Alphamonk
North Carolina
Senior Member
Joined: 07/14/2004
View Profile
 Offline
|
I'm 225 myself. I get on mine quite a bit, but just the other day I noticed a small red teg on the ladder mount that says 200 lb. limit. YIKE!!!!!!
|
univmd
Maryland
Senior Member
Joined: 03/02/2009
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club Member
|
Alphamonk wrote:I'm 225 myself. I get on mine quite a bit, but just the other day I noticed a small red teg on the ladder mount that says 200 lb. limit. YIKE!!!!!!
The tag on my ladder says the limit is 250 lbs.
2008 Gulfstream Tourmaster T40C
2011 Honda CR-V SE
Blue Ox Baseplate & Socket Wiring
Blue Ox Alladin Tow Bar
US Gear Unified Tow Brake
|
wa8yxm
Wherever I happen to park
Senior Member
Joined: 07/04/2006
View Profile
Offline
|
I am, currently, 315 in my stocking feet and just did the A/C cleaning you wish to do .. By the way, once I got off the roof I was able to run both front and rear A/C's on this rig, (And nothing else) on a single 30 amp line (Well.. Perhaps one TV, but that is about all) Meter said 2 a/c plus main tv, 27 amps.
The ladder which damon bolted to the rig (Standard RV ladder) was a joke for my 300 plus pounds. It hit the recyclers.
I use a Extension/step (Convertable) ladder my dad originally bought and though ti's rated at, I thin 250 or 275 It holds me no problem.
The roof, is every bit as solid as the kitchen floor (Which by the way is in like new condition save for needing a mop or broom)
Nothin adds excitment like something that is none of your business
Kenwood TS-2000 housed in a 2005 Damon Intruder 377
|
lisakmusco
Boynton Beach, FL
New Member
Joined: 10/15/2009
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club Member
Offline
|
We were told not to go on our roof at all when we bought our MH. So how do you do any maintenance or even cleaning?
Lisa & Eddie
South Florida RVers since 2009
RV - 1987 Fleetwood Southwind
No dinghy, yet
Family - 5 Cats - Sonny, Salt, Pepper, Luke, Leia
2 cats at the Rainbow Bridge: Jasmine, George
|
dieharder
Ottawa, ON
Senior Member
Joined: 09/10/2009
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club Member
Offline
|
I'm 280 and have been up there, and will be going again before the season is done.
1999 Itasca Sunrise
|
|
|
Jay58
Melbourne (central east coast) Florida
Senior Member
Joined: 12/25/2008
View Profile
Offline
|
6 foot 8 inch 390 pounds and I have and regularly go on my roofs. both the DP and the previous 30 foot winnie. I crawl on hands and knees and stay over the cabinet mountins as much as possible. Crawling pots the weight on four points instead of two. have not had any issues so far. (yes Im loosing weight. down to 340 and falling)
1996 HR Endeavor 37.5
230 Cumins, 6 spd. Allison
2009 Saturn Vue
Towmaster dolly
Central Florida (East Coast)
|
lennyjudym
naples
Full Member
Joined: 02/14/2009
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club Member
Offline
|
I know a person that owns rv shop and after 10 years of being on top of many rv's he took a dive if you are on top you are 13ft. off the ground . I don;t bounce at 330 easy to get on but risky to get off.Too many things up there to miss .you are on the edge when working on the air conditioner .be carefullllll.please
lenny
|
wolfman01
Williston, ND.
Senior Member
Joined: 01/29/2006
View Profile
Offline
|
I had to drill a hole in mine large enough to run the coax and motor control cables for my satellite dish. There is a LOT of wood up there, over an inch thick. The last thing I'm worried about is falling through the roof. The spec for you S&B house is 3/4" plywood - if your're lucky. Otherwise you get the disintegrate at the mere mention of water particle board. If you are not going through the floor in your house, the roof is fine.
2011 Hyundai Accent SE (8k)
1996 Tiffin Allegro Bay 31' ga$$er motorhome (42k)
Bear, my four legged, furry companion.
RVing is an obsession more expensive than drugs. 
|
wny_pat
Western NYS
Senior Member
Joined: 08/11/2007
View Profile
 Online
|
wolfman01 wrote:There is a LOT of wood up there, over an inch thick. The last thing I'm worried about is falling through the roof. That all depends on who built it!!! Motorhomes are not created equal. And as to the wood being able to support, how old it is and if there have been any leaks.
|
wolfman01
Williston, ND.
Senior Member
Joined: 01/29/2006
View Profile
Offline
|
wny_pat wrote:wolfman01 wrote:There is a LOT of wood up there, over an inch thick. The last thing I'm worried about is falling through the roof. That all depends on who built it!!! Motorhomes are not created equal. And as to the wood being able to support, how old it is and if there have been any leaks.
My old safari leaked so bad, that it was hard to tell the difference between inside and out during rain. It had a fiberglass membrane over a fiberglass and 3/4" plywood sub surface. It crunched like broken glass in spots, but never bowed.
I had found out after I bought it, that it had exploded at some point in its life.
|
|
|
