It was many hours of rough road and we probably didn't air down enough, but it didn't matter, the trailer was constantly getting toss around. I'm waiting to hear back from tepui on the proper way to patch it. I'm thinking spray foam, shaved flat, then aluminum tape over it. Should be good as new.
We had two 3/8's bolts into all four mounts thoroughly tightened up. They were still tight when it failed. You could watch it move from side to side. We spent two long days on very, very bumpy roads, and the uprights worked like springs. Eventually it failed right at the only flex point there...
Before anyone jumps on me, I'm not sure this is an M416, it was modified when I got it.
I had bought some of the 'no weld' mounts and used some 1" box tube for cross bars and had made a quick and dirty mount for our Tepui. Here it is on the first day of our first real trip with it to the lost...
Thanks for the help.
It's at the sandblaster right now getting cleaned up. They are going to put a coat of primer on it, I'm going to get it back and spray it with Raptor Liner. Put some no-weld rack supports on it. I bought some of these for the back and mounted them. I should be ready for...
Thanks for all the information. More pictures of the back. I'm worried about the 'patina'. I'm not sure how much I need to do to make sure the things doesn't rot away. (I have a LandCruiser rotted out, I'm familiar with the disease). I just got a quote for $680 to sandblast the entire thing...
I've had this fora while, and I'm finally getting around to sprucing it up. I had assumed that it was an M416, but when I went to unbolt the bed from the frame, the bed is welded to the frame in a few spots. Can anyone tell me what I have?
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