or removing your hitch, 'cause that sure as hell ain't gonna break!

and only the Vet's or their spouse can get them. i tried getting one since both my Grandfathers were in WWII (one was even in WWI), but MTO said no go.

sorry about that post Curtis, i had opened this thread for a bit before i posted. so you're off the hook for putting up some pic's for awhile, that should give ya a week to think of another excuse for not having any.

 

Must be different for the Vet plates down here. Any Family member can get them. A buddy of mine and his brother got one for both their parents (both are in the military). They got them for them for xmas or birthday presents.

 

WTF?! really. you have to be a vet or spouse to get any vet's plates.

 

apparently so in Ontario, unless they've changed tht recently. i tried when they were first brought out, like 5 years ago i think.

 

Yeah, typical Ontario.

 

hey, i'm more than willing to send McGuinty over to you guys............

 

Ok so I will get BOO'd down for the lack of pictures but i left my stupid cord somewhere again....
The skid plate is done. It's cut, bent, and I even edged it with fuel line and sealed it with caulk to ensure the edges of the aluminum dont rus.... crap that was a waste of time!
The access plate is fitted and sealed. All that stands in my way is the paint... i have decided that undercoating on the aluminum will not stand up when put to the intended use. i do believe that bed liner is the way to go. I come to you for opinions. Do i mix up some bedliner and line as per usual (textured feel) OR leave it settled and just paint on a thick shell of smooth liner... ? i like the idea of smooth for a cleaner look, but its bedliner? who doesn't like some rough bedliner action? I am torn! help me Canada, you're my only hope!

When this is complete i dont know which project to drag out next... putting lights on my basket and mounting it OR putting lights on my brush guard and mounting it... decisions decisions....

 

I like that hammered metal finish you can get[comes in blue aswell of other colours], the stippled bedliner looks pretty cool to or you could polish it & put a hard clear coat on it to keep that alloy look.

 

foxxie, between me and you, shhh... I have no clue WTF i am doing with this project. This is my first attempt at fab work. Unlike you and your sweet welding skillz, I took a sheet of aluminum, hacked at it with a sawzall, c-clamped it to a forklift, and beat the hell out of it with a 4 lb sledge. polished is the LAST thing i will be able to pull off...

as for the hammered metal finish, is that a spray paint? how well will it hold up on a skid plate? As stated before i only intend on mowing down light brush/snow/dogs with this thing, probably not going to skip off stumps and boulders with it.

 

I let you in to a little secret, the welding skillz ain't that great [it's amazing what an angle grinder & a bit of bog can do to clean things up] shhh LOL
As for the hammer finish, it's a hard enamel finish that they use on machinery eg big drill presses, tool cabinets. Will hide alot of things & you can buy it in a spray can.