Hit a rock and rolled it and put a crack in the oil pan. Any one had this problem, lucky i looked and was close to the hard road and walk back and got the truck and winched it on the trailer. There will be a better skid plate in my future!
I cracked mine back in July. The frame crossmember rubbed on the oil pan and put a small hole in it.
Mine never ran out of oil. Actually didn't even notice it until I washed the machine and it started leaking. I need to beef up the 2 frame crossmembers before we hit the rocky stuff again.
Cuoutdoors
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Rolled the machine? Sounds like a rough ride. I recommend 1/2" UHMW front to back. If you are going to be in a lot of rocks or taking blows to the bottom it wouldn't hurt to add a little support to the crossmember or even add an extra cross member.
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so is the 1/2 uhmw good stuff or do you have it? I did not roll the machine the rock rolled under the machine and bent and cracked the pan. was looking for skid plates?
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Cuoutdoors
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Yes, UHMW is the best for a skid. My first skid was a full one piece skid made of 1/2" uhmw and my second machine I put a 1/2" skid from trail armor it is also UHMW but 5 pieces that go together. I think a single sheet offers the best protection but will probably end up costing you more than the TA. they offer 10% off to forum members.
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I agree UHMW is a great material but if you're consistently hitting rocks you may also want to beef up the frame crossmembers and add a crossmember ahead of the sub transmission shift shaft.
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