Quote Originally Posted by tom4bren View Post
The Kilbys are stout enough that you could lose the crossmember entirely. Just hafta make some hangers for the Kilbys using the crossmember mounting points & maybe a piece to cover the seam between the plates.
The problem isn't actually the crossmember but the front skid plate clearance with the pumpkin. If I made the crossmember higher, the skid plate wouldn't be able to be mounted any higher because it would hit the pumpkin. Oh well... there is still plently of ground clearance.