Yes, I would agree, however being such a critical part of the structure I wouldnt recommend it being a DIY type job. I had a pro measure up and weld it all in place for me.
Great video mate. How did you check that drawbar & hitch dead centre when fitting it ? I'm about to do something similar. Well done & good luck with it. Cheers Rod...
I had a specialist (welder) do the job, but how he measured it up was to use the front spring hanger that's welded to the chassis as the guide. So we positioned the draw bar to the same location as the original and tacked it on one side only, then measured from the spring hanger to the hitch ball, then measure the other side spring hanger to the hitch again. Both measurements should be spot on, then you know that the draw bar is true to the chassis spring hangers. There may be another way, but this was the best option for us. Cheers.
Depends on what tradesman you get, but it cost around $400 for materials (including new hitch and jockey wheel) and another $400 to weld it all up in place.
Great Video... Very helpful, much appreciated!!! 😊
Thought welded safety chains was not the go now.
Things may have changed since the video, but at the time welding the chains pointing forward was legal (not pointing down)
You don't think showing the making of the draw bar was more important than showing how rusty the old one was? Would have been handy
Yes, I would agree, however being such a critical part of the structure I wouldnt recommend it being a DIY type job. I had a pro measure up and weld it all in place for me.
Hi, Is there a reason you didn’t make the drawbar longer, top video by the way👍👍...
Nice job.
Thanks Ed :)
Nice job...what kind of paint did you use BTW??
It’s been a while but generally I use what I can find at a hardware store, in most cases White Knight metal shield.
@@rovertasmania7033 thank you mate.
Poor dog :(
Why?
@@rovertasmania7033 I can hear his howl
@@72superlead he was old, was happy tho.
@@rovertasmania7033 :) God bless dogs
Beautiful ,
What wall thickness did you use?
Its been so long that i have forgotten, but it was stock sized channel so i think over 4mm.
Great video mate. How did you check that drawbar & hitch dead centre when
fitting it ? I'm about to do something similar. Well done & good luck with it. Cheers Rod...
I had a specialist (welder) do the job, but how he measured it up was to use the front spring hanger that's welded to the chassis as the guide. So we positioned the draw bar to the same location as the original and tacked it on one side only, then measured from the spring hanger to the hitch ball, then measure the other side spring hanger to the hitch again. Both measurements should be spot on, then you know that the draw bar is true to the chassis spring hangers. There may be another way, but this was the best option for us. Cheers.
hi rover. did you get the it passed ok? looking to do mine too. Also did you get a engineering cert.? looks great
All passed fine and no cert needed. I had a certified welder do the job anyway. Very happy with it, better than new back then.
@@rovertasmania7033why didn't you have it extended??😊
@@robertwilson1827 I didnt want to change the original look of the old van :)
gday mate, how much did it cost to get this done, cheers
Depends on what tradesman you get, but it cost around $400 for materials (including new hitch and jockey wheel) and another $400 to weld it all up in place.
Hey mate how much did the welder charge? Cheers
Total price of replacing the draw bar?
From memory it ended up being about $400 all up, but thats from people I know. I suspect it could of been more like $600.
Okay, thanks for the reply mate :)