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[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Enjoy the "new truck/camper".

Glad things worked out and you didn't have much stress.

Frank

[srileo]

So I picked up the truck and camper this weekend. The truck seemed like the day i bought it. The stiff Deaver suspension was a great match once the camper was on. FWC put on the camper. The door was replaced, the trimlines around the roof were replaced. The scratches were minor. First thing on my list now is to get different turnbuckles. I definitely dont want to rely on the stock turnbuckles ever again. 

 

 

 

Thank you all for the advise and concern. I hope to take her out camping this weekend. Looking forward to enjoying my toys more now that I brought them back from the dead. 

[DrJ]

I'm happy that your vehicle and camper were fixed. I'm sure it is a huge relief to have them back together.

I have used these turnbuckles myself and quite like them. They are more work to put on and I did replace the pin with something heavier so that they wouldn't fall off.

Here's a link of what I've used:

316 Stainless Steel Marine 3/8'' x 6'' Turnbuckle JAW JAW Pulley Swivel Hoist

https://www.amazon.c...d_BZs1wbEH4ZW0T

[iowahiker]

I have safety chains at all four corners and the stock FWC turnbuckles.  $10 of chain cut to fit with bolt cutters and $35 of quick links.

[ntsqd]

I don't recommend stainless turnbuckles because of the metal's low strength and relatively high elasticity (meaning that they stretch easily and at low load).

1500, even 2000 lbs tensile WLL sounds like a lot until you factor in any angle that might be involved with the direction of the actual loading. A simple way to see this is to consider a 3-4-5 triangle. If the turnbuckle is aligned with the '3' side and the resultant angle of the pull happens to align with the '5' side then what ever the strain is can be multiplied by 5/3. That takes a 1200 lbs loading and makes it a 2000 lbs load to the turnbuckle. Make the direction of the loading an even greater angle and the loading on the turnbuckle increases accordingly.

Jaw - Jaw is a good plan, but I'd suggest going with a higher load WLL (say 3000lbs. +) which will likely put you into a galvanized turnbuckle. Given what you're bolting to there's no gain in going with extreme over-kill, just don't under rate the job that you're assigning to the turnbuckle.

[ski3pin]

srileo, congrats on getting this behind you, you deserve some fun time now using your rig. Have fun and travel safe!

[Timothy McGowen]

Glad this chapter is closed. Heres to a new chapter this weekend!