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#1 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Harris County
Hunt In: Hill Country, S. Texas
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Just bought a new Mule 4010 Trans and was going to get the factory plastic roof but it wasn’t rated for highway travel so I looked for a metal roof and didn’t take long to figure out I didn’t want to pay 800 and up for a roof. After looking online I didn’t find too many roof projects so I looked at 1 YouTube video and a bunch of metal roofs and this is what I’m building.
Overall size 65” L x 60” W I cut the plywood 30” and used Dow rods to glue pieces together and then put a 10” piece running with the seam in the middle. 4” sides and 3” back so bed will still tilt with roof on. The front has a 45 degree slope to help with the wind. I put a few gussets to help with strength and I put 6 pieces of plywood on sides where the top roll cage hits and that’s where I will mount my pipe straps. Below is a few progress pictures and after I finish I will update and show it’s strong enough to stand on ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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#2 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Cedar creek tx
Hunt In: Driftwood tx
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Looking good
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#3 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Turlington,Tx
Hunt In: Freestone,Navarro,Llano
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That top is shaped just like to factory Essex top I had on my old mule. Your doing a great job on the build.
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#4 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Harris County
Hunt In: Hill Country, S. Texas
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Finished up this evening, turned out pretty good. |
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#5 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: North Texas
Hunt In: Young County Mostly Mack’s Creek Missouri on occasion
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Looks good I am surprised the factory roof isn’t highway speed rated
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#6 |
Six Point
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: McAllen
Hunt In: San Isidro
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Wow that’s awesome. Great work.
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#7 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Florida
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Looks good
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#8 |
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Magnolia
Hunt In: Diboll
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Looks good. Fits good. I'm sure it works good too....
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#9 |
Spike
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Cut-N-Shoot
Hunt In: Diboll
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Looks nice.
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#10 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Wallis
Hunt In: Llano
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did you rubber coat it OR just paint?
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#11 | |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bozeman, MT
Hunt In: Montana
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Maybe a dumb question, but if the factory plastic hood (assume a 1 piece molding) is not highway rated, how can a home built roof out of multiple pieces of wood be? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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#12 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Harris County
Hunt In: Hill Country, S. Texas
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Not the hood, but I am going on what the salesman told me is that the plastic roof was not rated for highway speeds. I put my homemade roof to the test already and it doesn’t budge.
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#13 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Magnolia, TX
Hunt In: Kerr County, Tx
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looks awesome!!! Great job!!
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#14 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bozeman, MT
Hunt In: Montana
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Looks great.
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#15 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Shady Shores, TX.
Hunt In: Irion Co.
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When I got my 4010 they told me the same thing. Not highway rated. I went ahead and got the metal one. I had a 610 with the plastic roof. Pulled it all over the place with no issues.
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#16 |
Nubbin' Buck
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Texas
Hunt In: Edwards
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Looks good I did my Mule with 1/8 plate
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