Rusty Frames

james melberg

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Oct 2, 1999
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For what its worth.

We replaced the side rails and bogie support frame and
repaired the rear extension frame this past fall. The
rails and bogie support frame were rusted thru near
the rear bogie wheel on the passenger side and almost
on the driver side. We think the rust was caused by
leaking fittings going into the holding tank. One
fitting was cracked, the other was missing its
compression sealing washer.

We bought the frame members from Cinnabar. The rails
were $626 each and the bogie support frame was $1171.
The rails were seventeen feet long and appeared to
have been one piece, no welds. The original parts
appear to have been 10 gauge. The new ones are 7
gauge, not quit 40 percent heavier. Frames were
primed. We added undercoating before installing.

No snow yet in Minnesota.

Jim

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