Custom/DIY Truck Camper Tie Downs
Looking to avoid the $600 price tag on the torklift frame mounting system. Anyone have a good solution? TC Lance 845 2800# Dry No Slide Out GMC 2500HD SRW
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Bert the Welder wrote:
Did you up-size the tube with a couple sections/sleeves of larger dia. tube or ?
And any reason for not going w/ the larger tube that fit the receiver tubes for the whole thing? Did you have the off cuts laying around or was the larger tube 10x the price?
I used the junk I had in my garage.
My hitch tube was 3" from what I recall, so old 2" receiver tube and then old ball holder from what I remember brought me 1.5" hole for long tubing.
The tube adapter doesn't have to be build from tubing. You can cut flat plate to size and weld the shims around.
As for making whole tie-down from 2 or 3" tubing, the tie-downs as experienced by several members act as weak point.
When you hit a bump at high speed, I rather will have to deal with straightening the tie, than with repairing camper anchoring point.
