Skid plate!!!

[Russh]

Has any one ever made a 'skid plate' of a husler???? I am thinking of glueing a heavy ruber mat cut to fit to the front of my unit. Just to pretect it!

[xrover]

I would recommend a heavy plastic over rubber. You want something that will 'slide' over obstacles whereas rubber will be more inclined to provide a lot of friction making it more difficult to go over obstacles.

[ygmir]

I'd also wonder if there is a glue that will work well?
Seems HDPE is hard to glue.

[hydromike]

Hey Russh,

I made an effort at putting a skid plate on my Attex. I bought a sheet of HDPE (1/4" thick) and conformed it to the bottom of the machine by using a heat gun and lots and lots of jacks and rivets. It turned out pretty well. Check out the pictures in my gallery....

http://www.6x6world.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/675

PM me if you have any questions about it. It was a pretty arduous task, but worth the effort!

~m

[ygmir]

nice fab and application. Was the sheet expensive?

isn't that spray on truck bed liner HDPE?
I wonder if it is, if, it could be sprayed on and stay?
That'd be neat, and easy..........I'd think.....

[Robio_8x8]

Rhino liner would that work?

nice fab and application. Was the sheet expensive?

isn't that spray on truck bed liner HDPE?
I wonder if it is, if, it could be sprayed on and stay?
That'd be neat, and easy..........I'd think.....

I know it is chemically engineered to stick to painted metal but would it stick to HDPE?

It is textured so it may reduce the water speed even more and reduce the vehicles ability to slide over terrain with a high center

[hydromike]

skid plate

nice fab and application. Was the sheet expensive?

Thank you! And.... no. Quite cheap, actually.

These sheets come up on ebay frequently, and they often have several sizes available. It's not a difficult fab job; it just takes patience. Lots and lots of holes to drill and rivets to install. They're the steel waterproof rivets from RI, so make sure your forearms are in decent shape. They will be at the end of the project, regardless. I think my skid plate is held on with about 75-80 of them.

~m

[ygmir]

I know it is chemically engineered to stick to painted metal but would it stick to HDPE?

It is textured so it may reduce the water speed even more and reduce the vehicles ability to slide over terrain with a high center

I thought you could get the spray liner un-textured.......
maybe I'm wrong, it happens quite often.......
If it'd stick, it'd be a slick (*pun) deal, I'd think......

[ygmir]

Thank you! And.... no. Quite cheap, actually.

These sheets come up on ebay frequently, and they often have several sizes available. It's not a difficult fab job; it just takes patience. Lots and lots of holes to drill and rivets to install. They're the steel waterproof rivets from RI, so make sure your forearms are in decent shape. They will be at the end of the project, regardless. I think my skid plate is held on with about 75-80 of them.

~m

Thanks for the link, too. I'd not have thought of looking there.
Did you put anything between the sheets? If a person had some holes (like me) in the bottome, I wonder if caulking or silicone would seal at the same time?........
Maybe I'll get a sheet and suspend my Hustler over a campfire to heat it and flip it to let it settle in......hahaha
play tribal music and indulge in adult beverages.......

[Robio_8x8]

There could be an Un-Textured type

I thought you could get the spray liner un-textured.......
maybe I'm wrong, it happens quite often.......
If it'd stick, it'd be a slick (*pun) deal, I'd think......

There could be an Un-textured type I am not aware of I was just thinking of the type I used . I think the texture could be sanded smooth too.
Just in a truck you do not want things to slide around too much .

[ygmir]

yeah,
I understand the truck and traction thing. I just thought they added the texture at the gun, and, perhaps it could be not added if it was used for a skid plate.
I still wonder, though, if it would stick?

[philipatmaxfour]

Skid plates

Maybe I'll get a sheet and suspend my Hustler over a campfire to heat it and flip it to let it settle in......hahaha
play tribal music and indulge in adult beverages.......

Man oh man, playing tribal music and drinking adult beverages ----, while your Hustler turns slowly on the Rotisserie ,That is funny!