I turned my jeep into a toad

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Yeah, I know, RVer's have funny names for things. Toad as in towed vehicle. I bought a jeep a few weeks ago and decided to drag it with me on my annual trek to the mountains. I'm going on into Colorado this year and thought it would be handy on some of those mountain sightseeing trips. That Duramax is just too big and long for some places. First off was figuring out how to attach the towbar. Jeep changed some things in '07 and it was more difficult than with the older models. This is what I came up with.I cut the front skidbar out to use the square box  and bolted in 3/8" x 3" plate to each side of the box with the receiver tube sandwiched in between and welded solid, then a 1/4" x 2" piece was welded to the tube, box, and frame. Then the skid bar was cut to fit and welded to the inside plates.This is all that shows withoout the towbar in place. I didn't think anyone would be interested in a Harbor Freight towbar anyway. This is a bar to carry a highlift jack and shovel when I head for the boonies. I can also use it to push trailers around. Later I intend to add a hitch mounted winch and built the bar stout enough to handle that. THe bar is just stuck in the tubes and not all the way back to where it pins.After finishing that I built a rear receiver hitch for it also. I doubt I'll ever tow a trailer. The Duramax will do a much better job anyway. This is to mount the winch in the rear if needed. I'm also buildin a double gas can rack that will mount in the hitch.This whole project was built with iron that has been sitting here for years with the exception of the 4" channel iron used in the jack rack. Of course I had to buy the bolts and receiver tubes. Everything was welded with 3/32" and 1/8" Excailibur 7018. I used my old PowerCraft 230 crackerbox run thru a 300 amp PowerCraft DC converter. The only place I had any arc blow was on the outside of the rear hitch. Of course that is the only weld you can see.Last edited by Oldtimer; 06-25-2010 at 07:19 PM.
Reply:Looks good, nice job.  Your jack bar pic came through as a pic of your house, which looks nice too.MM350P/Python/Q300MM175/Q300DialarcHFHTP MIG200PowCon300SMHypertherm380ThermalArc185Purox oaF350CrewCab4x4LoadNGo utilitybedBobcat250XMT304/Optima/SpoolmaticSuitcase12RC/Q300Suitcase8RC/Q400Passport/Q300Smith op
Reply:Originally Posted by DesertRider33Looks good, nice job.  Your jack bar pic came through as a pic of your house, which looks nice too.
Reply:nice work
Reply:Hmm somewhere I own a small book on the best places to Trout fish in Northern N.M.... IF? U can find a copy  it might be fun to put that nice rig in 4wd somewhere along the way and catch some breakfastNice job, much cleaner than what a lot of "birds concoct of course... I don't trust my skills yetl for such as hitches etc... but I can whip a bamboo fly pole well  Have a good time in the cool. .Lincoln Power MIG 215Lincoln WeldPak 3200HDLincon ProCut 25Lincoln WeldanPower 225 AC/DCIf all else fails... buy more tools
Reply:You have a TC or are you Double Towing the Toad?Anyhoo, looks good.Ed Conleyhttp://www.screamingbroccoli.com/MM252MM211 (Sold)Passport Plus & Spool gunLincoln SP135 Plus- (Gone to a good home)Klutch 120v Plasma cutterSO 2020 benderBeer in the fridge
Reply:Originally Posted by OldtimerYou aren't pulling my leg are you, DR? It's showing up as the bar on my computer. The jeep pictures are all I have on Photo Bucket and I don't believe there is even a picture of my house on this computer.
Reply:Originally Posted by DesertRider33Pic #3 in your post is a pic of your house, or someone's house anyways.  I don't see any pics relating to mounting a bumper jack.I may be getting older and my eyesight may not be what it used to be, but I'm seeing this as a house (with what appears to be a nice looking girl standing on the porch)....
Reply:The pic's linked to URL location apparently has been fixed since my last post.  I see the Jeep pic now.  It was definately a house last night at 9:43pm when I made that post.  It is now a Jeep in all pics above.  I know I'm not going crazy and I can definately discern the difference between a mobile home with full length porch and trees in the yard from the frontend of a Jeep!Nice job on the jack mount, by the way, now that I can see it.  MM350P/Python/Q300MM175/Q300DialarcHFHTP MIG200PowCon300SMHypertherm380ThermalArc185Purox oaF350CrewCab4x4LoadNGo utilitybedBobcat250XMT304/Optima/SpoolmaticSuitcase12RC/Q300Suitcase8RC/Q400Passport/Q300Smith op