Tater Strikes Again - The Taterjuice Thread

[Patriot76]

Love your thread. Great ideas that I have borrowed and lots of information.

[taterjuice]

Finally got started on the ultimate pickup bed trailer. A one ton dually gooseneck! So far all material source from scrap. Still a way to go but it's gotten even closer.

Back end sourced from 79 ford 1 ton


Gooseneck hitch assembly sourced from bale trailer. Complete with 10k drop leg jack.


Pic of the hitch and pickup tempo bolted together and supported with a ratchet strap in order to pull it to the welder.


Frame after I took out 3/4" to elimante the downhill slope.


Level on the back of the upright channel on the hitch. Not quite level, a tad uphill, which is what I was aiming for.


Frame welded back together with a 3/16 in behind the frame.


Pic of hitch all welded up.


Still have the floor and sides to do, lights, and gona have a friend put a electric over hydraulic dump kit on it.

Stay tuned for more updates

[taterjuice]

Also picked up this 12k winch from harbor freight last sat to replace my 9k winch. The fair lead got destroyed and then chewed up the rope. It was about as cheap to replace the winch as to put a new rope and fair lead, so I went a step bigger for another 20$. And got the 2 yr warranty. Really don't think I'll need it but for 40$ a yr it's pretty cheap insurance.

[TheRecycler]

Nice pick up, did you pay or was it for free?

[taterjuice]

Nice pick up, did you pay or was it for free?

I am bit confused about which "pickup" your referring to, if youd narrow it down I'd be better able to answer your question.

[Patriot76]

Nice modification to the trailer. I look forward to seeing the finished product. Is the axle from a pick-up or do you have a free spinning axle?

[cummins]

Wet just upgraded our 8000 to 10,000lbs , you sure see the difference when dragging trucks and vans siting on frame rails,

[sledge]

Wet just upgraded our 8000 to 10,000lbs , you sure see the difference when dragging trucks and vans siting on frame rails,

True for sure! Last week I had to drag a Plymouth Grand Voyager that was buried nearly to the frame with 4 flat tires, the 10,000 lb winch was definitely necessary and earned its "keep" that day!

[taterjuice]

Nice modification to the trailer. I look forward to seeing the finished product. Is the axle from a pick-up or do you have a free spinning axle?

Still has the Dana 60 full floating dually rear end under it. Plan to either add a electric over hydraulic pump to run the current brakes or add oil bath dually trailer axle with electric brakes. Jury still out on this but I'm gona wait til the rest is done. Probadly go the trailer axle, Probadly cheaper Than buying the pump and I'm sure The brakes and drums are shot and need replaced.

[taterjuice]

Nice modification to the trailer. I look forward to seeing the finished product.

Your not the only one, my wife would love to see this project done so I quit spending time and money on it !

[taterjuice]

Finally got round to mounting my new 12k hf winch.
The old 9k has sure seen better days!






Using an old pickup tool box, and a lot of modification to that box, I put a enclosure around this one.




And its even roomy enough to store a few other nessecary items like my wireless winch remote.

[Gravitar]

Looks nice and fancy Tater, hope it helps make you lots of money!

[taterjuice]

I hope so too ! And thanks !

[TheHoss]

I've always wanted too say this.....

Let 'er rip, tater chip!

[taterjuice]

Just did last night, that winch had short work of pulling a 500 gallon propane tank on the trailer !

[taterjuice]

Scored this '99 olds Friday night, guy said it needed a starter. Put a fresh battery in it and drove it off the trailer.

It's pretty sad when you confuse needing a starter with a dead battery.

Scored this extremely rusted out fox body mustang for a steal. Body was shot but after replacing one spark plug wire, the 2.3 ran like a top, pulled the motor and trany and the rest went bye bye.

[hobo finds]

Finally got round to mounting my new 12k hf winch.
The old 9k has sure seen better days!






Using an old pickup tool box, and a lot of modification to that box, I put a enclosure around this one.




And its even roomy enough to store a few other nessecary items like my wireless winch remote.

When you scrap the old one at least you know you made your money back and a lot more on that one!

[taterjuice]

For sure, the old 9000k winch paid me back a long time ago. I saved it hoping someday Ill find some cable and a fair lead for cheap, winch itself is fine just needs rope and fairlead. I'll keep scrapping, who knows might find a winch with good rope and fairlead but had a bad motor in the next junk pile. I doubt it, but these days I've learned people will throw away bout anything.

[taterjuice]

Finally got around to fixing a hole in my muck boots, tested em out last night and it's water tight. It rained all day here yesterday so everything is a sloppy mess. Might look kinda redneck but sure beats spending another 120$.

[scrapping]

Is that a bike tire patch?

"Ingenuity is the mother of invention."