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ziacatcher Full Grown Flour Bluffian
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 12:50 pm Post subject: Any welders out there? |
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What I thought was going to be an easy chore turned out to be anything but. I removed the tow hook from the front of my 2010 Silverado and was going to replace it with a receiver hitch to put my fishing basket in. Turns out there's another bolt in there coming from somewhere up on top and I have no idea how to circumnavigate the situation. Any welders out there that can give me suggestions I will bring the truck by and have you look at it and see what we can come up with. Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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awesum Member White Shrimper Boot Club
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2020 6:53 am Post subject: |
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Mike at Expert Welding gives free opinions |
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ziacatcher Full Grown Flour Bluffian
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RPool Member White Shrimper Boot Club
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How many of you immediately thought of Stan before reality quickly returned? I sure did. |
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ratherbefishing Member White Shrimper Boot Club
Joined: 20 Oct 2008 Posts: 868 Location: Arlington, Tx
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2020 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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RPool wrote: | How many of you immediately thought of Stan before reality quickly returned? I sure did. |
Yep! When Stan was around, nobody on the forum had to ask that question... _________________
SailBad the Sinner wrote: | What isn't located behind a What-a-burger in Corpus? |
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ziacatcher Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 22 Dec 2008 Posts: 6148 Location: The Bluff
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2020 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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That's for sure. I'd have had it done and the best in town most likely |
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CopanoCruisin Full Grown Flour Bluffian
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Yep, that was my absolutely 1st thought.......cC |
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SaltyMutt Member White Shrimper Boot Club
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I only met the guy couple of times during his famous fish fry's. But, I will never forget him and what a great person he was. _________________ I like fishies |
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Rebecca of Sunnybrookfarm Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 01 May 2008 Posts: 3856
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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 11:04 am Post subject: Re: Any welders out there? |
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ziacatcher wrote: | What I thought was going to be an easy chore turned out to be anything but. I removed the tow hook from the front of my 2010 Silverado and was going to replace it with a receiver hitch to put my fishing basket in. Turns out there's another bolt in there coming from somewhere up on top and I have no idea how to circumnavigate the situation. Any welders out there that can give me suggestions I will bring the truck by and have you look at it and see what we can come up with. Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
yeah, I miss my buddy Stan as well...
if you got the right draw tight, then you re-use the same bolt holes that held your tow hooks on...
hint: go in from the front...
becky _________________
Central Scrutinizer wrote: | Thanks for the Memories, Ranger Rick. |
ziacatcher wrote: | However I bet if you were fishing naked Ranger Rick would have a problem with that |
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ziacatcher Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 22 Dec 2008 Posts: 6148 Location: The Bluff
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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 11:06 am Post subject: |
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Yeah Becky that's what I was looking at but there's problems there. Bolt coming from the top making it less than 2 in to be able to fit in the receiver in |
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Rebecca of Sunnybrookfarm Full Grown Flour Bluffian
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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 11:31 am Post subject: |
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ziacatcher wrote: | Yeah Becky that's what I was looking at but there's problems there. Bolt coming from the top making it less than 2 in to be able to fit in the receiver in |
haha! I didn't say it was easy! there's some juggling involved...I used a jack to hold the hitch up under the truck in the right spot so I could use both hands to line the bolts up and get them started...
becky _________________
Central Scrutinizer wrote: | Thanks for the Memories, Ranger Rick. |
ziacatcher wrote: | However I bet if you were fishing naked Ranger Rick would have a problem with that |
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