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Unread 12-03-2007, 12:41
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Re: New Bumper rule interpretation - straight from the lead inspector

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Originally Posted by galewind View Post
That being said, we did not adhere to the "Blind fastener" system in figure 8-1 in the manual, yet they accepted them at NJ. We attached small pieces of 1" tubular to the bumper that we then bolted into the frame perpendicularly (our machine frame was built out of 1" tubular). This was actually a lot easier to unfasten than the system they suggest in figure 8-1, that we used last year.
You are fortunate. We used a similar system, and were told they passed on Thursday. On Friday, we had to be reinspected after changing our claw, and the inspector ruled our bumpers illegal. That really threw us for a loop, and we were unable to use them on Friday, although we have now made them legal.