Thread: Any Pro welders out there?

Where are you now Pedro?

Hi Arthur
We are at Tooradin again,, the local boat builder is coming to take a look and is sure he can fix it. I'm not exactly sure whats holding it to the car at the moment,,,

Oh. you are not longer in the apple island!
Make sure that there are not other cracks due to stress in another parts of the chassis.
it will be good idea to reinforce the weak points and find ou why the weld failed. have you put to much load on it?

Pedro.
That's no good at all mate. Especially when away touring.
It's going to difficult to repair properly as you won't be able to access the top of the welded joint without separating it from the floor of the van. Best option here is to weld up the crack best as possable then gusset the join with some flatbar (say 3mm) on 3 sides. That should keep you out of trouble until a more permanent repair can be done.
Regards
Robbo

Jeez, Pedro. Not looking good for the lap of Oz!

Is that dappled surface the van floor? If so, it looks like the frame has bent and cracked. Maybe the weld under the floor hasn't yet cracked.

Morning Ron
yea, my first thoughts were unprintable,, then the next thought was
hey, no one said it would be easy---

but as the song says,
Time is on our side

You still there Robbo?
any problems welding with the storage batts connected?

I would disconnect all the earth terminals to the body.