Re: SKarosser Copy Scratch Home build?????
Posted: May 3rd, 2018, 7:40 pm
Ok, Zildjian,
I thought I had cut most of the corner angle pieces. I was wrong. Either that or I have lost them on the workbench now that everything has started to grow.
You can make out the engine lift in the background trying to hide itself
I need to make sure all the holes are in the checker plate along with the fitting slots before I stick it on.
There are some pieces of the checker plate that have not been cut to finished size. With the trimmings from that, and the corners cut off the angle there are bits of aluminium all over the place. Fitting the angle to the outside corners is easy as there is box section behind it to screw to. Inside corner are a different matter. There is only the checker plate thickness for the screws to bite on.
I did think I might fix some of the pieces of aluminium angle for something to screw to but finished up doing a sort of dovetail overlap to make the corners self-supporting. When the corner angle is glued and screwed in position...it will be fine
There was still no sign of the new Argon bottle today by the time I left work. If it had come, I intended having a demountable day on Friday instead of going to work.
Now I will have to go to work in the hope it is delivered tomorrow. Otherwise, it looks like I might lose three days welding weather
On a different topic.
With the recommendation that I remove the tailgate(which I will do ) I decided to check out just how heavy the truck is unladen.
With about a quarter of a tankful of diesel and everything else empty(loose change etc) I went to the weighbridge.
With just the front 2 wheels on ............................................1120Kgs
With just the back 2 wheels on..............................................840Kgs
All on............................................................................1960Kgs
I have no idea as to the axle load limits other than I was told it could carry a ton and a quarter
I imagine the tailgate must weigh 20-30Kgs
Is there anyone that can give me the legal Max?
I thought I had cut most of the corner angle pieces. I was wrong. Either that or I have lost them on the workbench now that everything has started to grow.
You can make out the engine lift in the background trying to hide itself
I need to make sure all the holes are in the checker plate along with the fitting slots before I stick it on.
There are some pieces of the checker plate that have not been cut to finished size. With the trimmings from that, and the corners cut off the angle there are bits of aluminium all over the place. Fitting the angle to the outside corners is easy as there is box section behind it to screw to. Inside corner are a different matter. There is only the checker plate thickness for the screws to bite on.
I did think I might fix some of the pieces of aluminium angle for something to screw to but finished up doing a sort of dovetail overlap to make the corners self-supporting. When the corner angle is glued and screwed in position...it will be fine
There was still no sign of the new Argon bottle today by the time I left work. If it had come, I intended having a demountable day on Friday instead of going to work.
Now I will have to go to work in the hope it is delivered tomorrow. Otherwise, it looks like I might lose three days welding weather
On a different topic.
With the recommendation that I remove the tailgate(which I will do ) I decided to check out just how heavy the truck is unladen.
With about a quarter of a tankful of diesel and everything else empty(loose change etc) I went to the weighbridge.
With just the front 2 wheels on ............................................1120Kgs
With just the back 2 wheels on..............................................840Kgs
All on............................................................................1960Kgs
I have no idea as to the axle load limits other than I was told it could carry a ton and a quarter
I imagine the tailgate must weigh 20-30Kgs
Is there anyone that can give me the legal Max?