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He stole my post ...lol I was gonna tell you to go get one. Thats what we use to make decks . Works wonders.
I picked one up today, along with a good plumb bob and magnetic level to plumb the auger. Great suggestions. Thanks!
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Getting there on the bed rug. I can almost put crap in the bed again. I didn’t cut myself just now with a box cutter. You’re all imagining things.
 

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Getting there on the bed rug. I can almost put crap in the bed again. I didn’t cut myself just now with a box cutter. You’re all imagining things.
Wife just agreed to let me pop for a soft topper on the bed. So thats on the list after July.
 

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This time I cut it so I could mount the d rings outside the rug. I like it way better.
 

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This time I cut it so I could mount the d rings outside the rug. I like it way better.
Could you have drilled a hole in the bed rug and then unbolted the D-rings and bolted them back ? Or are you just taking about the rear permanent D- rings
 

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Could you have drilled a hole in the bed rug and then unbolted the D-rings and bolted them back ? Or are you just taking about the rear permanent D- rings
That’s exactly what I did on the front ones. Instead of cutting a slot. Not completely buttoned up and still need to do the side trail rails, but it’s finally a usable bed again.

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I picked one up today, along with a good plumb bob and magnetic level to plumb the auger. Great suggestions. Thanks!
For your steep grade on the string line for the fence pickup a string level, it will help you keep the same angle over distance. On non load bearing post use the expanding foam in the can to fill in the new post with some drain rock in the bottom. Best thing I’ve used to build fence in a long time.

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Trussed the front, regeared, new MC ball joints, and relocated my diesel fuel filter (iron rock) and made a skid plate. And when I say did, I did the grunt work (disassembly , assembly, sanding, cleaning ect..) and my buddy who does this stuff daily did the technical work like the welding and setting up the gears. The man is a wizard.
FYI, my camera sucks, its 1 step up from a potato.

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Cut. Test fit. Bumper is back off and got a coat of paint on all the cut edges.

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Done. Ended up with a bit of an uneven tapering gap between the side pods and the cut in the bed. There's enough adjustment I could make the gap even by lowering the leading edge but I opted for a bit of extra clearance.

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Trussed the front, regeared, new MC ball joints, and relocated my diesel fuel filter (iron rock) and made a skid plate. And when I say did, I did the grunt work (disassembly , assembly, sanding, cleaning ect..) and my buddy who does this stuff daily did the technical work like the welding and setting up the gears. The man is a wizard.
FYI, my camera sucks, its 1 step up from a potato.

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Looks good.
 

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Done. Ended up with a bit of an uneven tapering gap between the side pods and the cut in the bed. There's enough adjustment I could make the gap even by lowering the leading edge but I opted for a bit of extra clearance.

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Looks good! I’ll be by so you can cut mine too. :CWL:
 

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Today is oil change and tire rotation but this is for the driver’s BDay. :like:

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Got the same shirt. Got it last summer at Buc-ee's in Armadillo Texas.
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