The Blue Turtle

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Re: The Blue Turtle

Postby The Blue Turtle » Fri Jan 06, 2017 12:55 pm

Making a little more progress. Mian arks are done, working on studs.
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Re: The Blue Turtle

Postby The Blue Turtle » Sun Jan 08, 2017 7:45 pm

More progress.
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Re: The Blue Turtle

Postby The Blue Turtle » Thu Jan 12, 2017 9:22 pm

Measure, cut, weld....repeat.
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Re: The Blue Turtle

Postby The Blue Turtle » Thu Jan 19, 2017 5:36 pm

A little more progress
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Re: The Blue Turtle

Postby KCStudly » Fri Jan 20, 2017 7:11 am

Looking good. :thumbsup:
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Re: The Blue Turtle

Postby lthomas987 » Mon Jan 23, 2017 12:06 pm

Neat. But mind the first step getting out. Do you have a stairs plan?

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Re: The Blue Turtle

Postby swoody126 » Mon Jan 23, 2017 12:18 pm

lthomas987 wrote:Neat. But mind the first step getting out. Do you have a stairs plan?

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my sentiments Ed Zackery...

have you considered rising the pod enough to have a set of steps slide between the pod & truck bed?

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Re: The Blue Turtle

Postby Alan_H » Mon Jan 23, 2017 12:42 pm

lthomas987 wrote:Neat. But mind the first step getting out. Do you have a stairs plan?

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Just remember... it's not the fall that gets you... it's that sudden stop at the ground. :lol:
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Re: The Blue Turtle

Postby The Blue Turtle » Sun Jan 29, 2017 12:22 pm

Yeah, I have an idea for the steps: I can get a hold of an old set of industrial steps, they need some work, but the price is right. FREE.
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Re: The Blue Turtle

Postby The Blue Turtle » Sat Feb 11, 2017 4:00 pm

So the main frame is complete and I've started on the floor.
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Re: The Blue Turtle

Postby The Blue Turtle » Tue Feb 14, 2017 7:05 pm

More progress, over 200 screws, 3 drill bits, 2 tubes of glue, another 12 feet of tubing and one side is on. Question: small window at the front or not? It's just sprayed on for now.
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Re: The Blue Turtle

Postby edgeau » Tue Feb 14, 2017 8:14 pm

I vote yes to the 2nd window. BTW will you be moving it on and off the truck bed regularly? if so how?
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Re: The Blue Turtle

Postby The Blue Turtle » Tue Feb 14, 2017 9:05 pm

Regularly? maybe 5 or 6 times a year. I am working on a lifting system using 4 farm jacks which I can lift it with and then back the truck under it. It is getting a bit heavy.
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Re: The Blue Turtle

Postby Alan_H » Wed Feb 15, 2017 4:48 pm

The Blue Turtle wrote:Regularly? maybe 5 or 6 times a year. I am working on a lifting system using 4 farm jacks which I can lift it with and then back the truck under it. It is getting a bit heavy.
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You can pick up truck camper jack sets pretty cheap on Craigslist.
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Re: The Blue Turtle

Postby The Blue Turtle » Mon Feb 20, 2017 7:52 pm

So I took 2 steps forwards and 1 back. I set up my lifting idea, lift a little, nope, not very stable. No problem, add some supports and it's nice and solid, I'm a happy camper....or not. Lifting, no issue at all stable, not to hard to align to the truck bed. Going down...not good at all. using 4 of this type of jack is a problem. When they have no or a very light load on the pins the pins can be pushed out by the force on the wedge slider's spring. Long story short (to late) the camper fell to one side from about 2 feet. No real damage but could have been very bad. So, 1st step forward: lifting is good. 2nd : both sides are done.
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