thetundrawolf

LOL! Perfect!

Oh yes, that's just down the street from me! Fantastic, thank you VERY much for this! I never would have considered it. I was ready to take a 200 mile round trip. Thank you!!

Has anyone seen this? http://wherewheelgo.com/toyota-dolphin From the above link:

Can anyone tell me a way to find out if there are any scales near me? I searched and apparently there is one a hundred miles away in Phoenix (I am in Prescott, az). I want to do a before and after weigh...

I have considered this. Fiberglass is a better insulator temperature wise. but it also weighs more. And I need something I don't have: A donor. I would consider it if I had a donor to be honest. But right now I have a ton of aluminum siding I got from A 40ft fifth wheel trailer.

I had no idea. Thanks for the information. My old axle was bent maybe 1/4" upward at the end.

Sorry. That was posted some time ago. But the axle end being bent simulates a bent axle housing. You are partially correct, the splines were so expanded from the heat it took a ton of force to get the half shaft out of the differential. Lots of pounding and pulling. Almost welded a stud to it to get it out. The new half shaft slid in with a slight interference, same as the other side. The effect of flexing the end plate was such that it burst out like in the pics I first posted. So a bent axle housing will stress the plate.

Exactly. It wasn't so much the housing itself as the axle stub that was bent upward. The new axle housing was inspected with a laser for straightness. The swap was easy, and I decided to go with a new crush sleeve for the pinion shaft, just to make sure everything was fresh.

I purchased a new housing and half shaft and it seems to be holding. Got an FJ80 axle for the front and a trans with transfer case gonna make it 4wd.

Yeah, honestly, why call it a one ton? I bought a full floating Toyota from a guy who had a nineties pickup in his bone yard. I put it under my RV and drove it about 600 miles before it blew out. Turned out the passenger side was bent, and the driveshaft on that side flexed until it blew the six bolt end plate out. Luckily it blew out right in my drive way! I bought another housing and I was back on the road. Here is the thread: http://toyotamotorhome.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=6341&hl= Since installing the new housing, I have put a lot of weight in the RV moving my stuff from an emergency move in CA to AZ. At least a half ton of extra weight, probably more than that, but not over a full ton. Where do you get the 5,000 pound rating on the axle?

The inverter has a small display on it. My guess is the guy who said it only drew 11 amps with a 540 watt load was looking at the battery voltage. You're right. I wish I had an accurate current draw graph. http://www.amazon.com/Sunforce-11240-Inverter-Remote-Control/dp/B000WGNNUQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418700617&sr=8-1&keywords=1000w+pure+sine+wave#customerReviews I wish I could weigh it without the shell somewhere to see what it would all end up weighing. To be honest, it's not going to be much. Maybe a couple hundred pounds, max. The axle is rated at 2,000 lbs and is full floating. I will be conscious of weight. There's only so much I can do.

Glue and screw? Do you have any examples? The pocket joint: http://www.amazon.com/Kreg-R3-Pocket-Hole-System/dp/B000J43A7W Now for the floor plan. More or less. Want it open... But the windows. There were a lot of them. But I like a lot of light... Not sure what to do.

Not now I don't. But I have enough material to completely re- do the roof. I will be able to re arrange things so they will fit.

Funny you say that, I am looking at a sine wave inverter @ 1,000 watts that is 12V. I have 500+100 watts of solar to keep it charged. The inverter draws 11.4amps with a 540 watt load, and based on the batteries it will power it for a week before they are dead, without solar input. But that is a 12V system (6+6) so you are right.

Very good point. But if I add some heft to it, maybe adding a 1/2" thickness to the wood, in the end if I were to shave off that and weigh it, it might weigh 5LBS. 10 lbs... Foam weighs next to nothing... It's the steel that may add some weight. Fiberglass weighs more than aluminum, and aluminum weighs more than wood in similar applications. My worry is the solar system my boss just gave me... 6 6 volt batteries that weigh 70 lbs a piece. That's almost 400 lbs... Maybe I will delete two of them for the RV and go with a 24 volt inverter. The inside of the RV is going to be as spartan as it gets. A toilet and shower, some shelves. Mostly open. I like it that way.