bupalooga Silver Donating Members 261 Member For: 12y 2m 26d Gender: Male Location: Griffith NSW Posted 06/03/14 07:31 AM Share Posted 06/03/14 07:31 AM So iv just bought myself a 2010 FG XR6T Ute, picking it up this weekend. Im Getting a Steel tray Fabricated with all the extras I could think of as I plan to keep it for quite a long time. 3 Under tray toolboxes, 20l water tank, Removable rear ladder rack, removable ladder rack pins and Trundle drawer.Just wondering what length trays most people have? I want as long a tray as I can, however as a builder I'm all ways picking up trailers and iv seen a lot of trays that extend way out past the towbar, which I reckon looks stupid and would be an absolute pain in the bollocks!Does anyone know if there are any particular towbar kits that reach out a fair way? Heavier duty the better.Iv got another concern. Ill be doing a Dual battery and air compressor setup under the tray (once I find some more cash) for the Airbag suspension. But with these toolboxes & the drawer underneath, I dont think there will be much room left to fit them, maybe between the chassis rails or something? Im not sure how the fuel tank, exhaust & stuff are organized under there.Any help would be awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pazzo Donating Members 11,132 Member For: 14y 2m 10d Gender: Male Posted 06/03/14 08:11 AM Share Posted 06/03/14 08:11 AM Stainos should be finished in 2 weeks.. Just hold out for pics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STAINLESS again plz You've changed man.... Donating Members 8,142 Member For: 14y 5d Gender: Male Location: 2 Fuchsia Court, Narre Warren. 3805 Posted 06/03/14 08:14 AM Share Posted 06/03/14 08:14 AM +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bupalooga Silver Donating Members 261 Member For: 12y 2m 26d Gender: Male Location: Griffith NSW Posted 07/03/14 08:03 AM Author Share Posted 07/03/14 08:03 AM From what I'v seen of the stainless ute, Its NOTHING like what I'm getting. I'm Getting a feature packed working tray, not a beautiful work of art tray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftyOne Bronze Donating Members 1,145 Member For: 11y 6m Gender: Male Posted 10/03/14 10:00 AM Share Posted 10/03/14 10:00 AM Need pics.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremerus Member 59 Member For: 15y 8m 9d Location: North-West NSW Posted 28/03/14 03:47 AM Share Posted 28/03/14 03:47 AM I think that you will have to put the airbags and/or have the rear leaves reset at the same time as you fit everything.The std. leaves are only rated to 500Kg. You will probably be at your limit with all the gear you are putting on the tray.I ran just the airbags for about 4 years, and they are good. But you still have limited suspension travel.Last year I had the leaves reset using the bottom 2 leaves, which don't appear to do any lift.It is an excellent set up with the airbags and uprated springs.I now know that is what I should have done in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bupalooga Silver Donating Members 261 Member For: 12y 2m 26d Gender: Male Location: Griffith NSW Posted 04/05/14 09:14 AM Author Share Posted 04/05/14 09:14 AM Figured I'd best post the tray I ended up with. Got it done by SJR Industries in Griffith NSW which I'm very happy with.Its 2.4m long, Had them make it as long as possible without interfering with the extended tow bar. 2 rear under body boxes, driver side front box & 2m under tray Drawer. Due to some height constraints (or lack of height) with their usual prefabricated pipe headboards, we went with 75x50 RHS for the ladder racks. This also made the headboard mesh turn out better with the design that I wanted. The Rear ladder rack is designed so it can be removed & slotted in against the front rack, both have removable rack pins. The side boards have a sort of double V fold design to them they had just started using. The sides can all be lowered and removed independently of each without making the adjacent one sit loosely by using the small rear posts that the ladder rack slots into and an extra clamp in each rear corner. Those posts come out when you want to make it a flat deck. I picked out some big break/indicator lights that just fit and used a pair of work light style lights as reversing lights. (I hate reversing) The towbar had a sh*tty paint job so I had them powder coat it along with the tray Aztec Silver.So yea it hasn't had and heavy use yet but its dam solid with no rattles. Went back with my toolboxes and installed some nutserts to bolt them down too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gussa Donating Members 220 Member For: 13y 10m 28d Gender: Male Location: Gippsland Posted 04/05/14 09:26 AM Share Posted 04/05/14 09:26 AM Looks good bud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wenier Donating Members 1,736 Member For: 14y 11m 14d Gender: Male Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posted 10/05/14 06:16 AM Share Posted 10/05/14 06:16 AM Like the drawer idea and rear ladder rack being stored up front with the normal one. Got a pic of the drawer open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bupalooga Silver Donating Members 261 Member For: 12y 2m 26d Gender: Male Location: Griffith NSW Posted 18/05/14 11:42 AM Author Share Posted 18/05/14 11:42 AM Here ya go. its only 100mm deep but that's all I want for levels & shovels. If you want it deeper it means having to raise the deck height. Haven't used it yet, I wanna carpet it or something to stop the gear rattling and set up some dividers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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