Who still uses their 45 for work? (5 Viewers)

[seapotato]

Not a real 45 , so I'll probably get yelled at for posting here , but it pretends pretty well for a mongrel.

And it's almost 3am and I'm bored at work, so here it is haha.

I had it working before I even finished building it.

Putting up the beams for the tractor shed...because I can never seem to find an actual human to help me with this sort of thing.

I'm a bit of a fan of gin poles...

Helping my dad lower his camper shed after he sold the camper

And more of what it's been doing the past couple years.

 

[middlecalf]

Door holder ?

Road block for when moving cows, and holding the trailer door

 

[JackA]

I put my imposter to work today......

 

[wngrog]

Picking up a pallet

 

[JLawson]

Just the right size for this delivery! Rehabbed a 30"x30"x16" solid maple butcher block for a friend to use in his restaurant as a table. Its a good 200lbs! Glad I got the "heavy" springs from OME!

 

[tahoe40/45]

Made and delivered some tables for folding laundry at a local laundromat last week.

 

[FJ40 that green thing]

Firewood getter, Wyoming.

 

[whitey45]

Winched my mule out of the creek!

 

[Rix 45]

This my '64 45 LBP. There must be a ton of boxed documents on board waiting for the shred truck. Show me another 60 yr old truck out there doing this work.

 

[Unimogguy]

@Rix 45 what rain gutter mounts are those? Truck looks great! I love seeing these old trucks earning their keep and not ending up garage babies.

 

[Rix 45]

Came from $pecter long ago when there was a catalog and you phoned them.

 

[Owyhee Jackass]

@Rix 45 what rain gutter mounts are those? Truck looks great! I love seeing these old trucks earning their keep and not ending up garage babies.

Quick and Easy mounts, used to be about $12 apiece from NRS. I've had several of them, still have them on the rack I move from our 80, 55, old Volvo 740, 45, Troopy...one reason I'll probably never buy a modern vehicle, no rain gutters.

Didn't realize they're NLA and considered 'made of gold' now.

Edit:
Got a pair on my 45 too, I usually just use the cross bar to hoist the lid off and on.

Who still uses their 45 for work?

Who shot this photo ? ..... Warren you or Charlie?

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[jestlurnin]

Who’s gonna start making them again. If there is a community that can figure it out it’s mud.

 

[Wayneraintree]

Recently got my 84’ BJ45 back in service…. Latest use is hauling myself and my bike to and from the local trails. It’s such a fun rig to have around our property and great to have it back in service after a multi-year refreshtoration.

 

[Lifelong40Fan]

Very nice @Wayneraintree . What lift is that on your 45?

 

[Wayneraintree]

Very nice @Wayneraintree . What lift is that on your 45?

It is an Old Man Emu kit from @cruiseroutfitters

I did not remove a rear leaf from the pack like some recommended. It rides OK unloaded but I am hoping as it breaks in, it may soften up a bit or I may need to remove one.

 

[KT40]

It is an Old Man Emu kit from @cruiseroutfitters

I did not remove a rear leaf from the pack like some recommended. It rides OK unloaded but I am hoping as it breaks in, it may soften up a bit or I may need to remove one.

Medium or Heavy springs?

 

[Wayneraintree]

Medium or Heavy springs?

Heavy kit with the idea of removing a leaf as needed.

 

[cppilot]

Delivering two H55’s not much of a load but cool nonetheless.

 

[OPMACHINE]

Pride of the fleet, I use mine all the time. Rides like a Cadillac with a 1000lb of steel in the back.