The Tuckers 18.58-2 Outback

Tucker

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my cross bar is closer for some reason 10.5 cm from last bold to bar :( .. I have to take off like 4 or more gears to make it fit.
Got a couple of other options although not sure how legal a spacer is anymore I also rather not change the handbrake setup.

They are a nice piece of gear I heard no problems at all with them. Still upset I cannot get it to fit
That sucks you could always reweld the cross bar further back and prime and gal paint
 

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That sucks you could always reweld the cross bar further back and prime and gal paint
thats another option I rather not play with the A frame.
Also put it on a 50mm spacer that get it above the crossbar
Someone else put theirs on a steel plate re drilled holes so moved it forward.
Both of these fuzzy if legal into not fuzzy :) if you know what I mean.. insurance wise.

All of them a pain in one way or another..

Let me know how you go.. I think I go for a ARK offroad one as handbrake the same as ALKO.. McHitch same problem with handbrake
 
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Tucker

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thats another option I rather not play with the A frame.
Also put it on a 50mm spacer that get it above the crossbar
Someone else put theirs on a steel plate re drilled holes so moved it forward.
Both of these fuzzy if legal into not fuzzy :) if you know what I mean.. insurance wise.

All of them a pain in one way or another..

Let me know how you go.. I think I go for a ARK offroad one as handbrake the same as ALKO.. McHitch same problem with handbrake
I have seen a couple with the 50mm spacers but not sure of the legal side of that so I don't know what your options are I can't see the problem getting the 20mm x 20mm box cross bar properly welded if it was the main chassis box section I'd say no but anyway good luck
 

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Have you got the V3 davemc? I didn't measure ours when I fitted it, so not sure what distance is normal, but I fitted a V2 by removing and welding in a new cross brace, to then find out a week later the V3 had just been released and was shorter, so fits without modification usually. Not happy! :)
 
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Have you got the V3 davemc? I didn't measure ours when I fitted it, so not sure what distance is normal, but I fitted a V2 by removing and welding in a new cross brace, to then find out a week later the V3 had just been released and was shorter, so fits without modification usually. Not happy! :)
@Maximage Yes it is a V3 still does not fit cross bar 10.5cm from last bolt.. McHitch no good at all I have to use something like the ARK which has the normal handbrake like the ALKO.
 

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mod number 1 for the day the kids safety bed net extended to stop my 3yo from wondering around at 3am
 
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Did you put a loop in the drain from shower drain to stop any blow back ???
 

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Just wait and see, sometimes you can get some flow back into the shower, sometimes not, just depends on the way the pipes are plumbed I think.
 
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Tucker

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Well you won't believe it I know I didn't we where all at Safeway our 5 year old walking next to me my wife with our 3yo in the trolley and I was carrying our 10 mo. There was this Safeway bloke staying near us where ever we went and I was starting to think " what does he think I'm going to pinch something do I look sus" (hence covered in tattoos and neck tatts which when we where in qld they wouldn't even let us into a licences venue cause of neck tatts then he comes up to us and said look its Christmas and Safeway would like to give you $250 for your shopping we where gob smacked my wife started to well up and I thought he was taking the don't be rude in the end we couldn't believe our luck and u couldn't thank that bloke enough it did make out holiday
 

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Well, now thats for a Merry Xmas..........:cool:......................................brilliant, :cool-new: