Rusted Frames
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The main thing that I like about it is it's readily available, welds
easily, isn't 'as' suseptable to vibration or heat stress cracking. I'd
probably allow for it by usine 3/16" or even 1/4" thickness instead of
1/8". That'd make it easier to weld also
I don't see any sense in replacing the whole thing if only a part of it was
badly rusted.
For a hole, I'd definitly scab and stitch weld it.
haha, I'm good at blacksmith'n (I'm southern)
>In a message dated 4/13/99 7:03:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, bdub
>writes:
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>> steel was mild 60k# tensile A36.
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>Hi Bdub!
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>I personally have a problem with using A36, although a very common steel.
>Our frames are made of steel that is in the 120,000 to 140,000 strength
>category. Our frames are only 1/8 material. It would be my suggestion if the
>rusted area was huge like my pictures at
>Adohen Scott
>Nehoda (Odds and Ends site)
> to replace the whole frame rail one side at a time. If the whole was
>small, I might attempt a weld repair. But don't you know if I did that the
>weld would be on my mind for quite along time.
>http://smsgmc.webjump.com t=_self]Zak's Project[/url]
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>Scott NEHODA'S
>BACK YARD
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bdub
'76 Palm Beach
In The Heart o Texas
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icq # 202333
easily, isn't 'as' suseptable to vibration or heat stress cracking. I'd
probably allow for it by usine 3/16" or even 1/4" thickness instead of
1/8". That'd make it easier to weld also
I don't see any sense in replacing the whole thing if only a part of it was
badly rusted.
For a hole, I'd definitly scab and stitch weld it.
haha, I'm good at blacksmith'n (I'm southern)
>In a message dated 4/13/99 7:03:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, bdub
>writes:
>
>> steel was mild 60k# tensile A36.
>
>Hi Bdub!
>
>I personally have a problem with using A36, although a very common steel.
>Our frames are made of steel that is in the 120,000 to 140,000 strength
>category. Our frames are only 1/8 material. It would be my suggestion if the
>rusted area was huge like my pictures at
>Adohen Scott
>Nehoda (Odds and Ends site)
> to replace the whole frame rail one side at a time. If the whole was
>small, I might attempt a weld repair. But don't you know if I did that the
>weld would be on my mind for quite along time.
>http://smsgmc.webjump.com t=_self]Zak's Project[/url]
>
>Scott NEHODA'S
>BACK YARD
>
>
>
>
>
bdub
'76 Palm Beach
In The Heart o Texas
www.web-access.net/~bmassey/
icq # 202333
Rust, aft of the bogies, I don't think is a great problem. If you look under your
coach you can see all this does is support the rear end of the coach. By
gussetting in new material to the good part of the frame fore and aft of the rust
I think you will get many more good years out of the beast. I am going to be
cutting a piece out of my frame under where the genset used to be to give myself
a spot to run the new sewer dump lines. I am going to gusset a piece around this
cut out and bolt a bracket under the valves to protect them. I think if you find
a shop in your area that does custom stretching and shortening of truck frames
you will have found someone who is able to tell you how to repair your frame. In
my experience these guys tend to know what they are talking about and are more
than capable of doing a good, safe job for you. Or you can go the route that
Scott chose. Good for you Scott but not my cup of tea. Darren
> Rick and Suzette,
>
> Don't despair. You're not alone.
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coach you can see all this does is support the rear end of the coach. By
gussetting in new material to the good part of the frame fore and aft of the rust
I think you will get many more good years out of the beast. I am going to be
cutting a piece out of my frame under where the genset used to be to give myself
a spot to run the new sewer dump lines. I am going to gusset a piece around this
cut out and bolt a bracket under the valves to protect them. I think if you find
a shop in your area that does custom stretching and shortening of truck frames
you will have found someone who is able to tell you how to repair your frame. In
my experience these guys tend to know what they are talking about and are more
than capable of doing a good, safe job for you. Or you can go the route that
Scott chose. Good for you Scott but not my cup of tea. Darren
> Rick and Suzette,
>
> Don't despair. You're not alone.
>
>
