SDXLT
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I like a good project and didn’t want to spend a ton of cash for a Molle panel just to attach recovery boards. I’m also not planning to keep them on the truck 24/7.
I had some Baltic birch leftover from a project so figured I could fab something basic up.
$8 in screws and washers from the Ace. I have a set of these coming in tomorrow to finish it up.
RULLINE T Track Bolts Mounting Pins Kits for Traction Boards Compatible with All Recovery Tracks with 4.72"~6.69"(12~17cm) Hole Spacing(Red https://a.co/d/0dqTSEW
I’ll keep updating as I get more done but so far:
Front panel is 1/2” Baltic and I just grabbed the jigsaw to cut free hand to use the top 2 holes for the tie down that was deleted and get the board as much on the surface for support as I could. It’s roughly 11”x16”. Then I used 2 M8x40 and some stainless washers.
For the rear I used 5/8” Baltic and it’s about 5”x15”. I put a backer on the bottom where it mounts of another piece of 5/8” and glued and screwed in the corners. Wanted to ensure enough back spacing for mounting the pins. Should be easy enough to remove them when I don’t need the boards. I’ll probably cover them in varnish or epoxy so they don’t have issues if they get wet.
Update:
Got the Amazon hardware today. The steel plates were solid. The bolts were not as I expected. They epoxied the red knobs to the end of the bolts. I don’t get how I would get them off if needed without wrenches. So I double nutted them and took the channel locks and broke the epoxy free and now they work as I needed. Had to cut the 2 bolts towards the rear shorter so they wouldn’t gouge the bed. I’m thinking about replacing the red knobs with through bolt knobs like I have in my woodworking jigs so I could drill a hole in 2 of the bolts for some small combo locks. Won’t stop bolt cutters but may be enough of a deterrent to keep my Tred pros on the truck. Overall I am really happy and will probably coat em in some bed spray to keep it all from rattling.
I had some Baltic birch leftover from a project so figured I could fab something basic up.
$8 in screws and washers from the Ace. I have a set of these coming in tomorrow to finish it up.
RULLINE T Track Bolts Mounting Pins Kits for Traction Boards Compatible with All Recovery Tracks with 4.72"~6.69"(12~17cm) Hole Spacing(Red https://a.co/d/0dqTSEW
I’ll keep updating as I get more done but so far:
Front panel is 1/2” Baltic and I just grabbed the jigsaw to cut free hand to use the top 2 holes for the tie down that was deleted and get the board as much on the surface for support as I could. It’s roughly 11”x16”. Then I used 2 M8x40 and some stainless washers.
For the rear I used 5/8” Baltic and it’s about 5”x15”. I put a backer on the bottom where it mounts of another piece of 5/8” and glued and screwed in the corners. Wanted to ensure enough back spacing for mounting the pins. Should be easy enough to remove them when I don’t need the boards. I’ll probably cover them in varnish or epoxy so they don’t have issues if they get wet.
Update:
Got the Amazon hardware today. The steel plates were solid. The bolts were not as I expected. They epoxied the red knobs to the end of the bolts. I don’t get how I would get them off if needed without wrenches. So I double nutted them and took the channel locks and broke the epoxy free and now they work as I needed. Had to cut the 2 bolts towards the rear shorter so they wouldn’t gouge the bed. I’m thinking about replacing the red knobs with through bolt knobs like I have in my woodworking jigs so I could drill a hole in 2 of the bolts for some small combo locks. Won’t stop bolt cutters but may be enough of a deterrent to keep my Tred pros on the truck. Overall I am really happy and will probably coat em in some bed spray to keep it all from rattling.
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