Yes sir! I'm going out to look for some angle iron to weld on for the "torsional stability" issue you've mentioned! Although it is large box, I plan to keep the weight in it low. Left Coast Mark Leaning Right On 6/9/2010 2:07 AM, goffma_at_aol.com wrote: > Mark, > > Your cargo box looks lovely and will greatly increase your load capacity. But > I am concerned about the structural integrity in the torsional failure mode. > Are you planning on welding cross members to the base steel beam? I would > highly recommend it. That large box with weight in it traveling at highway > speeds and going over road bumps is going to generate some substantial forces > and probably some sizable torque about the vehicle axis. Just bolting the > tray to the beam may not be enough. All the commercial trailer-hitch load > trays I've seen have been constructed of welded steel all around - there's > probably a reason for all that strength. I hate to think what would happen if > your loaded cargo box broke lose on one of those crowded California > Highways... > > East Coast Mark *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jun 09 2010 - 07:03:57 PDT
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