Bush built tyre carrier for HZJ78

[psweber]

Just finished removing the tyre from my back door and mounting it on a new carrier made of scrap iron and a $3 latch purchased on Amazon. Pics of the build can be seen here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/weebear/
Sorry but Flicker giving me a hard time moving them into an album

 

[Gun Runner 5]

I'm sorry, where can it be seen?

 

[psweber]

Sorry... check updated post Swivel point is threaded end off a well drilling rig so can't be removed unless whole unit is unbolted

 

[psweber]

Finally Flicker cooperated... here is the proper link:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/weebear/sets/72157650288505396/

 

[jblueridge]

Awesome. I wish I had scrap metal like that lying around here.
Was the square tubing bent?
Did you have to make the cross-section of that tubing smaller?

 

[psweber]

I cut a V in the square tube and re-welded it. The piece that bolts to the frame is made out of flat 1/4" steel I cut with my angle grinder and bent on an anvil with my large ball-peen hammer, then welded at the seams.
The material mostly came from old machinery in the dump.

 

[jblueridge]

You used a stick welder? Do you use any specific kind of weld rods?

That really is a great system.

 

[psweber]

I often use a stick welder but when I weld things that are tough to get a grinder at, I break out the little MIG I purchased while in Canada. I just use regular wire with CO2. I use it sparingly as here in Chad the gas is horribly expensive. You can see it in the background of this picture. https://flic.kr/p/qyLCxX

 

[psweber]

Materials are 2ft of 1.5x3 inch heavy wall tubing I found several years ago and was saving for just such an occasion; 18 inches of 40mm square tubing I found laying around; a piece of 1/4 inch plate I cut out of some old piece of machinery; 6 inches of 3 inch pipe; the cap off a butane bottle to slide over the pipe making it adjustable for different sized tyres; the threaded part from a well drilling rod and the retractable pin I bought on Amazon. Oh ya and a couple of bolts.
I copied the original bumper bracket then added a stabilizing piece which bolts to the body support. I tac welded the original bracket to the 1/4 plate so as to get the holes accurate as I was hand drilling them and hand filing them. I also extended and enlarged the slot for the tow point to accept a larger hook. The cap head bolt on the latch fits into a hole drilled into the bumper to keep the unit from bouncing up and becoming unlatched.