Originally Posted by
HenryDorsetCase
You have to be really careful about adding stuff to the chassis of these vehicles - a client had a motor home that turned out not to be compliant because the levelling jacks had been welded to the chassis instead of bolted and the design said they were to be bolted. Lot of drama at COF renewal time - I dont fully understand it but it meant his $300k motorhome was not going to be usable for some time. Not a happy camper.
From my time working at International Harvester - I enquired then why any attachments to the truck chassis had to be bolted or rivetted to the frames rather than welded - the answer was the frames were high tensile steel and the heat of welding would alter the steel enough to make it crack. This was a long time ago so welding techniques might have changed things.
it's not a bad thing till you throw a KLR into the mix.
those cheap ass bitches can do anything with ductape.
(PostalDave on ADVrider)
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