Sunday, October 17, 2010

Nice Rack!

Almost went to get help mounting the truck rack this morning.  Suddenly it occurred to me that I was able to lift and position 300lb, 42 ft wide steel trusses by myself - so the rack should be a breeze.  Cinched some nuts to hold the width position then built rails using 10ft 2x4's.  Jacked then up and slid the rig into place.  Most of the effort went into tightening all the nuts and bolts after it was mounted.  79,91,49.0,C
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9 comments:

  1. Allen HareOctober 17, 2010 at 7:52 PM

    Excellent! I knew you'd figure a way to do it without calling for help. Looks great, and will increase the versatility of the truck. Will you be taking it off after transporting the roofing material?

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  2. John WellsOctober 17, 2010 at 8:06 PM

    thanks Allen....looking forward to seeing you and Ok Hwa in a couple of weeks.

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  3. tffnguyOctober 17, 2010 at 8:20 PM

    John, you should really be able to overload that pu now. I need one of those for the falcon.

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  4. Bruce SOctober 17, 2010 at 8:39 PM

    Ingenuity wins every time. I see you got the Jose seal of approval. Nice work.

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  5. Boo BarksdaleOctober 17, 2010 at 10:31 PM

    SOME ASSEMBLY AND INGENUITY REQUIRED

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  6. DaniOctober 18, 2010 at 12:35 AM

    Hi John

    Perhaps you could train Jose to help you lift heavy things in future?

    Rack's looking good!
    Dani

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  7. MsBelindaOctober 18, 2010 at 1:59 AM

    I don't know how you do it but you always manage to suprise me every time. Ingenuity at its best.

    I just noticed I am the 446,446 visitor, rather odd number...

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  8. lindaOctober 18, 2010 at 7:02 AM

    Your creativity amazes me. Love Jose.

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  9. JonOctober 18, 2010 at 7:45 AM

    I think we've discovered where MacGyver has retired to.

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