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Re: [RC] [RC] Hi Tie - terry banister

If aluminum trailer frames are that weak and flimsy, I am glad I don't have one. I have also heard their floors conduct way more road heat, and if they are in an accident, the aluminum shatters and can stab the horses. Aluminum also gets pitted and needs upkeep, just different than steel, which needs painting.

Just an FYI: I have successfully mounted the HiTies to the fiberglass top of the Brenderup trailer by a custom heavy-duty aluminum plate (steel plate that size would be too heavy) that was glued inside between the ridges of the roof panels. Then the mounting bolts were put through that. It is in its third year of use, and still looks perfect.
Terry


>From: Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: terry banister <terrybanister@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>CC: bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxx, guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [RC] Hi Tie
>Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 19:25:36 -0500
>
>Many trailers today are aluminum and not steel. While alluminum can
>be made strong it is a soft metal and it takes significant
>engineerng talent to make it strong. The trailer makers do a good
>job ot that based on the stresses they consider. But I suspect that
>a trailer tie of any kind is not one of those.
>
>Truman
>
>terry banister wrote:
>
>>They are mounted to the steel pillars/frame of the trailer, not
>>the flimsy walls.
>>Terry
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>--
>
>We imitate our masters only because we are not yet masters
>ourselves, and only
>
>because in doing so we learn the truth about what cannot be
>imitated.
>
>
>


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