irishfield Posted February 16, 2013 Report Posted February 16, 2013 (edited) Being a pack rat has it's positives. I remove these bungee struts from every airplane I refurbish and replace them with chrome moly steel and die spring struts that I manufacture. Was looking for something else last night when I came across my mass pile of these things and thought... man that looks like a tow bar! A bit of machining for the attachment end..... then what to make a hitch point out of. Found a hunk of steel that I didn't throw out, that was used for bolting together my car hoist for shipping, and it just had cut me written all over it with no need to do any welding. Drill, clean up .... Edited February 16, 2013 by irishfield
irishfield Posted February 16, 2013 Author Report Posted February 16, 2013 and paint. Install with a single bungee cord on each side (vs the 3 on an aircraft) and we have a great tow bar.
pidge Posted February 16, 2013 Report Posted February 16, 2013 Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Nice job right there. I'm the same way with holding on to odds and ends out in the garage...you never know. I just wish I had a welder and knew how to use it. Lord knows what I'd be making.
irishfield Posted February 16, 2013 Author Report Posted February 16, 2013 Also from more scraps of steel... off that car lift shipping part... I have made a hitch and backing plate for the rear of the hut. It uses a cross tube so it can rotate for the movement of the towed item, with a hole drilled through it to attach a second hut behind it. Waiting for the paint to dry so I can bolt it in place.
outllaw Posted February 16, 2013 Report Posted February 16, 2013 being mcgyver...is cool. plus you save money. making things is the best part of the adventure
Terry Posted February 16, 2013 Report Posted February 16, 2013 looks prrrrrrrretty but when are you going to get to use it
NAW Posted February 16, 2013 Report Posted February 16, 2013 Lookin good Wayne! I'm just about to hit the garage and start welding!
ecmilley Posted February 16, 2013 Report Posted February 16, 2013 The new irish tow bar 79.99 but wait order now,,,,,,,,, looks great wayne unfortunate for me can't make much out of old brake rotors and worn ball joints lol. made a nifty tool for driving ice spikes in for my portable hut using a drill just to find out i could have bought one for 20 bux (welded,ground and modifyied a $30 socket)
irishfield Posted February 16, 2013 Author Report Posted February 16, 2013 I've got news for you Ernie... if you can find a 10 pin bowling ball... lol <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_OnF6_V28DM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
irishfield Posted February 16, 2013 Author Report Posted February 16, 2013 Hoarder Hey... if it was as advertised I wouldn't of had to build a tow bar!!
irishfield Posted February 16, 2013 Author Report Posted February 16, 2013 (edited) And the "towing" attachment.. so I can pull two huts in tandem. Makes a great lifting handle as well !!! Edited February 16, 2013 by irishfield
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