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Re: Repair help needed - Broken frame from dragging jack
Grit dog wrote: Pics didn't appear to post. But I'm still 99% sure I'd fill the whole thing with epoxy (or whatever makes sense to fill as long as you fill the cross section entirely where the bolts are going through). Then just drill it when you are ready to install the jacks. Thanks! I tried to embed them in the post and it didn't work, so I copied the imgr link at the top with the 8 pics. I think I'll go for it this weekend. I'm planning to weld the exterior of the frame as well.718Views0likes0CommentsRe: Repair help needed - Broken frame from dragging jack
https://imgur.com/gallery/lg5RLF1 First 3 pictures are of the back right corner, you can see how far it drops down without it being jacked up into place. 3rd picture is the bracket that holds the jack in place. In pics 4,5,6, you can see it jacked up into the right spot. That lateral tube is the one I need to fill with the epoxy to get some internal strength back. In pics 7 and 8, you can see the front and what needs to be done after I get the rear done. Thanks! Cory718Views0likes0CommentsRe: Repair help needed - Broken frame from dragging jack
Grit dog wrote: If you can truly fill the tubing with epoxy then yes most epoxies have a high enough shear strength to make good “threads” in. That is a good idea. I don’t totally understand your pics and don’t know about that particular epoxy but I would get some that is liquid/self leveling to ensure you get it “full”. I’ve repaired stripped out lag screw holes in boat hulls with epoxy or 3m 5200 on high stress areas like engine mounts and swim platforms. Your plan is solid. No pun intended lol Thanks! Have you ever backed those lag bolts out and back in? Do they grab well? The reason why I'm struggling, is the lag bolts hold my jack brackets in place and I'm not ready for them to be mounted, but I think I need to get the lag bolts into the epoxy before it dries. At least with the epoxy I posted above. It looks strong as heck, but I don't know if the epoxy is designed to have lag bolts put in after it dries.716Views0likes0CommentsRe: Repair help needed - Broken frame from dragging jack
JoeChiOhki wrote: coryanderson wrote: Need some help with what compound/epoxy I should use in this situation. This is the back corner where I dragged the jack. I plan to weld this area together, but 2 lag bolts come through this area to hold the jack in place. I would like to put something inside of the tubing that would act as wood so when I put lag bolts through they have something to grab onto. Any ideas that would work the best for this situation? Steel backing plate and bolting through instead of lag bolts. That won't work. These pictures are from the side, the bolts are actually going from left to right in these pictures. I meant to take more last night and forgot. I bought this stuff, but I think I need to insert the lag bolts before it dries. Has anyone used this stuff before? https://www.homedepot.com/p/Quikrete-8-6-oz-Fast-Setting-Anchoring-Epoxy-862030/203604177?source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&&mtc=Shopping-BF-F_D22-G-D22-022_009_CONCRETE-NA-NA-NA-SMART-NA-NA-New_Engen&cm_mmc=Shopping-BF-F_D22-G-D22-022_009_CONCRETE-NA-NA-NA-SMART-NA-NA-New_Engen-71700000082416240-58700006970241162-92700062772249734&gclid=CjwKCAjwp7eUBhBeEiwAZbHwkY9R7b9tCEjAhHIW8XJaaZ2JM0KPOdqsNpVEOXnQCC8WYbEbpn3obxoCwr4QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds715Views0likes0CommentsRe: Repair help needed - Broken frame from dragging jack
Need some help with what compound/epoxy I should use in this situation. This is the back corner where I dragged the jack. I plan to weld this area together, but 2 lag bolts come through this area to hold the jack in place. I would like to put something inside of the tubing that would act as wood so when I put lag bolts through they have something to grab onto. Any ideas that would work the best for this situation?715Views0likes0CommentsRe: Repair help needed - Broken frame from dragging jack
I think my current plan is to build a camper dolly that will support the entire camper safely take apart the rear part of the camper and see what I find and go from there. I found these images from 2 others that built a dolly several years ago online. Apparently I lost the knowhow to upload pictures to this forum, they are down below. https://imgur.com/a/9w14PMD I plan to build a combo of both of these. I like the taller one so I can store camp stuff underneath but I also like the wider stance, so I think I'm going to build those wings, but instead of wheels under the wings, I'll incorporate a screw jack of sorts that will add ample stability but still have the wheels under the vertical supports, like in the taller one.717Views0likes0CommentsRe: Repair help needed - Broken frame from dragging jack
notsobigjoe wrote: That is the stable lift that I was talking about that did all the damage to my rig and before you ask, I would recommend it highly to someone with a very small rig. 1.5 tons at the most nothing bigger. Ah...I have seen those before now that you mention it. I assume these are great if you take your camper off your truck and camp in it often? I don't understand the utility too much. Our camper stays on our truck 98% of the time and never comes off* when we are camping, but that's mostly because it's a pain in the a** and is probably the most dangerous thing I do, which is maybe why you are recommending them (for light weight campers). So...because your camper was too heavy, it put stress on parts that weren't designed to support the weight? is that right?714Views0likes0CommentsRe: Repair help needed - Broken frame from dragging jack
notsobigjoe wrote: My point is this, in my opinion it's worth saving and it's going to be a ton of work. I don't regret any part of the decision I made to fix mine. Take it for what it's worth just some friendly advice. Good luck sir! Thanks! I think it's worth the time to save and work on. I just need to get a couple of things out of my workspace where I plan to work on it. Hopefully this weekend I can get it off the truck and setup so I can begin tear down. I'm a teacher and I'm planning to use a good portion of my holiday break tearing this thing apart and with any luck start putting it together. What is that device holding your camper up in some of those pictures?267Views0likes0CommentsRe: Repair help needed - Broken frame from dragging jack
JoeChiOhki wrote: You've seriously got some major divorce going on between the framing components of the floor/belly pan and the rear wall! And... its Filon sided, which is glued in place and easily removeable without needing to patch the section afterwards or redo the whole wall.... Yea, I effed it up pretty bad. I wish I took pictures of the jack area before I attempted my first fix. I sort of think I might as well rebuild the wall while I'm in there. It seems these older campers all need to be rebuilt at some point, I figured this would be a good time to take on 1/3 of the rebuild and possibly make some improvements. Any advice on where I should start?268Views0likes0Comments
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