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Old 06-02-2011, 03:03 PM   #1
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Equipment failure

Well.... my carrier bent. Didn't like the Kansas roads bouncing up and down.
I took it to a Colorado pipeline welder and he made it all better.
My other bike carrier I made made it 8,000 or so miles, but this one I made for Sue's little car, not as strong. It looks like it will do the job now.



 
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Old 06-02-2011, 03:43 PM   #2
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Nice work...that plate won't bend.
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Old 06-03-2011, 06:02 AM   #3
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Oops...that leverage plus the bouncing is tough on the equipment! Looks like it's pretty sturdy now though!
At least it wasn't your equipment rack that bent...
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Ozz, you have a little more leverage on this one set back like it is as compared to the other one. However it won't bend now.
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Old 06-03-2011, 02:48 PM   #5
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Ozz - just use some superglue - it'll be okay!
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Old 06-03-2011, 03:35 PM   #6
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Ozz - just use some superglue - it'll be okay!
I used a real welder, a big, ugly, dirty, stinky bearded Colorado plains pipeline welder, but he sure could weld!
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Old 06-03-2011, 03:55 PM   #7
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Hopefully the bike wasn't dragging on the ground...looks like it was pretty close!
Only 1 bike though?
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Old 06-03-2011, 04:39 PM   #8
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Hopefully the bike wasn't dragging on the ground...looks like it was pretty close!
Only 1 bike though?
No, they were laying on the back of the carrier. Probably would have rode like that for a while, but we put them inside.
I am not someone who thinks every thing they do is perfect, I do my best on everything, but I make mistakes. We just have to push through them and 'get back on that horse'. It broke, I fixed it, now on to the next repair. I think it will make the long haul, but if it doesn't I will adapt the best I can.
If a person does nothing, he does nothing wrong...
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Amen to that...the key is to learn from our mistakes, right? The big, ugly welder looks like he did a nice job...should be OK now!
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