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Old 03-29-2011, 10:08 AM   #1
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Rut Ro to Cool Beans

When we were coming down I95, at night, to south Florida, we hit a road alligator (a piece of shredded truck tire) with our rear tire causing the nasty piece of rubber to hit our 5th wheel:



I asked my tin knocker wife to whip something up that would cover the thousand dollar hole. Here's what she came up with:



I'm quite happy with the results - Cool Beans!
 
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Old 03-29-2011, 10:13 AM   #2
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Nice addition--even if unplanned.
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Old 03-29-2011, 10:41 AM   #3
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Belly belly nice. Smart gal you have there.
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Old 03-29-2011, 12:23 PM   #4
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Aw! Come on! Tell us it's Duck(duct) Tape.
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Old 03-29-2011, 01:06 PM   #5
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It looks like it came from the factory like that. Nice job.
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Old 03-29-2011, 01:52 PM   #6
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Looks like original equipment, may do it to ours for the Bling Bling .
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Old 03-29-2011, 02:01 PM   #7
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Looks good! If it was made of diamond plate it would be a good addition for protection from road alligators. We had similar damage on our old pop-up camper a few years ago for the same reason. I used duct tape. I wish I'd thought of sheet metal.

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Old 03-29-2011, 02:02 PM   #8
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Very creative and well done!
Has me thinking diamond plate!
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Old 03-29-2011, 02:09 PM   #9
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Very nice repair, I would have been out the big bucks!!!!!
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Old 03-29-2011, 03:51 PM   #10
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She did a great job.
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Old 03-29-2011, 04:17 PM   #11
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That is a good looking fix!
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Old 03-29-2011, 11:14 PM   #12
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Very creative, I like the results, it looks good!
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Old 03-30-2011, 05:04 AM   #13
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She used 1/8" stainless steel. We feel that if we hit another road alligator we might just survive the hit!
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Old 03-30-2011, 01:06 PM   #14
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Michael-- You need to keep this gal around! She keeps a real tight ship and is a lady of many talents! Hope to meet you two some time! Hey, Come on up to Nebraska for the Central Plains Rally in July and we can all meet you!!
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Excellent repair job by the Mrs. Mike. Now while in Florida watch out for the real "road" gators and armadillos. The Mrs probably has extras in her repair kit!
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This could be the "Alligator Option" for the next Montana Edition! Make sure Keystone get a photo.

Nice job!
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Mike I have done sheetmetal work most of my life and I can say "SHE IS GOOD" I have watched some of the upgrades you folks have done and copyed some. I'm impressed.
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