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Old Jan 13, 2020 | 05:43 PM
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Anyone weighed just a bare C3 frame.
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Old May 17, 2023 | 10:00 AM
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Call Roger. He has a link to a shipper on his website. We transported ours on our boat trailer and it worked perfectly.
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Old May 17, 2023 | 11:13 AM
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LOL, answering a three year old post telling us to call some guy named Roger... Roger Daltry?
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Old May 17, 2023 | 11:21 AM
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Thanks for the insight. I will make sure to check the date next time. I’m new to this forum stuff. You have a blessed day.
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Its nice after 3 years to get an interest in my post. Lol
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Originally Posted by Little Mouse
Anyone weighed just a bare C3 frame.
I believe that David Howard has.

If I remember correctly, it was around 330 pounds.

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I weighed mine. It was 240#.
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Old May 18, 2023 | 07:36 AM
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So im left wondering who Roger is?
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Henry Preciado has worked on a few and habitually weighed them because blasted frames and pitted frames were coming in at over 60lbs lighter. Thats significant structural integrity loss. He made a video describing his services at the time below with the emphasis on safety.

Basically Mid Year frames were 300lbs to start and later C3 with the enforced trailing arm area is more like 315lbs stripped of all hardware. He does do a decent walk through with two frames to provide visuals.

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He is in Grand Rapids, MI and does nothing but restore C2 and C3 frames. Google him.
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