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Post by blackhorse on Sept 6, 2017 16:59:48 GMT
Well it sucks that it got damaged, but that's sort of typical. They seem to think they've satisfied the expectations if they just get stuff somewhere near your destination.
I've even had them damage the rear wheel for a backhoe during shipping. Seriously guys? It's rated to hold 30,000 Lbs and you broke it?!?
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Post by ckfan on Sept 6, 2017 22:10:22 GMT
Well it sucks that it got damaged, but that's sort of typical. They seem to think they've satisfied the expectations if they just get stuff somewhere near your destination. I've even had them damage the rear wheel for a backhoe during shipping. Seriously guys? It's rated to hold 30,000 Lbs and you broke it?!? How on earth???
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Post by blackhorse on Sept 7, 2017 3:57:54 GMT
Well it sucks that it got damaged, but that's sort of typical. They seem to think they've satisfied the expectations if they just get stuff somewhere near your destination. I've even had them damage the rear wheel for a backhoe during shipping. Seriously guys? It's rated to hold 30,000 Lbs and you broke it?!? How on earth??? All indications were that they dropped it from a great height. Being round I assume it got away from them at the sorting station. There was concrete residue at the damaged point, and it was bent enough that a tire bead would never seat. This on 1/4 inch thick steel.
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Post by ckfan on Sept 7, 2017 21:06:57 GMT
All indications were that they dropped it from a great height. Being round I assume it got away from them at the sorting station. There was concrete residue at the damaged point, and it was bent enough that a tire bead would never seat. This on 1/4 inch thick steel. God, a great height indeed. 1/4 inch steel is nothing to mess with.
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Post by elec573 on Sept 10, 2017 3:18:12 GMT
Sorry about your leonard ! Travis it looks really nice but not as good as a 2 door dr .
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Post by Travis on Sept 11, 2017 21:23:41 GMT
Despite the shipping damage, I got some good news. The compressor runs and cools. The unit will need to be rewired, but it works. I did manage to successfully ring out the leads. The color coding uses the same colors as the annie, but not for the right leads. Doug worked his butt off to repair the damage to the cabinet. I am thankful, but also more pissed that the shipper caused this nice old fridge that would have been an easy repair, to become a darn nightmare. Attachments:
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Post by blackhorse on Sept 11, 2017 21:35:36 GMT
Yeah shipping sucks. Any HVAC unit that has to be truck freighted I always allow for some body work. At least your sealed system works (that's a biggie), and it isn't porcelain. Porcelain damage is never the same again....
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Post by coldspaces on Sept 11, 2017 23:05:02 GMT
Good to hear it cools!
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Post by birkie on Sept 11, 2017 23:28:11 GMT
Great news! I'm impressed with the speed and efficiency by which you were able to get it to the metal working hospital.
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Post by timeswelding on Sept 12, 2017 0:53:09 GMT
That shipper really made a mess of things. The sheet metal was so badly stretched, we shrunk the panel, little by little, for hours. I'm not happy with the results, but it is a huge improvement.
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Post by Travis on Sept 12, 2017 1:32:25 GMT
I found a few pictures of the former Kelvinator factory where the Leonard was born. Unfortunately, the factory is partly demolished and has been raped by a past owner. It's a pity since I was hoping to give them a ring and have them check their parts department. If you dare to see the carnage, google AMC factory detroit or Kelvinator factory detroit.
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Post by birkie on Sept 12, 2017 2:21:32 GMT
If you dare to see the carnage, google AMC factory detroit or Kelvinator factory detroit. Ugh, I just had to look. "Used the building for scrap metal" is charitable phrasing.
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Post by blackhorse on Sept 12, 2017 3:52:32 GMT
How exactly do you shrink a metal panel? Dry ice?
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Post by timeswelding on Sept 12, 2017 12:08:09 GMT
How exactly do you shrink a metal panel? Dry ice? There are several ways. If the panel shape will allow, the power hammer, Pullmax, or Eckold KraftFormer are excellent ways to shrink a panel very quickly. Unfortunately, the shape of the panel wouldn't fit into any of those machines, so I used heat. When you heat an area on a sheet metal panel and the surroundings are allowed to remain cool, there is some compression that occurs at the area where the hot meets the cold. The heated material expands but is held captive by the cooler surrounding material. As it expands it is compressed into itself. Once it cools, it has a slightly lesser surface area and slightly larger thickness. It is a very slow process, but it works.
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Post by birkie on Sept 12, 2017 12:19:38 GMT
The heated material expands but is held captive by the cooler surrounding material. As it expands it is compressed into itself. Once it cools, it has a slightly lesser surface area and slightly larger thickness. It is a very slow process, but it works. That's a fascinating process, thanks for sharing. The ability to turn dented or crumpled metal into something decent looking has always seemed somewhat magical to me.. or at least the results seem magical. It's clear there is a lot of hard work behind it, and lot of intuition/wisdom in order to make the metal compress exactly where it needs it.
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