Portable Predator Mods

[fishersofmen]

Did a few mods to the Predator. Will be wiring 2 LED light strips to the electrical box and still have to install reflectix to the roof. Also will be adding auger mounts on the back parallel to the propane tank and maybe a couple handles on the storage doors. Vexilar and rods will end up going in the front compartment. By eliminating the seat brackets that come with these units I was able to gain at least a half foot of space between the seats which is nice. The one bracket would hit the curve in the bottom of tub. Not perfect by any means but am pretty happy with it. Thanks to all those on here who I stole the ideas from!!

[BartmanMN]

That looks great. Have you tried loading that into the back of the pickup? Just curious since a predator alone is heavy.

[tom fellegy]

very nice looking job. the only thing i see that i don't like is your feet are on the ice while fishing. could you have mounted the seats all the way back and cut out where the seats are now so you can have your feet inside the tub while fishing. it will be alot warmer and you will have alot more room in front of you also.

[amateurfishing]

yes, i find the seat bases a big waste of space on how the manufacterers make them, what size plywood did you use & did u have to reinforce your seats anywhere, i used half inch plywood & found it has way too much give so am reinforcing with metal bars underneath attached to swivel seat base.

[tom fellegy]

the plywood i used is called appleply. it is a burch plywood and i used 5/8ths. i made a bench seat and backrest that are about 12"X38"

[fishersofmen]

That looks great. Have you tried loading that into the back of the pickup? Just curious since a predator alone is heavy.

Bart I haven't loaded it yet. I figured since they come out of the factory at 145lbs whats another 30...... Feels light after deadlifts at the gym anyway.

[fishersofmen]

yes, i find the seat bases a big waste of space on how the manufacterers make them, what size plywood did you use & did u have to reinforce your seats anywhere, i used half inch plywood & found it has way too much give so am reinforcing with metal bars underneath attached to swivel seat base.

I used 5/8ths inch plywood with 2x2 reinforcements underneath. 1/2 inch didn't seem to be enough for me either.

[jjohnson5150]

That is one well done mod. I really like the clean look and use of space. My only reservation with doing a mod is that I would have to load it myself. Another few pounds to my house would require another person at all times and I fish alone at times. If you could mold this same mod out of an ultra light material, you could make some loot.

[Finns]

Fisherofmen; I have an XLT and was wondering if the seat bases that you are not using would fit in mine. I need one. Contact me if you care to. finns3 at stjoelive dot com

[swmndeerhunter]

Looks pretty sweet! Does the cover still fit over the seats how you got them?

[fishersofmen]

Not sure don't have a cover I would think it would though. I got the led's wired to the box and the reflectix put on the roof. Plenty of light in there now!

[AndRo]

The cover would fit. The seats will fold down to less than the pole brackets. Will you carry your auger separate? On 4wheeler/sled?

[swmndeerhunter]

With the reflectix and the seats on top like that it might be pretty snug in there under the cover. I'm going to have to check it out tonight, if it all fits I might have to get to work on a mod like this for mine.

[tyrant]

Nice work !

I'm excited to get my new R2-tec out this year.

Thanks for sharing your mods, if and when I set mine up I'll hand pics.

[HaRdWaTeR jUnKy]

Nice work, wheres the cut-out for the minnow bucket?