Outriggers Forest River parts

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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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pedwards2932 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 337	Post Options Post Reply Quote pedwards2932 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Outriggers Forest River parts Posted: 06 Oct 2021 at 4:52pm
	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.

offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Post Options Post Reply Quote offgrid Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Oct 2021 at 7:03am
	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. moisture meter
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pedwards2932 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 337	Post Options Post Reply Quote pedwards2932 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Oct 2021 at 12:08pm
	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.

offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Post Options Post Reply Quote offgrid Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Oct 2021 at 1:04pm
	If they moved the frame out the floor would just sag worse in the center instead (there are plenty of cases of center sagging too). They were trying to make the lightest cheapest floor possible and use a cantilever arrangement with overhangs on each side to make it work. Cantilevers are used all the time to extend the span of beams, and they generally work well. The problem here is the thin lauan sandwich loses stiffness over time so while the cantilever design is sound in concept in practice it didn't work.
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pedwards2932 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 337	Post Options Post Reply Quote pedwards2932 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Oct 2021 at 1:22pm
	Well I have ordered 4 more brackets.....probably only need 2 but I want some spares just in case i need them. I agree with the floor sag in the middle but they could have added braces during construction and are doing so now. I don't think the braces a strong enough for what they are trying to support but we will see.

StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288	Post Options Post Reply Quote StephenH Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Oct 2021 at 1:25pm
	I saw a new 179. The outriggers are now factory installed. That does not help those of us with older RPods, but it is good to know that FR recognized the problem and has actually done something to address it.
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	Stephen did you notice where FR located the outriggers? How many are there? On both sides? Any other info? Thank you Vann
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StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288	Post Options Post Reply Quote StephenH Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Oct 2021 at 8:22am
	Unfortunately, I did not take pictures. I think there were four. I only looked on the slide-side. They seemed to be evenly spaced. I did notice that they were welded to the frame and looked to have a rather sturdy bolt coming down through the end.
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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	Post Options Post Reply Quote offgrid Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Oct 2021 at 8:38am
	The braces are plenty strong enough. There is really very little weight on them, rpod walls are very light. The problem isn't that the loads are high it's that the floor is weak. Having to add the braces is a patch on the underlying (pun intended) problem. FR should put a stronger floor in rpods.
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pedwards2932 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 337	Post Options Post Reply Quote pedwards2932 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Oct 2021 at 9:01am
	I just noticed when I unloaded the jack you could see the support was trying to bend. I added another brace and it seemed to hold much better. I think because it had been sagged for so long it took a lot of pressure to get it back level. I am hoping that once it settles a bit it will be okay. I still think I need to add 2 more supports.