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OK, so today I got to do something that I've wanted to do ever since I picked this thing up. It has a gargantuan humongous mount for a simple trailer ball. Check this thing out!



It's constructed of a conglomeration of 1/2" plate, angle and 1 3/4" round bar, all full penetration welded together. I think the guy who did this misread the specs on the engine as 600HP versus 60. Anyway, after all that, the whole fabrication, which ways at least 100 pounds was bolted to the frame and bumper via six 3/8" bolts. Now, I ain't no structural engineer, this just ain't right. It's gotta go!

So here's everything removed from the chassis. There's a 1 1/2" solid square bar fitted on rotating shaft just below the ball that I have no idea what it's function was. I think the removal of this crap has just gained me another 5 MPH.
I was hooked on the Hokey Pokey, but then I turned myself around.

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Nice!  As to the paint, I used a foam brush, not a roller, and plain old Rustoleum oil paint out of a can.  You can buy stencils and lightly "glue" them on and hit it with spray paint.  That's what I did for the little 4WD logo on the tailgate.  Again, I used Rustoleum rattle cans with same exact color of paint.
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It's been awhile but I'm pretty sure I just used rattle can enamel also.
I was just impressed that it wasn't nearly as hard to make it look good as I thought it would be. There's a little bit of a learning curve to get the paint just past the crown of letters. I found it was best to do it in one relatively quick pass.
My first one didn't turn out as good as the rest. That's why I suggested a practice run if possible.
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Originally posted by Cheapsnake Cheapsnake wrote:

Originally posted by CJ2atlas CJ2atlas wrote:

I did mine by hand. A small foam roller and just the right amount of pressure as I rolled across the letters and they came out nearly perfect.
Probably should practice on an old hood or tailgate first if you've got something laying around.


What did you use for paint?

One Shot sign paint 
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My experience with One Shot is it takes time to fully dry and you can work it to fix minor deviations.  I used stencils and didn't get the best results.  Using a small stick as a "burnishing" tool, I was able to clean up the edges/corners for a much better look.
 
The light touch foam roller idea sounds better.
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Sounds like the roller is the way to go. I think I'll practice with some watered down latex paint that I can wipe off right away without leaving a mess. I mean, what could go wrong?

Got the new trailer hitch installed, much cleaner.
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Originally posted by Cheapsnake Cheapsnake wrote:

OK, so today I got to do something that I've wanted to do ever since I picked this thing up. It has a gargantuan humongous mount for a simple trailer ball. Check this thing out!


It's constructed of a conglomeration of 1/2" plate, angle and 1 3/4" round bar, all full penetration welded together. I think the guy who did this misread the specs on the engine as 600HP versus 60. Anyway, after all that, the whole fabrication, which ways at least 100 pounds was bolted to the frame and bumper via six 3/8" bolts. Now, I ain't no structural engineer, this just ain't right. It's gotta go!

So here's everything removed from the chassis. There's a 1 1/2" solid square bar fitted on rotating shaft just below the ball that I have no idea what it's function was. I think the removal of this crap has just gained me another 5 MPH.


Don't scrap it. That was a Newgren 3-point hydraulic lift frame. Someone here might want it. 
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Don't scrap it. That was a Newgren 3-point hydraulic lift frame. Someone here might want it. 
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It's up for grabs for the taking, as long as it gets picked up.
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