[one1]

My old lady says her feet slide on the stock rear floorboards so i picked up some rebar and started bending, cutting, and welding. I started an hour ago and will be working tonight on them. Here are a few pics to start.

These will be just rear and I’ve wrapped them around to keep them getting hung up.

 

[c1v1c966554]

Nice looking weld! like a roll of dimes!! that said, id def tie it in at a 90' to solidify the rebar. catching that in reverse on a log or tree would suck.

 

[one1]

Thanks. Here is some more progress. Side 1 is done and I’m doing side 2 now. I’m going to consider adding a mesh top soon, but what the old lady wanted was a place to put her foot and push forward and sideways for support. If you’ve ever been on back you know you have to use your legs to push backwards and side to side. She went a whole season with the stock floors so i told her I’d build her a foot rack. It’s really solid. I bounched Up and down and it didn’t move. The heel goes on the factory floor and the center of the foot goes on the bars to oush forward and outwards. Like a saddle. Floorless design.

 

[one1]

Side 2 is half done.

 

[one1]

Everything turned out nice. I’m happy with it. Took about 2 hours.

 

[one1]

Last pics. Showing my foot position and hers.

 

[one1]

This is my second design for my fourtrax. Floorless flooorboards. Allows the foot to lock in like a saddle, but has no surface area to catch dirt and mud. Heel rests on factory location, rest of the foot goes on the new “pegs”.

My first one was a floating winch plate that has no screws in it and isn’t attached to the frame. It’s a one piece design with steel thicker than the frame that twist locks into the downtubes (strongest part) and puts the winch and fairlead within 3 inches of each other to reduce stress on the fairlead. It also flexes with the frame when it twists, and is mounted in the perfect spot for protection from every angle. The downtubes protect it from rollover and it’s behind the pushbar. I’ve literally hung the fourtrax from a tree testing it out. You’ll rip the frame apart before it fails. Because the downtubes are at an angle it gets tighter as it twists into place. The last inch you have to tap it in so it’s rock solid.

I have a couple more I’m working on for improvements on my fourtrax so hopefully they’ll turn out good too.

 

[fishfiles]

Excellent : Welding 10 ,fabrication 10 , styling 10 , choice of material 0 , not a fan of rebar , round bar would have been my choice , being honest !

 

[mac102004]

Nice welds but welded to those stock foot pegs....

 

[farmer002]

Impressive work there!

 

[one1]

Rebar- already came with traction ribs. Have roundbar, in testing it was slick as glass. Stood on the rebar and it didn’t flex so met my requirements.

Stock Pegs- absolute must. Tried straight to the frame and the only mount point was 17 inches away from the part where you put all the pressure. Folded the footer down on the first try. Peg stickout was perfect for most farther out secure point of mounting. Only 5 inches away from point of pressure. Worked out good.

 

[SamUK]

Will you look into building full boards in the near future? I’ll never be without them again, transforms the control you have not to mention keeping your feet safe.

 

[one1]

I think you’ll see where it’s going, Sam. It will expand out after it’s done. Here are the filler rods for the outside. Still being tacked in. I’m planning on Tig welding them for a finish to the joint. I have Mig, Tig, stick, and oxy for welding so i can do anything.

 

[one1]

Heres everything done on this installment. Very good foot support. Lots of traction.

 

[TBRider]

Nice custom job, nice welds too..

 

[one1]

Thank you.

Here’s the video