rafter 52lincoln heres my bed so far

By mody454 (**)

Date 02-08-2008 19:04

i s that a short wheel base or long wheel base?

By Atlantic4x4 (**)

Date 02-08-2008 19:20

Justin,

That is a NICE look'n start.

Mody, It's SWB, all mega cab rams are SWB.

By Justin O (**)

Date 02-09-2008 01:36

thanks i appreciate it.

By Justin O (**)

Date 02-09-2008 01:35

yea atlantics right its a megacab only come in shortbed but my welding bed is stretched out a little more than the factory bed was.

By 52lincoln (***)

Date 02-08-2008 23:11

s**t man that beds pimped out!!!i bet you get some heads turned with that wagon.

By welderdan (*)

Date 02-09-2008 02:34

That bed is flippin sweet

By Justin O (**)

Date 02-09-2008 03:17

thanks

By DaveBoyer (*****)

Date 02-09-2008 04:00

You sure put a lot of detail work into that, looks great.

By Justin O (**)

Date 02-09-2008 04:04

thank you and the main reason for me getting my bed is that it has a hideaway gooseneck in the very back for my travel trailer. No more motels.

By raftergwelding (*****)

Date 02-09-2008 02:41

when ya comming back

By Justin O (**)

Date 02-09-2008 03:17

hopefully end of feb beginning of march for 1 week then come back

By raftergwelding (*****)

Date 02-09-2008 03:45

might as well stay there aint nuthin goin on here. are your guys in beeville doing anygood or is it dead there too i got laid off 2 weeks ago start the shutdown in christine on the 14th single hand 23 an hr hell i'll run rigs for ya in beeville or wherever you've seen me work you know i can do it

By Justin O (**)

Date 02-09-2008 04:00

been slow there to my welder did about 3-4 call-outs last week thats it.

By raftergwelding (*****)

Date 02-09-2008 16:16

yeah i dont know what's going on around here guess i'm gonna have to get another machine ready and head up north i sold my everyday machine last week and picked up a great running welding 67 redface in S.A for 1700 i'll get the 53 up to par work the shutdown for travel money and head out i guess just wish i knew where to go my wifes cousin is trying to get me to join the 798 but i dont like the idea of me paying somebody to tell me where i can and cant work

By chris2698 (****)

Date 02-09-2008 18:30

yeah Shad I don't know about those unions. I thought about joining one around me till I talked to another guy that was in one he was just saying how there wasn't that much work for welders in a union around here. This union was becoming more a plumbers union from what I heard. I would think unions are to B*tchy about everything and all so maybe big companys wouldn't want them to for them but I really don't know. I read about that 798 it kinda sounded good but who knows. Start having to pay all those dang dues and hell there may not even be alot of work for you because you're ao far down on the list

By darren

Date 02-10-2008 05:37 Edited 02-10-2008 05:41

agreed you "don't know much about those unions". i think a little more qualified research might give you a more accurate perspective on what unions are and are not.
just a thought
darren
and that is a very trick looking rig. ever think of custom body work on cars and bikes cause you definitely have the talent. i give it a ten for looks.
that is one of the best business advertisements you could have.

By chris2698 (****)

Date 02-10-2008 07:55

unions are all who you know

By darren

Date 02-10-2008 10:52

or what you know, and we all know something different.

By Sourdough (****)

Date 02-14-2008 17:31

Shad, I may have something for you in a month or so. Getting moneyed up right now on this plant job. May need a second welder to work the rig calls.......

By raftergwelding (*****)

Date 02-14-2008 22:35

sounds good i might be ready by then this shut down i started might be over by then how often do you run rigs and whats the money like i know it's just rig calls and sumthing is better than nuthing but i need to work at least 5 days a week to make it worth it i like you have a family to support

By Sourdough (****)

Date 02-16-2008 14:32

All it takes a few phone calls, and rig visits, and I could have at least 3 rigs exclusively. I'm not making that push again unless someone else wants to do it. I'm a pipe junkie nowadays. You know the deal: 3am call outs, nightmare 24 hour deals, etc......60 an hour for the right guy.

By raftergwelding (*****)

Date 02-17-2008 04:59

yeah i know the drill they are saying it'll be april before this shut down is over whats the cost of living like up there i'm not wild about chasing rigs either but it pays the bills i dont guess thats 60 an hr with anything supplied huh yeah i know wish ful thinking but have to ask

By chris2698 (****)

Date 02-17-2008 05:23

Shad what is the hours a day and the days you work on a shutdown? is it like 7-12's? for like a month or so or what? never worked one but been thinking about it.

By raftergwelding (*****)

Date 02-17-2008 05:51

every co. is differewnt on this 1 we will be changing out the fan housings on the drag line in the mine for 2 weeks 7/12's then go to the plant and work 6/12's 23 an hr plant starts on 3-4-08 grab your stuff and come on they need welders can ya pass a plate test it aint hard really it aint hell they didnt even test me

By chris2698 (****)

Date 02-17-2008 19:20

a plate test like you mean V butt plate test open root? or what? vertical overhead what?

By raftergwelding (*****)

Date 02-17-2008 22:50

all of the above

By chris2698 (****)

Date 02-17-2008 23:47

that isn't bad I could do that and more. where is this shutdown at?

By raftergwelding (*****)

Date 02-18-2008 00:16

christine tx 20 mins form my house 23 an hr 65 a day perdium 6/12's starts 3-04-08

By chris2698 (****)

Date 02-18-2008 00:22

dam not bad little more then 20 minutes for mne though LOL but hell not bad at all. Now is this useing you're machine or theres??

By raftergwelding (*****)

Date 02-18-2008 00:37

for 23 an hr i woudlnt flip the switch on my rig it's theres

By chris2698 (****)

Date 02-18-2008 00:50

yeah no kidding

By Ringo

Date 02-09-2008 04:53

Good looking rig

By J Hall

Date 02-09-2008 15:04

Very nice

By 49er Date 02-10-2008 05:47 Edited 02-10-2008 05:50

Nice rig. I like the detail you have put it to it.

Go Union. Period.

United we bargain, divided we beg.

Progress through Unity.

By tightline11 (**)

Date 02-10-2008 21:22

dang nice rig you have there!!! thats some good talent how long it take you to build it??? what kind of miller you running

By Justin O (**)

Date 02-10-2008 22:51

I had some guys in Oklahoma fab it up for me I haven't had any days off barely got a day to go put it on. Im running a Pipe Pro 304.

By ablake32 (*)

Date 02-11-2008 01:46

I really like that bed it reminds me of a slick red dodge i saw on this forum about a month ago. I just fabbed a bed for my new truck after seeing that red dodge and then i see another sweet one here. Nice set up Justin O I like the angle on those boxes. wheres your spare tire?

By Justin O (**)

Date 02-11-2008 01:51

its still under there but its really useless my truck tires are 35x12.50x17 so it wouldnt fit. Im working with the guy in the red dodge thats bullsnbets on this forum.

By ablake32 (*)

Date 02-11-2008 02:08

right on. Are those boxes recessed below the deck, depth wise?, or is the bottom of the box the deck of the truck? I havent built boxes yet i ran out of time and had to get back to work. I was going to buy some pre fabbed boxes but after seein yours i dont know man those are nice.

By Justin O (**)

Date 02-11-2008 02:18

below the deck and i have a hideaway gooseneck hitch at the very back

By chris2698 (****)

Date 02-11-2008 04:10

35's?? never would have thought that

By Justin O (**)

Date 02-11-2008 13:28

there are 2 1/2in spacers between the back tires so they dont rub

By tightline11 (**)

Date 02-11-2008 16:55

i don't want to start any trouble but i heard the the miller pie pro had some issues in the past of not operating like there suppose to and no im not a miller hater i run a tb301 on my rig i was just wondering if thats true im wanting a bigger welder and was looking at the pipe pro or the pro 300

By Justin O (**)

Date 02-12-2008 03:21

Mine has given me no problems but a friend of mine has a new one with 500hrs and the bearing went out he went to start it and he said it sounded like it was falling apart. I have 900 hrs on mine and no probs.

By ablake32 (*)

Date 02-12-2008 05:19

I bought a pro 300 last June and really like it, have had no problems

By tightline11 (**)

Date 02-12-2008 17:13

thanks for the input
blake isn't the pro 300 a 1800rpm welder???? and if u don't mind me asking what did u have to give for it????? before i buy one i am going to rent one of the pro 300 and run some rods through it see   how   i will like it

i do know what ever i get   it will be a low rpm machine
thanks again   for the replys

By ablake32 (*)

Date 02-13-2008 00:27

yeah its 1800rpm. I think I paid around $9600 or 9800 for it and 120' of remote. I dont like the remote iwas used to a fine adjust and with this thing you move it a hair and it jumps 10 or 15 amp. Its easy on fuel though and so quiet you gotta remember to turn it off before you drive home at night lol

By Kix

Date 02-14-2008 18:16

Man thats a nice truck period without the bed!! Then you go and put a sweet a$$ bed on it and now the truck just looks unbelievable. Hats off to ya. What year truck is that? Does it have a 7.3L powerstroke or a 6.0L. If it's a 6.0 have you had any probs with it?

By raftergwelding (*****)

Date 02-14-2008 22:33

look at the truck again Kix it's a dodge it has a cummins in it