Flatbed build finished

I finished the details on the flatbed project. The truck weighs in at an amazing over 700 lbs  lighter than with the factory bed. The top lights on the headache rack are handy work lights. The aluminum board that creates the catch all place behind the cab is removable so you can carry 8  foot long  plywood.  All the steel parts are powder coated. I have been using it and it works great. The stake sides are a tight fit so they do not rattle. This is a very nice truck bed!

Flatbed build

I built up this flatbed to replace my box bed that had become damaged from a blown out tire. You know, turn lemons into lemonade.  I still have some side rails to build and another license  plate holder. Note how the headache rack follows the contour on the cab . I am real happy with the way this turned out.

USGS gauge removal

Sturat Reeder called me last November 2009 about some stimulus money projects. I put together a bid and was awarded the contract to remove streamgauges and cableways in the state of Utah for the USGS. I partnered up with Stuart and we spent the summer hiking, digging, climbing, and you get the idea. We had a great summer! Maybe the best job I have ever had! Jorge Visser and Adam Madison helped us out as well as many other people we met along the way. Twenty one projects were completed!

USGS gauge removal

Some of the gauges required mules to pack the material out of the mountains. Alisha and George form Flying J outfitters helped us get the job done.

USGS gauge removal

This gauge was located in Courthouse Wash in Arches National Park. We backpacked in and out of the site.

USGS project

This is Ashley Creek in the Uintah Mountains of Utah. Stuart Reeder and I were in here to pull out a USGS stream gauge that used to be anchored to this boulder. We chopped these bolts and removed the gauge.

We built these columns for Bryce National Park. This is a scenic overlook. These caps were a new idea for them to help keep people off the top of the columns. They look good too.