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Old 05-22-2010, 04:14 PM
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U gonna paint the finished product by chance??
 
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Pardon the ignorance, but what would filling them with sand accomplish?
 
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Yes the final product will be rhino lined.


And as stated before the stock brackets will still be on there but with a 1/4 of steel welded along it. So pretty much doubling up the bracketry
 
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But when you fab something like this up you should be using the correct stuff. Not just the stock brackets.
 
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I think this way wil work just fine. thanks for your concern, its not the first bumper i have built to handle off roading.

thanks again.
 
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I have a rear bumper that i built out of sch 40 3" pipe it is a beast.you can buy caps and different fittings for the ends.
 

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Old 05-22-2010, 10:02 PM
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thats one heavy duty rear bumper. you could knock a tree down with that thing, looks great
 
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Originally Posted by greenmachine
I would like to see you rip a welded end cap off. I have done this before and it works great. Not to mention its only going to pressurized to about 200 psi anyway enough to fill some tires.
Well it really depends on how good of a welder longram94 is and how he designs the angled ends but it could be quite easy to knock one off. And you're really underestimating the power of compressed air if you think that volume at 200 PSI isn't dangerous.
 
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It has the potential to be a problem, but, not as much as 26+ gallons of gasoline that folks carry around as a matter of course......

The steel is think enough, he would have to hit something pretty damn hard to even dent it. No danger of it running off, as it is mounted to the truck quite securely. End caps blowing off? A quality weld job won't. As he has done this kind of thing before, I am going to guess that his welding skills are pretty good, at the very least.

You can order bumpers that aren't built as well, that are designed from the getgo as air tanks. I don't think putting 150-200 lbs in there is going to be much of an issue.
 
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Old 05-23-2010, 10:52 AM
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I am a steamfitter by trade and that pipe will hold 200 lbs of air easily. We have that size pipes with 400 - 600 lbs running in them . But you are right it is only as strong as the welds. Mig does not have the strength on pipe usually, mine is welded with arc and is done in 3 passes.
 


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