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Posted by: action450s
So far I've installed the non fresnel lense lights from a 2001 rubicon on my 1998 Forman, had to custom fit, wire, and mount them, I've installed air horns, made the neutral start override and a custom panel to mount that switch and the horn button, made my own snorkle kit and extended the vent lines, and I've made my own plow and mount.
Posted by: Rackman
I've built a few things for my atv's. all are in my pics just click on the camera.
Built a folding ice shack for my kodiak 400. chainsaw gas can carrier for my Grizzly. plus a couple others.
Posted by: Rackman
The hoist just came in when I luked out on some tubing for nothin. zero cost. just happened to have a mig just sittin there so. built hoistin 2 weeks, bought one of them 59.99$ winches from costco and it works nice ,sit right under it to clean or change your oil.
Big Gord
Posted by: CaptainQuint
A friend of mine was so fed up with the racks on his new King Quad that he ripped the things off and welded up a new set. I think they're nicer than any racks I've ever seen on an ATV stock or aftermarket.
The front one is an integrated rack/bumper/brushguard made of tubing and expanded metal. It has 3 removable dry boxes and extra lighting tabs. Looks very sharp and most importantly it is functional.
The rear is made of the same general parts but has a removable drop down bed or carrier type of thing. It is sort of bulky but can carry all sorts of gear like 5 gallon buckets, chainsaws, milk crates, toolboxes and the like. When it isn't needed it you just remove four pins and slide it off so you can use the regular rack. Quite slick.
He has all the jigs and stuff he used to make them and I'm trying to convince him to try a short production run of them and sell them on ebay or something. As crappy as King Quad racks are, especially the front ones, I think they'd sell like hot cakes.
Posted by: weez440
i got an 87 suzuki 250 4x4 first atv to have independent rear suspension and front diff lock standard. it was willed to me when my uncle passed away and he lived up in alaska, when he would go back caribou hunting and stuff they went way back in the swamp and always riding in mud and water. so he welded on a rod from the foot shifter so you could shift it by hand and keep your feet up on the rack. after riding it a person never used your feet anymore it was always grabbing for that hand shifter. it is a great atv way ahead of it's time and it was owned by a great man my uncle clifford. and if anyone wants pics of this for their shifter just PM me.
Posted by: SPORTSMAN70003
If you look over at my picture page I made some Custom nerf bars from a craftsman lawnmower bumper. I also cut a diamond plate of aluminum and put on my rear rack that also in my pics.
Posted by: RSeb
After getting stuck once with nothing around to hook the winch to, I welded up a kind of plow with a loop on it. I haven't had to use it yet, but I think it will work. It is pic 5 on my photo page.
Posted by: Reb2
On my profile page are a couple items I built.
One is to apply down pressure on an ATV snowplow making it more effective and controlable.
The other is an Ag. system that applies down pressure but will come up if something is hit.
Posted by: zappa24
The front shot of my Grizzly in my profile shows a piece of screen out of a furnace I used to add some extra protection for some lights. Came out pretty good so I used some more on the rear of the front rack to help protect some switches I mounted.(Not in pics)
Posted by: sandlapper
See my pics i made all of thies for my cat just click on the camera.
Posted by: 500rubicon
For my Rubicon I made up a set of reverse lights using two enclosed house lights and wires it all to a switch on the handle bar.Just finish custom bottom head light protoctors and about to start one for the top one.Made a box for the front rack to transport the power saw.Made a backet to mount a rear winch to my kimpex bumper.Also making a power tip and a way to mount a search light to the front rack,plus a front tow hook.
For my big bear I have made a full custom skid plate and floor broads.
Posted by: QBall
I just got done with a rear cargo box for my '04 ATP. The Atp if you arent familiar with it has a dump bed and none of the available dry storage boxes will work. I purchased a Delta 288000 32" poly truck box and mounted it on two peices of 3/4 square angle, which got mounted to the upper bed rails with carriage bolts and wing nuts. On top I mounted two poly tuff-bins from Home Depot to serve as gas can carriers for the blitz 2 1/2 gallon cans. The bottom of the mounting rails rides even with the top of the bed rails so I can still store plenty of small or medium sized gear in the bed under the box. I'm gonna load it up and try it out this afternoon. The whole deal sits pretty high so I am a little worried about raising the COG and getting tippy. The high gas can location may have to be scrapped. On the bright side a 5 gallon swiss jerry can will fit in the bed under the box so if it doesn't work out the way I like I can store the gas there and put light stuff like ropes in the tuff-bins.
Q
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I think I am going to buy myself a cheap wire feed welder for Christmas. If that happens the quad will soon be unrecognizable for all the homade crap bolted on to it.
Posted by: QBall
CSR
Thanks, I was planning to get one of the wire feeds that use the flux core wire 'cause they are so cheap. But if they don't lay a good weld they aren't worth having. I am an adequate stick welder, I can stick two pieces of metal together but frankly, it usually aint pretty. I figure I can do a better, neater job with a wire feed or a MIG.
Q
Posted by: hollowcd
Can anybody help me out with an idea to try to put a Reese reciever on a Brute Force 750i?? The stock setup sucks, but I am having trouble coming up with something that will keep tongue weight from being an issue. Thanks in advance.
Posted by: Kodiak660
In my pictures is a shot of a gas can/box set up I built for the front of a buddys King Quad......for nite rides he just unbolts the center box. Soft sided six pack coolers fit in the fuel can holders when you dont need to pack extra gas.
I also build single can holders for the front Rack/bumper of most quads.
Posted by: Kodiak660
The flux core stuff is only good for welding outside........it splatters alot
Go with the gas and make sure you get a welder with the reostat heat and wire adjustments.
The knobs that click to set positions are always too high or too low for the work your trying to do.
At least thats the way it worked for me.
Posted by: Kodiak660
Nice pics Rackman!
Posted by: stocks
If you have patience there is some good stuff in here including one of the best homemade bumpers I have ever seen. The rear is on page #19 and the front bumper is on page #20 (the yellow ones!) All kinds of goodies though in these pages....
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Posted by: IdahoVinnie
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Originally posted by: Kodiak660
The flux core stuff is only good for welding outside........it splatters alot
Go with the gas and make sure you get a welder with the reostat heat and wire adjustments.
The knobs that click to set positions are always too high or too low for the work your trying to do.
At least thats the way it worked for me.
Yep, to all the above.
The "flux" in the flux core, does the same thing that the gas does, only not quite as well. If you were outside in the wind and using gas, the gas would be blown away from the weld, resulting in a poor weld. If you weld with flux core and like it, you would absolutely LOVE welding with gas.
Posted by: csr44
Anyone have any good homebuilt projects for their quad they are proud to show off, rack boxes, plows, etc? I am going to take an old Reese receiver and build my own hitch for the Rubicon, can't justify spending $74.99!
Posted by: csr44
Pretty cool idea for the ATP! If you buy the cheap MIG welder, make sure you get setup with bottle of gas and regulator, the flux core crap does not work very good. I have a Hobart Handler 120 that I picked up about 15 years ago and this thing has put together many roll cages and racecar stuff without any trouble what so ever!
Posted by: csr44
Awesome engineering Rackman! Love the chainsaw rack and the ATV hoist!
