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pedwards2932 
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 Topic: Outriggers Forest River partsPosted: 07 Oct 2021 at 12:08pm |
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I got everything jacked up and in place. Lot of weight on those brackets I am going to order some more brackets. If I can just get this POS to last 2 or 3 years I will be happy. Why in the world didn't FR extend the chassis out further closer to the edge of the trailer? This would never have happened if they did. If it was a known issue or in this case a predictable issue it is just rediculous to have to retrofit this with a questionable fix.
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offgrid
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Posted: 07 Oct 2021 at 7:03am |
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If it's dry you should be ok. If unsure get a wood moisture meter. Inexpensive and very handy tool to have around. You can also check water content in firewood, leaks around windows at home, etc.
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1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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pedwards2932
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Posted: 06 Oct 2021 at 4:52pm |
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Doesn't seem to be any water damage. Everything seems to be sealed but the floor slopes down only does it on the rear portion of the slide out not on the forward portion. I plan on jacking it up slowly tomorrow and see how it goes.
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offgrid
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Posted: 06 Oct 2021 at 4:29pm |
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Yikes, 3/4 inch is a lot. Check to be sure there isnt any water damage in the floor in that area if you haven't already. If not, then jack her up and add outrigger brackets as needed. Get more if you need to, can't hurt. Then, reaseal both the top and bottom edges. Since the walls are resting on the sagging floor the walls must have dropped down too which would compromise the seals.
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pedwards2932
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Posted: 06 Oct 2021 at 2:57pm |
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Well I got 5 of the brackets installed. On the door side it worked out to installing 2 at either end which left about 15' between them then 5 feet between each of the 2 others. One ended up just about at hinge point of the door. I installed the rear one on the slide out side. I then found I was a member of the sagging trailer squad. I am going to have to jack up the outer edge where the rear roller for the slide out is. Looks like it needs to go up about 3/4". I am completely disappointed with the build quality on my rPod......I shouldn't have to be doing this on a 2018 model.
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offgrid
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Posted: 05 Oct 2021 at 1:44pm |
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Yes, just put them where you have sagging; there's not really that much weight on them, the problem is the floor is just too flimsy.
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pedwards2932
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Posted: 05 Oct 2021 at 8:04am |
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The forward corner is where I was having the issue on both sides. The fiberglass pulled out of the aluminum molding. I feel like this was because it was bouncing on rough roads. My repairs to the fiberglass laminate seems to have fixed it as nothing broke free on our last trip. I got the outriggers to support my repairs so hopefully it won't happen again.
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offgrid
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Posted: 05 Oct 2021 at 7:27am |
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It's not critical in this application but in general if you place evenly spaced supports under a beam with ones at each end the those will only have half the load of the inner ones. That's why you often see cantilevered beams with the outer supports inboard a bit.
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Pod People
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Posted: 04 Oct 2021 at 5:22pm |
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I installed my outriggers spaced equally under the width of the slideout . I put one at each end of the slideout and the other 2 equidistant from each other.I assumed that would support the weight evenly across the width of the wall cutout. It certainly worked, but may not have been the best spacing. Travel safe Vann
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Vann & Laura 2015 RPod 179 
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JA-Pod
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Posted: 04 Oct 2021 at 3:32pm |
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When the slide out is extended all the way, look under it and you will see 4 rollers about 4 inches long, this is what i have on my 179. I figured this is where the most of the weight is located.
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John & Allison
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