Use a riser/dropper receiver on your tractor? I have the opposite problem where I need to drop the ball when on the bucket because the bottom edge of the bucket is close too the ground for most of my trailers. Bucket does make it way easier to grab the tongue rather than dropping the trailer on...
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Agree with @ShadowsPapa. It depends on what you are trying to move or hold up there. I use my tractor to move my trailers around (welded receiver stock to the top of the bucket), so wouldn't...
Yeah, basically same thing I was saying. Even just dropping the skid plate brackets, looked like it needed another 1/8-1/4" clearance with the inside bolts (mine is a Rubicon LE and came with steel bumper, so skid plate bracket nuts were there from factory). Think I updated my post with the...
That doesn't look like the steel bumper?
The receiver does sit below the winch with a winch plate in the steel bumper. My winch plate attaches to the frame using the same top inside bolt hole shown in the Draw Tite installation instructions.
The lower inside hole is used by the bracket used to...
This has been a useful thread. I thought about a front receiver a year ago when I first got my JT, but it interfered with the winch plate so set it aside to deal with later. I looked at putting the front receiver on again the last few days, and documented an alternate solution in my build...
Front Receiver Mount, Revisited
I wanted to revisit putting a front receiver on my JT. For me, I've used my winch many times but view a front receiver as a nice to have, so it's more important to me to have a well mounted winch than the front receiver with a receiver mounted winch. Plus the...
Unused Draw Tite 65079 Front Mount Receiver. Works on JL or JT. Bought it before I got my JT, but can’t mount with my winch plate so never installed it.
Located in San Diego. Will be driving SoCal-NV-UT-ID-OR-CA around New Years.
$100 $75
How does the tonneau cover work with the Yakima rack? It doesn't. It's an either-or proposition.
A couple of folks have IMed me about the Yakima bracket mods I made. I finally took some photos of the final install. Since I sold the Mopar cross bars, I had to modify my mounting arrangement so it...
Photos from a couple of recent trips. Think this will be my final whitewater kayak hauling arrangement. From this post.
Recent kayaking trips
Gladiator makes a great shuttle vehicle!
Running shuttle on the Kern River end of June. Raft, my kayak and mountain bike.
Went up to the Tuolumne...
Recent kayaking trips
Gladiator makes a great shuttle vehicle!
Running shuttle on the Kern River end of June. Raft, my kayak and mountain bike.
Went up to the Tuolumne River last weekend, and picked up a soft top on the way. 6 kayaks? No problem. Could have stacked higher on the rack if we...
Bought these when I first got my JT. Had them on for about 2 weeks, but decided to go with Yakima Overhaul racks instead. All hardware, tools, instructions included.
$250. In San Diego area, or can ship at buyers expense.
Did you do try and do a custom order through Kent, or try and buy one off the lot? Two completely different pricing structures. I've also heard that they aren't necessarily competitive with ones on the lot. This thread is about custom orders, and you'll see there are a few dealers across the...
You are paying the same sales tax regardless of whether you pay it yourself/higher down or it's rolled into the loan. Any difference from what Peterson collects will be adjusted when you register your vehicle (Peterson or DMV overcharged slightly and I got a ~$100 DMV refund a few weeks after I...
OK, so this old thread I started (months before the first Gladiator hit the lots) got resurrected recently, which is great. I've been putting photos of my setups on my build page but never followed up with this thread.
Simple answer, one size doesn't fit all. I have several kayak carrying...
Bed Extender & MegaWarrior Rack
A few months ago, I bought the AMP bed extender from Amazon. Really find this useful, but haven't really taken any photos of it until I took these. Good to keep stuff from sliding around in the bed, works with the factory rollup tonneau cover, and works well to...