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โMay-11-2017 04:43 PM
cdl2 wrote:
I picked it up today......$28
The angle iron that connects the ends was bent.
I thought about just cutting the angle iron, but then I thought there's a chance I could pull the cars frame together.
โMay-03-2017 07:51 PM
โMay-03-2017 04:16 PM
โMay-03-2017 12:25 PM
โMay-03-2017 04:34 AM
โMay-02-2017 03:48 PM
Pirate wrote:tropical36 wrote:Waiting on you to eat your words against Blue Ox as OP clearly stated it was install fault. What say you?Effy wrote:
Trying to follow this thread and somewhere it got really confusing. If I am following correctly; OP had bent baseplate, the assumption was that it was a part failure, Blue OX is offering to replace, in the meantime OP realizes that perhaps it's not a failure at all but that bolts may have backed out - this would mean user error from not checking the bolts. Unclear as to whether the OP has updated Blue Ox on this or not.
The rest of the thread seems like a lot of noise. Personally I think something as critical as a bent baseplate towing your car, using some of the suggestions here to bend it back is a huge mistake. I have worked with metal a lot especially steel and bending it compromises the structural integrity. Bending it back makes it worse, let alone any cracks that may have happened in the process - especially if there are welds.
You could take it to a metal shop, but by the time it's either bent or cut and re-welded, ground and painted I am not sure you'd save a lot of money or be any better off from a safety perspective.
Amazing how folks that spend so much money on RV's and cars and towing and everything else that goes with the RV life, get so cheap on things that can have such an impact on safety. I don't think safety is the time to get cheap.
I believe the OP said that it was $430 plus labor to replace, so doesn't look like B. Ox is offering anything. Also that the bolts were sheared off, so.........again, my suggestion would be to replace, but with something else other than what he has now.
โMay-02-2017 01:30 PM
โMay-01-2017 08:55 PM
โMay-01-2017 04:17 PM
tropical36 wrote:Waiting on you to eat your words against Blue Ox as OP clearly stated it was install fault. What say you?Effy wrote:
Trying to follow this thread and somewhere it got really confusing. If I am following correctly; OP had bent baseplate, the assumption was that it was a part failure, Blue OX is offering to replace, in the meantime OP realizes that perhaps it's not a failure at all but that bolts may have backed out - this would mean user error from not checking the bolts. Unclear as to whether the OP has updated Blue Ox on this or not.
The rest of the thread seems like a lot of noise. Personally I think something as critical as a bent baseplate towing your car, using some of the suggestions here to bend it back is a huge mistake. I have worked with metal a lot especially steel and bending it compromises the structural integrity. Bending it back makes it worse, let alone any cracks that may have happened in the process - especially if there are welds.
You could take it to a metal shop, but by the time it's either bent or cut and re-welded, ground and painted I am not sure you'd save a lot of money or be any better off from a safety perspective.
Amazing how folks that spend so much money on RV's and cars and towing and everything else that goes with the RV life, get so cheap on things that can have such an impact on safety. I don't think safety is the time to get cheap.
I believe the OP said that it was $430 plus labor to replace, so doesn't look like B. Ox is offering anything. Also that the bolts were sheared off, so.........again, my suggestion would be to replace, but with something else other than what he has now.
โMay-01-2017 02:48 PM
Pirate wrote:A tractor? What do you think the stresses are when pulling a bottom plow are? Have you seen a large truck shop bend a "I" beam axel, or rear-end for camber?wildmanbaker wrote:No, you had a good point but towing 3-5K lbs at 65mph should call for no compromise on safety. Your belief is great for the tractor or something like that.
I guess I know my place now.
โMay-01-2017 01:41 PM
โMay-01-2017 01:34 PM
tropical36 wrote:Effy wrote:
Trying to follow this thread and somewhere it got really confusing. If I am following correctly; OP had bent baseplate, the assumption was that it was a part failure, Blue OX is offering to replace, in the meantime OP realizes that perhaps it's not a failure at all but that bolts may have backed out - this would mean user error from not checking the bolts. Unclear as to whether the OP has updated Blue Ox on this or not.
The rest of the thread seems like a lot of noise. Personally I think something as critical as a bent baseplate towing your car, using some of the suggestions here to bend it back is a huge mistake. I have worked with metal a lot especially steel and bending it compromises the structural integrity. Bending it back makes it worse, let alone any cracks that may have happened in the process - especially if there are welds.
You could take it to a metal shop, but by the time it's either bent or cut and re-welded, ground and painted I am not sure you'd save a lot of money or be any better off from a safety perspective.
Amazing how folks that spend so much money on RV's and cars and towing and everything else that goes with the RV life, get so cheap on things that can have such an impact on safety. I don't think safety is the time to get cheap.
I believe the OP said that it was $430 plus labor to replace, so doesn't look like B. Ox is offering anything. Also that the bolts were sheared off, so.........again, my suggestion would be to replace, but with something else other than what he has now.
โMay-01-2017 01:28 PM
Effy wrote:
Trying to follow this thread and somewhere it got really confusing. If I am following correctly; OP had bent baseplate, the assumption was that it was a part failure, Blue OX is offering to replace, in the meantime OP realizes that perhaps it's not a failure at all but that bolts may have backed out - this would mean user error from not checking the bolts. Unclear as to whether the OP has updated Blue Ox on this or not.
The rest of the thread seems like a lot of noise. Personally I think something as critical as a bent baseplate towing your car, using some of the suggestions here to bend it back is a huge mistake. I have worked with metal a lot especially steel and bending it compromises the structural integrity. Bending it back makes it worse, let alone any cracks that may have happened in the process - especially if there are welds.
You could take it to a metal shop, but by the time it's either bent or cut and re-welded, ground and painted I am not sure you'd save a lot of money or be any better off from a safety perspective.
Amazing how folks that spend so much money on RV's and cars and towing and everything else that goes with the RV life, get so cheap on things that can have such an impact on safety. I don't think safety is the time to get cheap.
โMay-01-2017 09:47 AM