BUMPER LIFTING / TOWING EYE

[JimCT]

Recovery loads

Sorry if you misunderstood mate.I did not mean to come through as anything other than interested on the subject and appreciative for the information. Guess I forgot to put in some smilies to transmit the mood. I just wanted to know the SWL of my equipment, so I don't do something stupid and pull one out doing a simple recovery or something like that. And now I know. I wont be using them for anything other that easy towing and perhaps a lift if I ever need one

Hope will you ever be able to determine what the pull will be needed to recover your truck? Short of having a load cell in line with your winch it really all becomes a moot point.

[gudjeon]

After inspecting that my chassis was sound, i made my own bumper. It emulates the original and I made it from 1/8" walled 3" square tubing. The mounting tabs were made from 1/4" plate and are a bit oversize from the original. I used two 9/16" NF bolts on each side, in the original holes which are a bit larger than original (at least on mine). The curved ends are created by copying the original curve and welding the ends shut. Cutting torch and arc welder old skool style. The pull hook is an original equipment take off from a Jeep somethingorother. If it pulls off, then I am in trouble.

PS, it hasn't yet.

[john connelly]

just got my lifting / toeing eyes in the mail today. cant wait to bolt them on. Mentioned in the start of this tread that i was looking for OEM eyes and not the shinny after market ones. one gent laughed at me. sorry for being into restoring my Rig to the way it came off the factory line. Call me sick - but i think it looks great. would recommend installing them if you do not have them already. boy do i like my Series 3.

[I Leak Oil]

Mentioned in the start of this tread that i was looking for OEM eyes and not the shinny after market ones. one gent laughed at me. sorry for being into restoring my Rig to the way it came off the factory line. Call me sick - but i think it looks great. would recommend installing them if you do not have them already. boy do i like my Series 3.

Never be sorry for anything you do to YOUR truck! If someone else doesn't like it, they don't have to do it to THEIR truck. I'm glad you like your SIII, my SIIa is better though.

[o2batsea]

Yeah Pangoli's bumpers look great and seem to be the tits. I'd very much like one except I'd have to haul it half way round the world to Thailand and then probably pay 200% duty on it.

I can't believe that you can't find a way to smuggle a bumper into Thailand.

[disco2hse]

Disregard this.

Interesting that you can't delete anything you post, even just a half a second after you post it up...

Why?

I thought your comment was pretty funny.

[SafeAirOne]

Why?

I thought your comment was pretty funny.

You must have caught it at just the right moment, before I changed my mind. I didn't want to alter the course of the thread too much with my dry wit.

[I Leak Oil]

I didn't want to alter the course of the thread too much with my dry wit.

Mark, I think they make a cream for that.

[SafeAirOne]

Mark, I think they make a cream for that.

I've tried the over-the-counter stuff, but it hasn't helped.

[disco2hse]

I've tried the over-the-counter stuff, but it hasn't helped.

Does give a lift though.