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Title: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: POTTER on March 13, 2010, 09:27:39 am Here is my hunting rig I set up I call it the Beast. ;D Some of you guys wanted some info on the platform so I took some close up pictires. Hope they help you out. Any questions about it let me know.
(http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab192/dogger76/thebeast015.jpg) (http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab192/dogger76/thebeast004.jpg) (http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab192/dogger76/thebeast003.jpg) (http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab192/dogger76/thebeast008.jpg) (http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab192/dogger76/thebeast010.jpg) (http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab192/dogger76/9hognight005.jpg) Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: sfboarbuster on March 13, 2010, 10:54:45 am That is one B.A. rig
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: gottagettem on March 13, 2010, 11:33:47 am very nice....thats a rig
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: Eric on March 13, 2010, 11:38:03 am I am so jealous righ now. ;D
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: dabutcher on March 13, 2010, 12:18:27 pm damn :o
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: olde sarge on March 13, 2010, 02:33:53 pm Potter, that is a dogger's rig alright. Is very similar to the rigs a lot of the bear hunters in Maine used where they had hundreds of miles of log roads to cruise. John
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: Bo on March 13, 2010, 02:49:26 pm bad a$$
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: airduster29 on March 13, 2010, 02:54:23 pm its deffently cadilac style
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: corytoddsmith on March 13, 2010, 04:21:09 pm thats an awesome rig A++
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: Pudge on March 13, 2010, 04:50:19 pm What a cool rig!
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: BobbyB on March 13, 2010, 06:30:33 pm Very nice. Is that an equalizer link for a 3 point tractor hitch you have under the front platform?
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: BULLMASTER on March 13, 2010, 09:12:17 pm Thats the hogdoggers truck from hell right there,nice work my man.
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: BarrNinja on March 13, 2010, 09:21:34 pm I couldnt use it in the places I hunt but I sure like it!!! I especialy like that front rack.
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: slimpickins on March 13, 2010, 11:14:31 pm BobbyB, correct you are, easily adjustable and stout enough. ;D
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: pigsr4etn on March 14, 2010, 06:55:24 pm Pic #6 is my favorite, and dont even like yellow dogs (j.k.). Quint
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: JandAoutdoors on March 14, 2010, 08:46:57 pm Thats pretty Bad A$$
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: morgancreekkennels on March 14, 2010, 11:56:11 pm That is whats up!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: Cutter Bay Kennels on March 15, 2010, 06:35:26 am Sweet setup.
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: PLOTTMAN55 on March 15, 2010, 06:49:48 am Nice ;D i`m embarressed of my rig now :-[ ;D
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: POTTER on March 15, 2010, 12:35:19 pm Thanks for all the comments fellas. Theres nothing wrong with doggin in style.
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: Cajunjag on March 15, 2010, 12:52:32 pm Potter, you are my hero!!! LOL
Just for the record, my wife walked by while I was drooling over your pictures and she officially hates you!! Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: POTTER on March 15, 2010, 01:21:51 pm Cajunjag tell your wife to hate the hogs not the doggers ;D Tell your wife I am sorry, but now she knows what you want for christmas
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: UNDERDOG on March 15, 2010, 03:04:12 pm That is about a nice a rig as I ever seen..
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: huntermand02 on March 15, 2010, 08:18:07 pm Nice rig working on a blazer myself the one thing thats driveing me crazy, HOW IN THE WORLD DO YOU KEEP YOUR SHOP THAT CLEAN !!!!
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: POTTER on March 15, 2010, 08:38:00 pm huntermando2 most of the time the shop gets pretty dirty during projects, but I try to keep it clean considering how much I spent on it. ;D
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: Flacracker on March 17, 2010, 10:22:55 am Potter that is one hell of a rig you got there and i would like to thank you for posting the pics! I am not quite sure what I am gonna do at this time but I do appreciate your pics thanks again....btw Nice yella dogs to!!
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: Cristina on March 17, 2010, 11:59:39 am NICE!!!! thats all I got to say ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: Cutter Bay Kennels on April 12, 2010, 07:18:19 am btt
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: Peachcreek on April 12, 2010, 03:10:35 pm Where did ya find the camo wrap for the truck? i have a zuki samurai i wanna wrap.. that is a nice lookin truck!!!!
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: tnhillbilly on April 12, 2010, 04:36:18 pm :o :o WOW that would make any bear hunter jealous, and i have seen some nice bear rigs, but that is the stuff right there ;)
What do you do for a livin? dang, if i could afford it i would just keep my raggedy old rig, and move closer to some hogs ;D :D Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: tylermac on April 12, 2010, 04:39:39 pm Great setup
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: sportsman on April 12, 2010, 06:22:45 pm yeah easy for you to say..love that darn truck, cool dogs too...anyone ever seen that truck kinda like this one in wichita falls looks alot like this one but the dog box is way towards the back and there are two camo chairs facin the front and in front of the chairs is a tool box with some big ole spot lights
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: HIGHWATER KENNELS on April 12, 2010, 06:44:20 pm It dont get no better than that, wish we could rode out dogs like yall Its just different country out here....
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: hogdoggintn on April 13, 2010, 10:28:26 am That is an awesome rig! ;)
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: POTTER on April 13, 2010, 05:49:07 pm Thanks for the nice comments. Catacrazy I bought the camo wrap from a company out of the Caralinas. You can go to there website at camoextreme.com. Tnhillbilly i'm just oilfield trash ;D
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: slick on April 13, 2010, 09:12:57 pm altough i think its awesome and an absolute engineering marvel, i think where i hunt i would get that front end caught up on the uneven ground. do you take it off to travel between properties? again very impressive mate, super job.
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: POTTER on April 13, 2010, 10:00:32 pm No Slick, the platform stays on all the time. It is pretty flat out here in west texas so not too worried about ripping it off. We go up and down sand dunes and it does fine, but when you have the dogs riggin I drive pretty careful because I dont want to injure any dogs and I keep them chained til they start riggin because we have hit some pretty nasty ruts and if they were'nt chained then they would have bounced off. Thanks
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: Tcoots on April 13, 2010, 10:04:03 pm NICE RIG sure love them yellow dogs on front
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: Peachcreek on April 13, 2010, 10:11:44 pm thanks for the reply potter... i will check them out..
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: treeingratterrier on April 14, 2010, 08:48:54 am How do the dogs see when its dark and you turn on the headlights??? I have a front mounted striking box on a 3500 dodge 4x4 and i made it too low, when i turn on the KC daylighters it blinds the dogs, I am going to redo it so the front platform sits in a bumper receier and then the strike box is at hood level so the headlights dont hit them, your truck is a lot different sloped than mine and i am wishing my dodge was made like it for sure. Nice rig, it you ever get to D and D in Seguin there are some gate latches that a dog can not open from the inside with there paws, called a Duffey gate latch, its spring loaded and has a knob and allows you to slam the dog box and have a bogger proof spring loaded door.. Which is you best strike dog off of the rig??? Do you rig any of the other dogs inside the dogbox on the top of the box to see if they will try to wind and strike from there>> Very nice rig and good luck hunting!!!
Title: Re: Hunting Rig with Platform (Pic Heavy) Post by: POTTER on April 14, 2010, 09:36:21 pm knightstockterrier
I hope this answers your light question about blinding your dogs. I have 2 small lights mounted on the front of the platform which prevents the dogs from being blinded also it helps me see where I am going. When I first built the platform I thought it was great until it was dark then with the dogs on the platform it prevented me from seeing where I was going, so I would highly recommend mounting some lights on your platform and get a toggle switch put in your cab. Most of the time I drive with the platform lights on only. Be careful on putting your strike box too high because the dogs will hender your view, but be careful on setting the strike box too low because you may hit a low spot and rip the box off and injure your dogs. Thanks for the duffey gate latch idea, I will have to check into that. On the question on the best stike dog it varies on who I am with and some days one will strike better than others. I dont put dogs on the top box very often because my truck has a nine inch lift on it and the dogs really don't like jumping off of it plus it increases the risk of injury for them. Hope this answered some of your questions. |