Slee Rear Bumper locking-pin remote release

[1loudLX]

The pin is a safety against the bumper swinging out if the latch were to come undone. If the latch loosens you'd probably notice the swingarm isn't fully locked down and you could stop to fix it. Without the safety pins you have the chance the swing out will do just that....swing out...at the worst possible time.

 

[spressomon]

Yes the DeStaco latch along with the rubber bumper keep the swing arm latched securely. The pin on the outboard side, per my mod, and the pin hole on the stock 100 Slee bumper are, as Loud stated, security/safety features.

 

[sleeoffroad]

The pin is a safety against the bumper swinging out if the latch were to come undone. If the latch loosens you'd probably notice the swingarm isn't fully locked down and you could stop to fix it. Without the safety pins you have the chance the swing out will do just that....swing out...at the worst possible time.

What he said. The gas strut can replace the pin function for the open position, but does not work as a safety for the closed position. We used to have the pin on the end of the swing arm by the latch, but in that position it does not function as a 100$ failsafe since the arm can flex up and the pin can get undone if the latch should fail.

Believe me that I have racked my two brain cells to come up with a more elegant way but I have not been able to device a failsafe mechanism that will work 100%.

 

[fireball]

Duct tape?! Thought that fixed everything!

 

[duggy]

What he said. The gas strut can replace the pin function for the open position, but does not work as a safety for the closed position. We used to have the pin on the end of the swing arm by the latch, but in that position it does not function as a 100$ failsafe since the arm can flex up and the pin can get undone if the latch should fail.

Believe me that I have racked my two brain cells to come up with a more elegant way but I have not been able to device a failsafe mechanism that will work 100%.

Christo -

Do you think the latch is more secure when placed on the horizontal plane and attached to each swingout VS on the vertical plane and attached to the bumper?

This is how the 4x4labs is designed for the 80s and I've never had an issue with it when I owned it. It was simple to open and pretty reliable.

 

[sleeoffroad]

I am not sure. I never liked pulling the two carriers "towards" each other to secure. The way we have it designed the clamping force is down and forward, so it will ensure that there is the least amount of movement on the carriers. I don't think there is a difference in the opening of the latch in either orientation, however the pins to add a and additional step to open the carrier. We have designed latches that worked easier, but manufacturing was an issue so we never produced them. I am keen to revisit that soon, but right now we have our hands full just getting existing products back on-line, so I really don't want to do a redesign right away.

This is a picture of the latches we made. They worked really well and had a safety pin for making sure they can not open up. They did resemble Boeing throttles though.

 

[AutoCraft Aus]

Magnets!