Vise-Mounting Bracket For Pickup Tailgates

Vise-Mounting Bracket For Pickup Tailgates FARM SHOP Miscellaneous 27-5-38 Charlie Henderson, Burt, N.Y., recently called FARM SHOW to tell us about a vise mounting bracket he came up with. It allows him to quickly attach a vise to the tailgate on his pickup and use it as a workshop in the field. The attachment has an L-shaped steel plate that hooks over the back edge of the tailgate. A 4 1/2-in. Sears vise mounts on top of this plate. The other end of the attachment clamps onto the front edge of the tailgate using a lever that you push down. To remove the attachment, Henderson simply raises the lever to release the clamping pressure on the front edge of the tailgate. "I use it on my Chevrolet S10 pickup, but the unit is fully adjustable so it can be used on many different pickup models with different tailgates," says Henderson. "Once the attachment is adjusted to fit the tailgate, it can be installed or removed in only about two seconds. The bottom side of the attachment is covered with rubber to keep from marring the tailgate. "The first model I built used a wrench to tighten a bolt and release the clamping pressure on the front edge of the tailgate. However, the lever is a lot easier to use." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Charlie Henderson, 5651 Wilson-Burt Road, Burt, N.Y. 14028 (ph 716 778-7827).

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