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New (to me) dog cage

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I had been looking around - though not too hard for a dog cage. Not that I hunt with dogs, but as a way of locking a fridge/swag/rifles away.
A mate at work mentioned he had one that he had bought for his son, and then TYB didnt want it. 
It seems to be a comercially built one, due to mandrel bent tube steel (50mm external), scalloped and welded joins - and very good welds too. If its not from a fabricating workshop - someone has some good kit and skills.

Anyway $300 later and its mine, had to shorten the utes sides, the local trailer shop wanted $250 to do that. 
20 minutes between downpours with an angle grinder, socket set and a drill saved me that amount.

I must be on the way to being a proper poacher hunter now!!!

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That will do, you gunna put latches on front of sides onto back of cage ?
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Good thinking Batman


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Camel wrote: ↑Sat Dec 15, 2018 7:53 pm That will do, you gunna put latches on front of sides onto back of cage ?
Yes mate, just adjustable toggle latch types - theoretically they will "pull" the sides in and forward a touch - hopefully to make it rattle less.
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We could lock Trev in there if he continues to disregard the 10 meter rule.


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kickinback wrote: ↑Mon Dec 17, 2018 4:10 am We could lock Trev in there if he continues to disregard the 10 meter rule.


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Hmm now there is an idea :poke:
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You are assuming Trev would fit? :mrgreen:
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Tony Z wrote: ↑Mon Dec 17, 2018 1:47 pm You are assuming Trev would fit? :mrgreen:
You are assuming whole :mrgreen:
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Gee with friends like you guys....,


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mick_762 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 17, 2018 3:47 pm
Tony Z wrote: ↑Mon Dec 17, 2018 1:47 pm You are assuming Trev would fit? :mrgreen:
You are assuming whole :mrgreen:
...and without a Guinness supply.
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Tony Z wrote:You are assuming Trev would fit? :mrgreen:
Coffee out the nose comment of the year ImageImageImage

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trevort wrote: ↑Mon Dec 17, 2018 4:54 pm Gee with friends like you guys....,


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The fire, and the 10m internal to a campsite is not a urinal.
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mick_762 wrote:
trevort wrote: ↑Mon Dec 17, 2018 4:54 pm Gee with friends like you guys....,


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The fire, and the 10m internal to a campsite is not a urinal.
More to the point, I don’t want to turn around and see little Trev.


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kickinback wrote: ↑Mon Dec 17, 2018 8:22 pm
mick_762 wrote:
trevort wrote: ↑Mon Dec 17, 2018 4:54 pm Gee with friends like you guys....,


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The fire, and the 10m internal to a campsite is not a urinal.
More to the point, I don’t want to turn around and see little Trev.


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