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David G. Calderone
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Username: Kaos
Post Number: 2
Registered: 10-2005
Posted From: 209.165.187.85
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, October 04, 2005 - 08:09 pm: | 
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I hope this question has not been done to death, but are there any hard tops available for the Max IV? Up here in the great white north, it might be a nice addition. |
mwhitmire (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted From: 209.112.151.61
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Dave, you can make one for you're rig. Here is a picture of the one I made for my Avneger. Windshield folds done. |
Jerry R. Nuss
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Post Number: 102
Registered: 02-2005
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That is one of the nicest hard tops I have seen. How did you get the windshield made for it? Did you have the window frame section built first then go to a glass supplier or did you have the glass section and cut the frame to fit the glass? |
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Jerry,
The bottom piece that give you something to bolt to is 2"x1-1/4" x 2" box aluminum that I just cut one side off to sleeve over the joint where the upper and lower sections of the Argo fit together. I did make relief cuts in this section to mold around the radius on the corners of the machine.
I then took a 2ea. 16 foot sticks of 1-1/2" aluminum and bent it for the piece that from front to back, the front of this piece being the brush guard. You can't see it in the picture to well but I then cut out of 1/4 inch aluminum plate bases for all the support legs to rest on, this plate once cut also covers all relief cuts. These were welded to the support legs OFF the machine, so they could be bolted to the piece that goes around the molding. The rest of the supports had the same treatment.
Top is 1/8 inch diamond plate and you can't see it in the picture but in the back it is has a piece of diamond plate welded across the open area to strengthen it. Bent in a drip edge in case of rain. All supports and cross members where padded with rubber weather stripping before the top was bolted on to prevent any vibration from aluminum on aluminum.
Windshield I can't take credit for had a local welding shop do that portion. There are bolts at the hinge point, and it is removable or you can lay it down, support tabs on the front brush guards. As for the glass it's 44x22 I just took the window frame to the local glass shop and had them put in safety glass 68.00 bucks and worth every penny.
Curtains were made by a local sewing shop (Alaska Canvas) and they did an outstanding job. It snaps on and off, and works well. Welded some 1/2" square aluminum stock in front of the snaps to protect them from brush.
Cargo rack is just 1/2" square tubing, 4" high.
If you want measurements I can seed them to you. I was able to save some money by getting most the aluminum out of the seconds bin at the supplier.
Had it out in 20 degree weather and was nice and warm inside, no need for a jacket. |
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