Pimping my ride...

[Dave Alviti]

Arb style

 

Always wanted a decent place for a vice and as we do a lot of woodland/river work without the chipper it had to be on the truck. This was about the best way I could think of.

(Haven't welded for a while so no comments on that please!)

 

Anybody done anything similar?

[doobin]

Pukka. Don't spoil it by not painting it.

 

I've made a mount up for mine so it fits into the hole where the dropside supports go in the truck or trailer body. Also made similar to mount a cement mixer on.

 

Thinking about it, you could have done the same on your tipper! It's a lot stronger as there's none of the leverage like in yours. It's also a far more comfortable position, I set it about the same height as the workbench.

[Stubby]

Arb style

 

Always wanted a decent place for a vice and as we do a lot of woodland/river work without the chipper it had to be on the truck. This was about the best way I could think of.

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Anybody done anything similar?

 

Like that . Better than my " birds poop " welding . Seen similar but not down there . Filing on you knees perhaps . Still good though ...

[Dave Alviti]

I was going to mount it on the tipper body but this was slightly easier and I quite like being over the saw when I sharpen so the height is not an issue. The bracket it's attached to is pretty bomber and I will prob add a brace at some point

[Gray git]

Will this count? Perfect hight for me as can't cope with kneeling down any more to sharpen saws

 

sent while pretending to do something important on my mobile.

[Dave Alviti]

Yep that counts! My bumper isn't quite beefy enough for that!

[humpo48]

Very nice idea, will you put some sort of cover on the vice to stop it getting rusty in wet weather? oh I wish I could weld!!

[Dave Alviti]

Very nice idea, will you put some sort of cover on the vice to stop it getting rusty in wet weather? oh I wish I could weld!!

 

 

Yeah was thinking of cutting up an old dry bag to make a cover for it, stop it getting covered in muck as well. Welding is one of things I put off learning for years and then one day decided it was time to have a go. Absolutely love it, opens up so many opportunities to make different things. Luckily my dads a farmer/ag engineer/machinery sales so has all the gear you'd ever need.

[humpo48]

Nice one, always keep my winch covered on my land rover and has paid for itself. Got to look after ya kit. Must look into doing a welding course!!

[fergusonforestry]

neat idea always handy to have a vice around