works but for some reason the front end does not turn. With the 14bff having been broken when I got the truck there this a large chance the front D44 has a broken R&P or spiders in it. (time to find the missing D60). 

We hauled more loads than any other truck there. Filled 2 giant roll off dumpsters.



Couple of quick camera phone pics. (sorry, next time I won't forget the camera).

[Captkaos]

Awesome...

[xtremjeepn]

Thanks guys.   

Here is a decent picture taken from the clean up day by Chad Clavel (Chad06TJx on Colorado4x4.org)

[Stewart G Griffin]

Curious as to why beadlocks instead of tubes?  i don't know anything about 4x4 which is why i'm asking.

[xtremjeepn]

When four wheeling, especially on rocks you deflate your tires to allow them to conform to the surface better. Letting the tire wrap itself around a rock will give you more contact and mroe traction.

Here is a quick picture from Shawn Pagans article on Allied Beadlocks from Rockcrawler.com




Many times air pressures are run lower than 10psi.  With a tire wedge in between rocks you can run into a couple of problems. First the tire can have more grip on the rocks than on it's own rim, so it can spin inside the rim. Secondly it can pop the bead off since there is a very low psi holding it to the rim. Beadlocks prevent this. A tube would not at the same psi.



Here are a couple of examples for you.

This is my Jeep in Moab a few years back. You can see it has the same Allied Beadlocks on it as the truck. With 37" tires. All of the weight is pushing downward on the drivers front tire. Without the beadlock there would be a good chance of pushing that bead right off of it's seat.

[Stewart G Griffin]

i.c.

i don't know or really care about 4x4---it's sort of like a different dimension for 73-91 trucks.  Yet, somehow i'm curious about it all.

So.....what exactly are you cleaning up?   Junk left by other 4x4's or nature?

[xtremjeepn]

There is a constant battle between the 4x4 world and the eco-nazis trying to shut down trails and close forest access.

There are a couple of problems that get associated to the recreational 4wheelers. Most of the problems are created by new wheelers, campers, kids partying in the woods, and shooters all leaving trash behind.  All of these groups use 4x4 vehicles to get into the back country and get lumped in with the recreational 4 wheelers. 

It becomes a case of mistanken identity and a few bad apples giving the rest of us a bad reputation.

The clean up day pictured above is at a trail just outside Boulder, Colorado.  There is a part of the trail where shooters (not 4wheelers) haul junk in, shoot it up and leave it.  In an effort to keep the area open to the 4wheelers the wheelers go clean up after the shooters. 

Unfortunately areas like this get a bad rap because they show the mess and list it on "such and such" 4x4 trail with no distinction between those who take care of the trail and those that trash it.

[lowbucktruck]

You've probably already heard this before, but those rhino-lined rocker panels are sweet! 

[xtremjeepn]

Thanks.