Today at 5:30 pm
The finish mod mounted to the Bronco tailgate.
I recently finished a project to adapt the Buckle Up Off-Road (BUOR) KJM Recovery Mount for my Bronco. The KJM is a great USA-made steel base, but I wanted to engineer a more integrated, vibration-free (or at least limited vibration) setup for my specific traction boards (X-Bull). Here is how I combined 3D printing and traditional fabrication to beef it up.
Final Thoughts
The KJM mount is a good product as is. I wanted to experiment with so ideas I had for possible improvements. I have a Prusa Core One+ 3D printer and I wanted to try my hand at using ASA black filament. ASA because it is for exterior use and resistant to UV rays. Is it the best choice? Well, time will tell. The uchannel is steel and of course so is the KJM bracket. If I were to do it over again I might just create the top mounting plate out of 1/8 steel. But this was an interesting challenge as I had only every printed with the more common PLA and some TPU/FLEX filaments.
LOL, I had loaded this up with images but apparently it was too large, so I move the details and images to the attached PDF.
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Bob N - Capt., USAF-Retired
2023 Bronco Big Bend, 1942 Ford GPW (jeep)
2023 Bronco Big Bend, 1942 Ford GPW (jeep)
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