Broken Welds on Floor Joists - Next step

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.  

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

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Floor failure and frame failure are completely different. Manufacturer, fab techniques, materials, and causes of the two types of failure are all different. 

There is one thing in common though. Both are the end result of FR's quest to minimize cost and weight of their products. That is what they rightly believe their customers want from them. If you want a better built, heavier, more expensive trailer there are several excellent options out there. 

Okay, your sources of information have given you additional cases that I had not seen. I do keep an eye on my RPod as the last thing I want is for it to start falling apart on me. I have had some leak problems (check my mods and you will see. The water heater one was one that was challenging to find), but I think I have them all resolved now. I know the floor issue for a water damaged and sagging floor was broken welds. That same topic also mentioned the slide-out mechanism dropping also which make sense because that mechanism is in the floor, not in the walls like the Schwintek mechanism in the current RPods.  The other, IIRC, was a broken rear cross-member from putting too much weight on the rear receiver (bicycle rack).  These are the only topics with broken welds in the last 6 months.

I think adding at least a couple of supports would be a good idea so I will likely be trying to find a place that can do that. Meanwhile, I will be keeping an eye on things to make sure I don't see any signs that the floors might be sagging.