Broken Welds on Floor Joists - Next step

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   Compared to all the other stuff dropping a tank is probably minimal extra work. But adding blocking under there might interfere with putting the tank back. A metal plate might work better in that case. Then seal everything up before putting back the tank. 

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offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Topic: Broken Welds on Floor Joists - Next step Posted: 26 Jul 2020 at 2:39pm
	Compared to all the other stuff dropping a tank is probably minimal extra work. But adding blocking under there might interfere with putting the tank back. A metal plate might work better in that case. Then seal everything up before putting back the tank.
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Junkinpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 04 Jun 2019 Location: ON Online Status: Offline Posts: 18	Posted: 26 Jul 2020 at 1:50pm
	Cannot access this area from under the trailer unless we remove the water tank. Doable ... just prefer not to dismantle that too but it may be required.
	Belinda

offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Posted: 26 Jul 2020 at 1:13pm
	Can you access the area where the boards are from under the trailer? The boards themselves appear intact. Maybe you can add boards under the floor and screw them up into both the aluminum joists and into the existing boards?
	1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold

Junkinpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 04 Jun 2019 Location: ON Online Status: Offline Posts: 18	Posted: 26 Jul 2020 at 12:48pm
	Broken Welds - 182g 2014 - Part 2. No returned email or phone call from Forest River. I will send another message and call again next week. I have taken my trailer to a local welding shop and they jacked up the outer frame of the trailer and added supports every foot on both sides of the trailer. They have welded the broken weld on the rear floor joist, which lifted the slide side of the trailer 2-3 inches! The tire looks properly positioned in the fender. Outside it looks much better. And I feel that this unit is likely stronger than it was when originally built. The slide out position and angle has now changed - as it is now where it should have been. The slide out really tipped on an angle as it was extended. (much worse than before) ... so I've taken out the flooring to access this area and found that the slide mechanism is attached to 1.5" wooden boards that do not appear to be attached to anything. They appear to be sitting on the bottom layer of plywood lauan(sp), and are not attached anywhere. So as the slide extends this is lifting. Once it is balanced and the slide is out all of the way - the wood returns to the floor level. Hope the photos demonstrate this better than my words. This lifting would not have been visible before I took up the flooring, as it would have been under the flooring and under the slide out. How do we stabilize these boards or stop them from rocking up and down, when the slide out is moved? Any suggestions? The bolts that attach the mechanism seem to the floor(?) seem to have moved over time. See last pic. Is this normal? is there a way to adjust and level the slide out? Looking forward to the next step. We want to go camping! Belinda
	Belinda