Greg 's truck pit

[mbulriss]

Any idea what that thing weighs now? Starting to look like a candidate to hang
from a roof mounted crane off the back of the bus.

Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "gregory O" wrote:
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>
> Tim and I had some time this weekend and worked on the shoe. We tried to
> attach wire mesh or screen to the metal frame for a foundation to hold
> spray insulation foam. the mesh idea was hard to deal with so we decided
> to add some 3/16 steel rod between the 3/8 inch rod for a better
> foundation for mesh wire. the result turned out to be more artistic than
> intended and we decided to scrap the foam process for the first parade
> and enter the shoe as a steel-etto.
>
> <http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/fbfiles/...l2_001.JPG>
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> adding more 3/8 rod
>
> <http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/fbfiles/...l2_002.JPG>
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> below is the frame with 3/16 rod added to the steel-etto
>
> <http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/fbfiles/...l2_007.JPG>
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> the frame looked good as a steel structure but now we need to remove and
> rebend some structural 3/8 steel that is not up to par.Notice the strap
> steel that wrapped the outer heel was removed and I need to make the
> center 1x1 square tube pieces into a truss to hold the 3/5 of the shoe
> weight and strong enough to be a leaver for some fold up engineering I
> am thinking of doing
>
> <http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/fbfiles/...l2_009.JPG>
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> with the 1x1 center square tube re welded up as a truss It now will hold
> me (175lbs LOL ) and some of the cage weight
>
> <http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/fbfiles/...l2_011.JPG>
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> I needed to use a plasma cutter to remove the center heel supports and a
> torch to heat the cold rolled steel to add strength
> to the critical welds on the high carbon rod.
> <http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/fbfiles/...l2_015.JPG>
> >
>