Rotting Wood
| BigRed |
 Jul 30 2009, 11:33 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 30-July 09 Member No.: 3,237 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Fleetwood Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: F250 4x4 Ford SuperCab Type of Tiedowns used: Other Truck and Camper Setup: F250 stock with unknown camper  |
The Wood where my jacks are located is all chewed up and the jack no longer holds to the camper very well i have the one jack off and just want to know whats the best way to go about fixing it.
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| PapaMac |
Mar 21 2010, 06:11 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 20-March 10 Member No.: 3,941 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Okinagan Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 99 F350 DRW SC Powerstroke 4x4 Type of Tiedowns used: Stable Lift Truck and Camper Setup: 99F350 Duelly, 7.3 Powerstroke 4x4, 1969 Caveman 9.5 rebuilt, Stable lift . Class V hitch. |
I just spent the winter completely rebuilding my camper, Took the skin off and proceeded to repair. corners, around windows. I replaced the wood mostly, but in some places it was easier to just reinforce with some glass matt and epoxy resin, drilled some dimples for it to grip to, turned out strong. I was very surprised that this 69 camper had such little rot. the roof is perfect and looks as though the only damage was from were it sweated. The Jack areas I am sure were rotted out because of capillary action around the mounting bolts. Hopefully this will last for a few years until I have enough saved for a newer aluminum framed camper. Only advise i could give to someone repairing jack areas is to peel the skin back and see how bad it is, a dremel with a cut off wheel will deal with the wood staples, Then cut new wood and either use biscuits or my favorite is the kreg jig and screws. but be sure to use a water proof glue or epoxy. Put a sealer of some sort on the wood and if you have room drill completely thru and put through bolts. Seal it up good and keep an eye on it.
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BigRed Rotting Wood Jul 30 2009, 11:33 AM
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Hi there,
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