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    Posted: 26 Jan 2022 at 7:55pm
+1 to the aluminum brace. It really looks good and definitely does not add as much weight as the steel brace I had made.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote GlueGuy Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 Jan 2022 at 11:10am
That looks like massive overkill to me. If the floor is strong enough for most people, and only flexing for people on the upper end of the weight spectrum, I feel that a single cross support would be strong enough without the plate or the gussets. 

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What we did was put in a hide-a-spare in about that position. Adds virtually no weight to the trailer, and supports about the same amount of area.
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You do realize more than one person can occupy that area at a time?
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Post Options Post Options   Quote GlueGuy Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Jan 2022 at 9:26am
Originally posted by rawest50

You do realize more than one person can occupy that area at a time?
Your point being?

We have both stood in that area without any floor sag. Ergo, the floor is fairly sturdy to begin with. Adding the hide-a-spare supports the entire area.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote _WW_ Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Apr 2022 at 11:22am
Originally posted by GlueGuy

Originally posted by rawest50

You do realize more than one person can occupy that area at a time?
Your point being?

We have both stood in that area without any floor sag. Ergo, the floor is fairly sturdy to begin with. Adding the hide-a-spare supports the entire area.


Did you have to modify the hide-a-spare because the beams are less than 68" apart?
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I can answer that one. Yes. The tubes need to be shortened and new holes for the locking buttons drilled. It was not too difficult.
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Thanks for the answer! :)
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