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rig platform
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:06 am
by live to hunt
I am working on a new rig platform and was wanting to know what would be the best height for the top rail that you snap dogs too. I was thinking something like 18" to 20" inches is that about right?

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:32 am
by Spanky
I made mine the height of the average hounds chest....measurer your hounds and take the average

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:35 am
by bearbredplotts
measure your dogs. i never built that, but i think im gonna do that before spring time. im gonna measure my dogs from the top of their front legs, so they can stand their comfortably ready to strike.
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:48 am
by Buddyw
I just checked and Mine is 15" I think when I built it I measured a couple of my dogs first like spanky suggested..

strike rail
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 1:38 pm
by snowy river black and tan
Have it hit the upper half of their chest. It can get pretty wild up there. They will be less likly to bail off while still chained up if its a little taller. Good luck.
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 5:50 am
by bency
Spanky,
i really like your dog box there, can you send me some more pictures of it, becaus im in the middle of starting to make one for my truck with the same sorta idea that you came up with and it would help me out.
thanks,
mike.
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 5:25 pm
by Arkansas Frog
Spanky yours looks sharp if you only had a good Chevy pickup to put it on.
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 5:26 pm
by Ike
roflmao.........

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 11:08 pm
by doug
clean nice looken and practicable box
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:25 pm
by cecil j.
Spanky wrote:I made mine the height of the average hounds chest....measurer your hounds and take the average

hey the onlyest thing i`d change/well add is to drill wholes in the plattform top and secure eye looped boltd sticken up on the decking too so you can atacl short stay-snapp too dogs collars an so the can`t fall out an over the top an no listenind to chains travel an scratchen-off paint om rack sidr racks . Also keep ther front feet from goen over onto truck roof top. but that a good looken sunner dof=g box allright an sturdy built with great metal streight an simple but very clean looken/oatten that one before herritage custome dog box builders does/get yuor investment back from dog box dealerships !
that is carpett over metal plated top for decking/right ?
jack