Hi Guy'sIve recentley discovered that my rear crossmember is very rotten on the driver side.It only appears to be the driver side corner that has this problem.The rest of it seems fairly solid with no other signs of rot.I dont really want to go to the expence of replacing the whole cross member..Could i just get away with cutting the rot out and replating it with some steel plating cut to the right shape and size??I will eventualy replace the whole thing but not yetThanks For your help Gavin
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Sheddy
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Thats not a "get away with" m8, thats a legitimate repair. Go to it!
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i must get some piccies of my chassis on here.its all "get away with it plates" and 2 new out riggers. i not sure if there is any of the original metal left.
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Hello S3 88,
If your intended repair is well away from where your rear x member meets the main chassis rail then yes, save youreself a few quid. If the repair is going to be visible when done I reckon its best to use a "backing strip" (steel flat 3mm thick) with a prepped gap of approx 3mm, then when you've welded it you can grind it flush and still have a full strength butt weld with full penetration (Ooer Matron).
Regards WP.
If your intended repair is well away from where your rear x member meets the main chassis rail then yes, save youreself a few quid. If the repair is going to be visible when done I reckon its best to use a "backing strip" (steel flat 3mm thick) with a prepped gap of approx 3mm, then when you've welded it you can grind it flush and still have a full strength butt weld with full penetration (Ooer Matron).
Regards WP.
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N Ramsbottom is very good at sortin out rear crossmember type problems ,think he.s a freelander [crossmember] he is a hair dresser by trade, butt dont let that put you oft as he is very good at all member problems including butt welds, he sure helped us on the freelander site, , , ya f****** t****** b*** . sling 
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i aint got nothing to say on that but i'm trying to get my name on every board at once so hey ho
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Hello yellow mate. . . we all understand your need to be seen , ever thought about changing the colour of ya motor mate, this could get you more noticed, pink is a rather fetching colour for ya tractor , though most the porky boys go for a type of [off pig slime hue ], the latest get ya noticed ambiance in tractor culture, however just carry on making yourself look a Pratt, I'm sure somebody might notice, i never ,
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huh! i already did that!! every single name as last poster was 'el slobbo the great' and and i 'm heading for most posts and and having started the longest thread. not to mention talking most bollocks...and having the mechanic with the biggest tits and prbelly the landy in mostesssss bits. think i'll go to www.guinness-worldrecords.comyella disco said:
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Nice one Slob. . . i.m kinda proud of ya mate. . .yes well done, , , ya silly dope........Smung
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