At the fall SOBB, I did a little 4X4ing out of the beach area but went down a little too steep of a hill and the back wheels of my buggy (while on the
back of the Jeep) clipped the sand hill and broke my oar racks that I use to keep the buggy secure on the back.
I picked up some swivel clamps and mounted them onto my buggy hitch.
I am quite pleased as to how it turned out.
The old oar rack
The new swivel clamps.
Cheers
Ken(K3)Scudley - 20-10-2012 at 06:24 AM
Make sure not to do the same with the new set up. Looks like next time, instead of busting your rack, you will tear the wheels off your buggy.
There is something to be said for designing in a weak link.
SBeamerBob - 20-10-2012 at 06:53 AM
What are those clamps originally intended for? I'm ready to do a double buggy rack and like the clamps.tdmc96 - 20-10-2012 at 07:35 AM
I beleive they are originally intended for scafolding or lighting industry.
Here's the link to where I found them.
They wanted $50 a piece here in Canada (and were out of stock) so I got them from ebay for about $27 each
$83 and 3 days later they arrived
Ken(K3)BEC - 20-10-2012 at 07:58 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by BeamerBob
What are those clamps originally intended for? I'm ready to do a double buggy rack and like the clamps.
Hey Bob....Check out McMaster Carr or MSC...they have a lot of pipe fixtures...Flyguy0101 built most of his landyacht from parts available from
McMaster Carr.
I think the KeyClamps are what I typed into the search engine.bigkid - 20-10-2012 at 08:47 AM
They are as Ken said, Scaffolding clamps. They will work real nice, and look good to.
One thing you might think of is a safety cable with a lock pin for the top of the threads above the wing nuts, or a small keyed lock. Would hate to
see the thing get a bit loose by jiggling down the road or some punk with nothing to do but see how long it stays put after you leave the store.
Cought a couple of kids messing with my bugs behind the RV, they didnt know I was watching them on the rear view camera from inside. Glad I had a
couple of thin cables with a lock holding the Bling wheels and tires on the Apexx to the rack.
Going to have to get in better shape if I want to run as fast as a kid again.
Nice color match by the way, looks good. You wouldn't be planning a trip
would you?popeyethewelder - 21-10-2012 at 12:22 AM
Nice tidy job there Kensoliver - 21-10-2012 at 04:29 PM
That really is freekin sweet... I think like Jeff said, something to keep your wing nuts in place seemed wise,... Like a small hole drilled in the
bolt with a cotter pin,... Of course you would need to powder coat the cotter pin Orange too jimbocz - 22-10-2012 at 05:12 AM
I've got a clamp like that I use for tandems. Came with a aluminium tube with a hole through it. You replace the front wheel of the towee bug with
the aluminum tube by putting the bolt through the hole. You clamp one side to the towing bug's back axle, and the other around the aluminum tube.
Works great.bigkid - 22-10-2012 at 05:56 AM
Ken,
the clamps are aluminum, will you use a strap to tie the bug to the jeep? on your before pics you strapped around the axle and the hitch and also up
to the tow hooks, still going to do that? I am thinking the aluminum is kind of week(found out these are also used in lighting setups for stages) for
off road use? I have a camera on the back of the RV and watch the setup swing and move more than I feel comfy with, I don't have any where to tie the
setup back to the fiberglass rear end of the RV so you think your new clamps are stronger than the oar locks you had before?
