What did you do to your pig today? (3 Viewers)

[tucker74]

That’s a lot of tools to install a winch, you dump your tool chest?

 

[Pighead]

That’s a lot of tools to install a winch, you dump your tool chest?

Nope, i use a tool bag. All the tools i need settle to the bottom, i spend the first half hour of any project digging in an spreading things out till i find what i need.

 

[Pighead]

That’s a lot of tools to install a winch, you dump your tool chest?

There's good things and bad things about carrying a tool bag vs. A tool box.
You can carry a lot more stuff in a bag. It takes a lot more time to find anything in a bag. I keep my important sockets on extensions, makes them easier to find in the mess.
I remember a wise Pig owner (55 guy or Split Pea, can't remember which) used old coin purses that he found at garage sales to organize socket sets in his bag. I haven't got there yet.
I try to do my driveway work out of my carry bag, so I'm pretty sure i can do it on the trail. I go to the garage tool box when i need something else and keep everything in the bag. And then i go thru the bag and wonder why i need four 3/4" sockets ...and a deep 11mm socket

 

[tucker74]

I hear you, I keep everything super organized in my tool chest but once it’s in my carry bag it’s a freaking mess. Was just chucking at the picture, here’s what I had out for my last winch install

 

[55guy]

Pighead That was funny , I still do that today , My garage was never big enough for a nice tool box
See you at Rubithon , I like how you mounted that wench

 

[120mm]

I like how you mounted that wench

Dang. THAT escalated quickly.

 

[55guy]

I have been working on my 75 pig from sun up 2 sun down in 100 * heat getting it ready for it"s Maiden Trip to Rubithon Check out our my brothers and my build (two pork barrels )

 

[scrapdaddy]

Mounting a wench and mounting a winch requires very different tools, no?

 

[bobm]

Ron's got it!!

 

[Ol Yeller]

Mounting a wench and mounting a winch requires very different tools, no?

 

[Pighead]

Mounting a wench and mounting a winch requires very different tools, no?

I've still got my OEM wench mounting tool...

 

[scrapdaddy]

I've still got my OEM wench mounting tool...

Vintage, no doubt.

 

[Pighead]

Ran when parked. no low-balls, i know what i got.

 

[Pighead]

Ok, winch has been mounted, even mounted the control box. Just behind the headlight.
It works, just gotta shorten some cables and find a new place for radiator overflow.

 

[LAMBCRUSHER]

prepped it for new turn signal bases...

anyone have an extra turn signal mounting bolt? I'll try to make one on the old ship lathe, but I'm not that good, and the machine is quite loose.

 

[Pighead]

prepped it for new turn signal bases...

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anyone have an extra turn signal mounting bolt? I'll try to make one on the old ship lathe, but I'm not that good, and the machine is quite loose.

Those hollow threaded mounting bolts never lasted long. But, that same type of hollow threaded stuff is also used in table lamps...
Or, at least was, maybe still is.

EDIT: search "all thread lamp repair kit" at home depot...

 

[Pighead]

Pulled out my carpet. That old SOR carpet kit just didn't last 30 years. But now i can see that big rust hole on driver's side, maybe I'll fix it now.

 

[bobm]

Those hollow threaded mounting bolts never lasted long. But, that same type of hollow threaded stuff is also used in table lamps...
Or, at least was, maybe still is.

EDIT: search "all thread lamp repair kit" at home depot...

Ya and put anti sneeze on them

 

[Pighead]

Skidplate is up in the air, sorta bolted in. Gotta add a few rivnutz

 

[55guy]

Pig head , Skid looks great , can u make me one 4 Rubithon ?? Lol