car hauler

[rockfrawg]

i really wanted to restore that thing but the place that i was keeping it at told me it had to go. i assume i told you but if i didn't thanks for getting it for me. but at least the new one is brand spankin new sitting at big tex right now waiting for me

who is this guy? from everything i've seen since i've gotten back on the boards he could be flem and kopecki's love child...a zillion projects and doesnt pay a penny on the dollar for any of them

flem -

kopecki -

colman -

[DRAGOONRANCH]

who is this guy? from everything i've seen since i've gotten back on the boards he could be flem and kopecki's love child...a zillion projects and doesnt pay a penny on the dollar for any of them

flem -

kopecki -

colman -

I am pretty sure there is some krebs DNA in there somewhere...

[eight]

Difference between Krebs and Flem.

Krebs collects things and never does anything with them.

Flem starts projects and "Flem's them out" when they are 80% complete.

Kopecki get projects 90% complete and just uses them that way.

Definitely some Krebs in there.

[mudtoy67]

who is this guy? from everything i've seen since i've gotten back on the boards he could be flem and kopecki's love child...a zillion projects and doesnt pay a penny on the dollar for any of them

flem -

kopecki -

colman -

Just think, if he was to get some Roberts DNA when he passes through Dallas he would be cheap and a hit with the ladies!

[Seth]

Boys, better put your boots on, this sh!ts gettin deep.

[Doug Krebs]

Krebs collects things and never does anything with them.

I can't help it! I'm Kingwood city folk born with a silver spoon in my mouth!

[rockfrawg]

I can't help it! I'm Kingwood city folk born with a silver spoon in my mouth!

i'm thinkin' thats the wrong end...

[colman]

well i picked up the new trailer this morning. i'm really impressed with the quality of a big tex trailer. Ive always heard they were good but now i have proof. with ttl gas to go and get it and purchase i ended up less than 2500 into the deal.
aparently i have been e-mailing back and forth with the owners son. he is on tx4x4 and aparently sells trailers when he is bored (he is the service manager and doesn't work the floor anymore) so if anyone is in the market give bigtex a shout

[colman]

since getting the trailer i've added a box on the tongue and am looking into putting a winch onto it for when i scrap cars and pulling broken rigs after a day of fun.

what size should i get? brian has a 12k that i could mount up, i could take the 5k off the back of the cj, or use some kind of 3k little winch. and there is always the harbor freight special 6k or whatever it is.

i have a reciever that i'm going to weld onto and a warn cradle that i can use so its removeable. I also have 2 1000cca fleet bateries that i'm going to use to power it. to start they will be charged by the charging wire from the tow vehicle and eventually i will add a solar charger to maintain them when not in use.

how do I hook up the charging wire to charge the batteries?

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Make sure the batteries have a good ground to the trailer frame, and then just tie the "HOT" wire into the positive post.

We have used the 3k's on my 4 wheelers to pull vehicles up on our neighbors trailer and it is all it wants even with a snatch block. I recommend the harbor freight one if it's going on a reciever cradle (becuse they walk off so easily). Have you thought about mounting it inside the toolbox?

[KrazyKarl02]

I would not hook the wire "directly" to the car battery. Put in a resetable fuse. You can get them at radio shack or I think O'reilly's has them. If you are not familar with them they they are rectangular with 2 terminals. They will alow current to flow through, but if too much goes through they will heat up and trip. Once they cool down they will reset automatically. This prevents you from shorting out and lighting something on fire.

I have a ramsey 8k on mine and I have had issues pulling broken tirds on it with the single line. On that one I have had to use a snatch block and then it gets them up. These problems usually occur when I do not use my ramps or a big truck has flat tires and I am dragging it....

[DRAGOONRANCH]

This prevents you from shorting out and lighting something on fire.

BOOOOOOOO!!!!! Me likum fire!!!

[colman]

thanks for the idea on the resetable fuse. we have those at work and I will get one. well i guess it is either a harbor freight or Brian's 12k. the reason i'm doing a reciever is so i can put it in the toolbox when not in use so noone will steal it.. that is where the batteries are.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Like I said, if you are going to have room to store it in the toolbox, why not just hard mount it in there? Yes, it is a bit more fab work than welding a reciever tube on, but it would be much more peemp.

[colman]

true. thanks. now you have made much more work for me. ass