Body sag

[Alan Berube]

I hve a 1986 Argo 8x8 I/C body is in great shape, no cracks or unwanted holes, but the body has kind of a sag to it in the middle, over the wheels. Is this a common thing? It's not a big deal but affects wheel clearance a little.

[hydromike]

Hey Alan,

Polyetheylene has a tendency to sag (called "creep", in the industry) over time. Machines that have roll bars mounted on the outer body seam (Max IVs, for example) tend to sag also. One option is to support the body with a steel support that bolts down to the frame, and either rivets, or bolts to the outer body seam, or lower tub. There are lots of ways to accomplish this, and I'm not sure the best way to approach it on your Argo.

I put a cross bar on my RIM, and it was like throwing a Wonder Bra on the old girl.

[Alan Berube]

Thanks for the advise......looks awesome on your machine, and I think I can justify the $1200 I spent on a tube bender now.

[rapidroy]

Alan i have seen some people use a ratchet strap over the center of the machine to tie it down to the trailer, the result often times is the seat brace cracks and breaks. You can check for this condition by removing the seat and looking at the edge above the gas tank. If this is the case and it is broken through the bolt holes, you will need to make a new brace across to the outside edges. If you look under the body beneath the outer seat area you will find the body is screwed up into this brace and holds the middle area up off of the tires. I used this occasion on my machine to use 3/4X2" rectangular tube to make a spacer under the seat for more room and it was a stronger brace than the thin wall square tubing the factory uses. Good luck.

[Alan Berube]

Thanks to all.......with all this great advice I should graduate from the ranks of newbie fairly quickly and I will be sure to share my new found knowledge, thanks again.

[eightwheeler]

I/C should have the angle iron crossbar support above the gas tank, what tends to happen over time is the plastic around the bolts attaching it to the lower softens or even tears away around the bolts, if this is the case just use some big washers to support the bolts and problem fixed

[plott hound]

you can do what i did to mine.http://www.6x6world.com/forums/argo-...hat-lol-6.html