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| | | | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 226 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2007 Posts: 226 | I would like to hang the frame of my 57 1/2 ton from the rafters of my shop so I can prep it and paint it at a convenient height. It's already sandblasted. I've got the rafters braced for the load.
I thought I'd use several of the holes in one side of the frame and temporarily install eye bolts and then hang the frame with chain and hooks.
Would this method put any unusual strain on the frame and cause it to deform?
Am I missing any other problems with this method? Please let me know your thoughts or experience with this idea. I put it here instead of in the paint area because I thought more people would see it.
Thanks,
Larry | | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,312 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,312 | If you have all the cross-members still in place, I would think hanging it for a few weeks would not be a big deal. | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | | | | | | Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 452 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 452 | It will not flex enough to permanently deform. Don't weld anything to it while it is hanging as it will be welded to a slightly flexed shape, not the same as when it is on its wheels.
Paint should be flexible enough to withstand the (very slight) change in shape when you bring it down... Powder coat might crack at rivet joints.
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,379 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,379 | That is how I painted my 37s frame. | | | | | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 226 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2007 Posts: 226 | Okay then. I 've got to stop procrastinating and get to it. Thanks for the replies.
Larry | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | If it were that flimsy, I wouldnt use it as a frame!...haha
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