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Who in VIC can lengthen a Chassis? Cheezy?
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 9:16 pm
by CRUSHU
I am looking into getting a Bedford cab chassis, and using it as a car carrier for my F Truck. I need to lengthen the chassis a little, so I can lenghten the tray. Who can do it, and have it approved? thanks
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 9:55 pm
by jtraf
We did it oueselves on my dads old ACCO.....we went to the truck wrecker and bought a couple lengths chassis from another truck. Then we bolted it over the original chassis to the length we wanted.......
Bolted is the important word as welding was out of the question......Truck was then RWC and Rego'd without question.....
HTH
James
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 5:58 am
by CRUSHU
The other truck chassis was bigger and fitted over the Acco chassis?
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 6:16 am
by PJ.zook
Cant you weld it if the weld is behind the rearmost suspension mount?
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 6:18 am
by CRUSHU
No, I need to lengthen the wheelbase, so I can add more to the rear overhang.
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:19 am
by Ice
get a boilermaker to weld it, one with a workcover ticket then it will have to be x ray'd then your engineer should approve it
be sure whoever welds it knows its going to be x ray'd they will most likely warrent their work that if it doesn't pass they wont charge you
try going to a truck repair place they should be able to point you in the right direction
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:54 pm
by AdrianGQ
got a simmilar problem at work at the moment guy brought a truck with the rear axel group in the wrong spot (wheel base too short by aprox 700mm) means a pay load about 6 ton less than should be not sure if he will get it moved or find another truck. will let you know if he decices to fix it where it is being done
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:11 pm
by Hales231271
Can try anthony at tueton engineering in Narre Warren.
He does alot of truck chasis work extensions etc and is very very good at it.
Cheers
Dazza
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:23 pm
by RoldIT
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:23 pm
by YB.LOW4
Hales231271 wrote:Can try anthony at tueton engineering in Narre Warren.
He does alot of truck chasis work extensions etc and is very very good at it.
Cheers
Dazza
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:54 pm
by jtraf
Yes, other chassis fitted over the top of the orginal chassis. Overlap was about 800mm and we used about 8 bolts to hold each side........No issue.....welding can weaken the chassis and cause failure......bolting won't...it was also cheaper by a long shot....
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:20 pm
by ISUZUROVER
jtraf wrote:Yes, other chassis fitted over the top of the orginal chassis. Overlap was about 800mm and we used about 8 bolts to hold each side........No issue.....welding can weaken the chassis and cause failure......bolting won't...it was also cheaper by a long shot....
Some truck chassis are heat treated after manufacture and cannot be welded.