tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436055809765554474.post4075897860206364646..comments2024-02-10T15:41:27.361-08:00Comments on The Journey of the Redneck Express: Backlogged Projects: Introduction & Reinforcing front wall of camper tubBig Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11972364897169819241noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436055809765554474.post-6176249822345247852011-10-03T09:25:45.915-07:002011-10-03T09:25:45.915-07:00No, more like a month and change.No, more like a month and change.Big Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972364897169819241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436055809765554474.post-14648297110145029122011-10-01T10:48:05.581-07:002011-10-01T10:48:05.581-07:00Very cool..Congrats....and a trans trip would be a...Very cool..Congrats....and a trans trip would be a good deal, eh. geeez...not a 6 day cross country tour, I hope?gary haupthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05338683969186797583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436055809765554474.post-89839928523614034602011-09-29T09:39:49.990-07:002011-09-29T09:39:49.990-07:00Back at Intel for another contract, different team...Back at Intel for another contract, different team, more money, I'm happy, with luck, I'll be able to save up enough to take my first transcontinental run with the Express :).Big Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972364897169819241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436055809765554474.post-32639119014525824132011-09-28T19:05:06.564-07:002011-09-28T19:05:06.564-07:00he Matt...and a job? right on!!..where are doing w...he Matt...and a job? right on!!..where are doing what?gary haupthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05338683969186797583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436055809765554474.post-49128620853053602682011-09-28T09:30:27.277-07:002011-09-28T09:30:27.277-07:00Mark, every one of those blocks could explode tomo...Mark, every one of those blocks could explode tomorrow, and ya know what would happen? <br /><br />Nothing.<br /><br />The camper is resting on its corner jacks, the blocks are there only to remove some of the play in the camper's floor when its off the truck. They're sole purpose is to stabilize the camper's floor for occupation, not to be loading bearing structures. <br /><br />Also, if you look closely, you'll note that those are half-blocks, not full-size cinder blocks, making them utterly impossible to turn on their other end and use stacked. If they were full-sized blocks, they would be on the other end and also with a cap block over the top before the 2x6 board (Which if you'll re-examine the photos, 4 of the jacks have a 2x6 between them and the cement block, only the two closest to the front jacks do not).<br /><br />And, as I said in the previous sentence, only the front two jacks are sitting directly on the blocks, where as all the others are on top of 2x6s. <br /><br />The camper has been lived in for over 2 years now in this configuration quite safely.Big Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972364897169819241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436055809765554474.post-54327181327614818542011-09-27T18:58:26.691-07:002011-09-27T18:58:26.691-07:00In the photograph with the cement blocks and jacks...In the photograph with the cement blocks and jackstands, you have depicted a dangerous situation. The holes of the blocks should be up-and-down, not sideways, and you should have a board between the stacked blocks and the jackstands. If you're going to advertise your projects on the internet, please do them the proper, safe way.mark w ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16142424520979594102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436055809765554474.post-71709625482238054372011-09-23T09:37:23.622-07:002011-09-23T09:37:23.622-07:00I've been wanting to go camping for months, so...I've been wanting to go camping for months, so its a small price to pay, getting the camper into tip top shape, to actually be on the road again.<br /><br />The electrical work is actually already done, camper-side, with the exception of replacing the plugs that go from the camper to the truck, that's on Friday's to-do list. <br /><br />Providing there isn't a hiccup, I should get my batteries today, I wrestled the old ones loose last night, having to resort to a 5lb sledge and a wood block to pop them loose of the carrier rack (The batteries are held in place by friction fit, three years of road vibration had tamped them in good and tight), once they're installed, they never come out as I have a battery watering kit that replaces the original battery caps, so all I have to do is hook up a squeeze ball to the hose coming off the batteries once a month and pump a little distilled water in.<br /><br />Saturday, I will hopefully get the new steering shaft installed and the truck rewired as well, finishing up the last of the big outdoor projects just in time for the rain to return sunday :p.Big Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972364897169819241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436055809765554474.post-69580471867039275062011-09-23T01:12:43.999-07:002011-09-23T01:12:43.999-07:00I'm not going to complain about just redoing t...I'm not going to complain about just redoing the toilet room floor! You got some work to do!<br /><br />Good luck and have fun at the rally!<br /><br />ErikErik's RV Blog https://www.blogger.com/profile/17149039572885361450noreply@blogger.com