Chassis Break on CSR - An update on repair

Many may remember a previous post on a chassis break and subsequent repair at Durba Springs back in June. The incredible help and support of the fantastic people who were at Durba Springs at the time enabled a temporary repair to be made and successful escape from a terrible situation. I will be forever indebted to these people, particularly 'Dave' who completed the welding.

Link to the previous post here

Now an update to the story. We finished our holiday and made it back home, contacted the manufacturer and insurer about the failure but had no success on either front. This appears to be the common result - after talking to other unfortunate people who have had the same problem we all have had to pay for subsequent repairs ourselves.

After a little research, it appears that chassis cracks and breaks on the new breed of 4WD utilities is a common occurrence across ALL manufacturers, particularly if carrying a load across corrugated roads for any length of time.

There is a happy ending to this story. I arranged for a chassis extension to be conducted on the BT50 by 'Wide Bay Motors' in Cockatoo and they have done a terrific job. I had considered doing this when I first bought the ute - in hindsight I should have.

Now to get back out into the bush!

Cheers, Geoff

Some before and after photos.......

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