I have thought about putting a zip lock bag over it as a precaution...sure would make clean up easier at the end of the day if things got muddy and wet quick! I will have to throw a few in the cargo box just in case.



I ended up buying mine from RAM directly. They were very helpful on the phone and I am glad I went with the "short" arm because it is just perfect. I simply drilled two small holes for screws...picked up nylon locking nuts and two huge fender washers to spread out the surface area on the plastic pod...seems to be holding well so far with my giving it a really good "push around" with my hand. We'll see how it does this summer when I am up north on some real trails!

For anyone that stumbles upon this thread...my specific model numbers for my install are: RAM-HOL-GA31U
RAM-B-102U-A

 

mikka - I love the spot you mounted your grinders...perfect! Also, yours looks mighty clean as well.

skychief...I like the shelving!

I decided to add some before and after photos...could be a fun thread if people posted their work areas too. Maybe we should have made a new thread just for that....

BEFORE: (just a day or two after getting the house and throwing some things in the garage as I make trips out to the place.)





AFTER: (some things have changed since these photos were taken but you get the idea of the main changes....)





And one of the new garage door on. It is 18' wide. The previous one was a very sad, old, faded honkin' red door that was made from fiberboard. The remotes for the opener were the size of the first cell phones. We did a lot of landscaping and flower work last summer...just making the curb appeal much better!

 

looks like someone had some money they spent lol.

 

meh....all the work was done by me with the occasional help from my father in law. You have to understand I rarely pay full price for anything! Insulation...on sale...OSB....on sale...shelving....free....paint, had it from the house.....The only thing I paid to have someone do was the garage door...removal of old, install new, etc. for around $1350....can't beat that! Your wallet goes a long way when you do the work!

 

Great looking mount! You ought to do that professionally.

 

whats miss febuarys name on the wall or is that january?

 

Speaking of doing your own work.....What model Honda blower is that? I'm looking at a similar beast, but haven't made a decision yet. I like the idea of tracks to climb stairs and cut up inclines. Also like the idea of something that will start. Old Toro (not that old) is dead in the garage right now. About to pitch it off the tailgate at 70mph onto the Interstate at 4am.....just to watch it explode into 1000 pieces. Not likin' the Toro products these days.....cheap POS.

 

Ha ha...it's January....reminds me to flip it to February!

It's a Honda 1132TAS. I absolutely love it! This thing goes through ANY amount of snow and can throw it over 50'. At my previous house that had sidewalks I could throw it over the street to my neighbors sidewalk and fill up what he just cleared if I wanted to be a jag!
It has electric start and I only used it once to verify it works. One pull each and every time. I bought this on craigslist list for less than half of what new is. Ironically, it was a guy who had a plow for an ATV that didn't use it ever. I did some carb cleaning and it has been "singing" ever since! I like how quite the Honda motor is as well. B&S seems to be so loud. The most significant difference is that Honda's have a hydrostatic tranny...so I can go at ANY speed for ANY condition and it is just right...fast all the way up to the end of the drive way and feather it back a bit so it can chew that up too. if I didn't own this bad boy, I would have gotten a plow for the XP for sure!

Here's a few pics:

 

If I get this to work here is a few pics of my Ram GPS mount.

 

Nice Hitman! That was the alternative to what I have now. I wasn't sure there was room on my bar for that setup but obviously you got it to work! My one thought about putting it over on the side was the further out from "center" on the turning point (or axis if you will) the more that thing will have to flip side to side in turns and such. My rational for trying it in the center would be having minimal movement for better viewing while riding as well as if I wouldn't want my head to get whacked by branches then my GPS had a better chance of missing those branches too. But don't let my explanation knock yours....it still beats having to stop to look at your GPS while on the trail!