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[powerstroke]

Yep.  Knew it was coming after seeing all the posts.  After 5 heating seasons, its rusted out.     Replacing the bottom with 1/4" plate steel.  Plasma cutting off the old one.  I will post pics as I go and show you what I am dealing with. 

[powerstroke]

Nice eh?

[powerstroke]

Left corner.  Hole.....

[powerstroke]

Luckily I have all the tools to take care of it.  Ain't even wasting my time calling them.  Ready to get this thing back up and going. Gonna raise it 16 inches higher while I am at it.  Tired of bending over to load it! 

[mlappin]

Ouch, water must be a lot more corrosive in some places than others. Got 14-15 years out of my homemade, no leaks whatsoever, just corrosion where cold air met warm metal.

[BoilerHouse]

Nice shop Powerstroke.  I am sure that the repair will be way better than the original.  Its hard to know why some units rot out so quickly and others seem to last forever - maybe faulty materials, faulty welds, faulty design/construction.  Having my loading door too low is one of the tweaks I will also do if and when a rebuild ever occurs.

[mlappin]

Nice shop Powerstroke.  I am sure that the repair will be way better than the original.  Its hard to know why some units rot out so quickly and others seem to last forever - maybe faulty materials, faulty welds, faulty design/construction.  Having my loading door too low is one of the tweaks I will also do if and when a rebuild ever occurs.

O kind of have the opposite problem with my G400, they must grow them canadians taller or something, if I was a few inches shorter loading would be inconvenient as I could reach the back. I’d get a good foot stool but then the wife would pick on me since I’ve done the same to her 4’ 11 1/2” stature.