lets see pics of traction bars

Here's a set I built for my clutch guy last month. He wanted strong so I ordered 3/8" wall DOM, and the biggest top links Tractor Supply had (7/8" bolt). They were hhheeeaaavvvyyyy..

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smoke machine said:
Also do yall recomend a single bar or the triangulated type
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Just let me know what you want and ill get the stuff together and come to the shop and we will hook you up. There are several different bar combos and trust me i looked and looked and looked at different types.
 
So what's the opinion on bolting the mounts to the frame vs welding them? I would think bolting to the frame would increase the strength of the joint itself, but wouldn't this decrease the overall strength of the frame by putting at least 3 holes through it? As the welding would have a weaker joint (i.e. the chance of the weld breaking), but still keeps intact the frame itself? Just looking for any input here..thanks
 
We tried to make the brackets as big as possible and welded the frame in small sections to try to keep the heat to a minimum. We were concerned about weakening the frame but this is his pull truck only so he wasn't too worried about it.
 
they are some heavy sum*****es...i wouldn't wanna ship them! i know that they are plenty strong now tho.
 
Post some pics up once you get them mounted. That's something that is high on my list of "goodies to get next". I've been wanting a set of bars for a long time.

How long are they?
 
Here is some bars I just made and put on my truck.click picture it'll open the slide show .
 
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all 3/8" plate used for the brackets, on the axle tube its welded around about 300* of the tube
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Just a note...the main U shaped bracket was welded down all 4 sides to the frame, then we cut the gusset plate and added it. we would have just made it 2 pieces like the gusset and welded to the frame but the frame is too wide for the bushing so we did it this way...doesnt look quite as fancy but i highly doubt ill ever be able to rip them off the frame.
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Any pic's of bars that hook at the top and bottom of the axle tube? Not just on the bottom.
 
SSpeeDEMONSS said:
not thick enough. theyre going to get sleeved with 2.5" .500 wall tube.

im sure the slightly bent one will get straightened out and they will be fine from there.

Garrett
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you mean .25" wall? aka 2" I.D.? seems like that ought to fix the problem, why not cut the ends off and just make new ones with heavier tube?
 
getblown5.9 said:
you mean .25" wall? aka 2" I.D.? seems like that ought to fix the problem, why not cut the ends off and just make new ones with heavier tube?
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haha, when i typed that it looked funny but i didnt catch it. yes, 2.5" .250 wall tube. id rather just sleeve them so the overall diameter and thickness is big. ill go 3" .250 wall if i need to.

Garrett
 
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