Towing

SoCalDesertRider wrote:
That is a very nice setup on your Kodiak. Do you have better pics of the structure of the hitch extension unit and how it mounts the truck frame/bed?

I do SoCal; I should have brought my laptop to work today because it is pretty slow and I have been working on a set of pictures to post a "tour" around my chassis since I just did a updating project on my bed. Since I took the Lance off for some transmission and service work, I decided it was time to tear off the old plywood and 4x6's, sand down the rust, repaint, and replace with some different stuff. I took a number of pictures around the chassis and thought I'd put something together so I can point people there when I get questions about the bed, how it loads, how it's tied down etc. So I am hoping to get that done soon.

I'm still waiting on some work from my welder who is doing some updating to it.....additional D rings and tie-down points and a set of tension chains/turnbuckles that go from the upper tube in the short extension back on an angle to the frame extension....the plates to cover the "steps" and protect the tank. Hopefully without much interference in loading stuff onto that shelf. That will not only tighten the slop side to side, but also from up and down since it is 14" above the level of the ball/drawbar.

Actually come to think of it, I might have some from when I first built it.......I'll look. I actually meant to consult with you a bit when I got it built, but the guy that did it has done this stuff professionally for a big company here in Denver so I just said 'get er done' to some degree.