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Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 11, 2014 22:06:19 GMT -5
I'm in the process of refurbishing a Kingsley North/Lortone cabber. The hinge was somewhat rusty when I got it. The worst rust was in the area behind the cabber where the belt and pulley are. The problem is that there's nothing keeping the water out of those areas. It looks like there should have been something to seal those areas from the water, but there was nothing there. Here's are a couple pictures: Look at the big gap between the hood and the pulley box and between the hood and the ledge in front of the hinge. I want to make sure the hinge and the pulley/belt area stays dry. Should I put some sort of foam weather strip along the little ledge in front of the hinge and also on the hood around the pulley box? I'm a concerned that if I use some sort of foam it might hold water and actually make the problem worse.
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Post by Peruano on Oct 12, 2014 7:46:48 GMT -5
There are closed cell foam and open cell (the latter will hold and conduct water). For example there is a strip of closed padding that is used as the liner between your Pickup bed and the topper when installed that serves the same purpose, maybe an autoparts store. A soft rubber material would probably work if you can find the right material. I have the Lortone version of this machine and will look at it to see how it is outfitted, and let you know. Tom
PS. I checked my unit and it has a couple of tiny rubber spacers at the front that hold the top panel up so no seal there (probably to reduce vibration); however there is little evidence that I'm flinging water into that belt/pulley area so the space that exists is not lethal the way my rig is setup. Maybe your water volume is greater. I'd see no reason why not to add a ring of foam (how about the dense foam from you old camping pad or yoga mat?). A bit of contact cement or sealant would hold in place as would the tension once you tighten your top panel down again. Good luck. Tom
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Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 12, 2014 11:20:17 GMT -5
I have the little rubber spacers too, I just removed them for the paint job. I'm not convinced that the pulley box is water tight on the bottom either, so I'm going to run a bead of silicone around there too. The guy I bought it from thought that the water was entering through the top though.
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Post by jamesp on Oct 12, 2014 15:28:40 GMT -5
Looks like a thorough overhaul Rob giving pride of ownership. well done
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Oct 13, 2014 6:26:48 GMT -5
I checked my lortone LU6-X and there are no seals or gaskets of any kind. The only thing I have is a small plastic cap over the sheet metal edge on the pulley side that keeps noise down from vibration. nothing near the hinge at all and no signs of water being a problem in either spot. I use a drip water system instead of the pump sprayer that was used on yours so maybe there is a difference there. I use a pretty heavy amount of water though. Maybe spraying water at the bottom of the wheel makes it fling up towards that area VS dripping water on top of the wheel which would fling it down towards the pan? Here's a shot that shows the lortone hinge area and the plastic cap on the sheet metal. They use the same metal cap on the sheet metal edges around the pans too. Chuck
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Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 13, 2014 6:47:12 GMT -5
I have those black plastic covers for the edge of the pan, but not for the top. It seems strange that they put that 90° angled piece of metal in front of the hinge. The gaps seems made for some sort of material to seal it. Maybe it's just supposed to deflect the water so that it misses the hinge and drips back down into the pan.
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