fulltimin
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Well now, lets see how far we can take this....
So, next I took a 1.5 inch piece of blue board, and glued the el cheapo plywood from the Depot, onto both sides, let it cure, and decided to step on this.
Let's let the pic speak for itself, and no, my left foot is not touching the floor.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/steponinsulation3.jpg)
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If you don't, you will find an excuse.
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fulltimin
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Now, lest you think there isn't much weight being put on here, I stepped on a scale. This pic is pretty poor, but I did have additional weight on my shoulders when I stepped on the scale, and while standing on the insulation.
The pic shows the scale, which max's out at 330 lbs.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/steponinsulation4.jpg)
That's right - 358 lbs total. All being supported by a 1.5 x 6 x 30 inch piece of insulation, with thin plywood on each side. This one did bow more than the other 2, obviously, but was in no danger of breaking.
So with a little math - 6 x 30 = 180 sq inches / 144 = 1.25 sq ft. 358 lbs / 1.25 = 286.4 lbs per sq ft. The 144 is sq inches per sq ft.
Probably, if I had not seen it myself, I would have trouble believing it.
So, it looks like even with thin plywood glued to insulation, it does indeed create a relatively stable wall.
Now, this does not take into account all the stresses associated with a motor home driving down the road, but it does give some idea of how well it would take weight.
And by the way, that plywood, was only $10 a sheet.
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RCtime
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I have been a member here for many years, and this is by far the most interesting and informative post I have ever come across.
Good luck to you and many happy travels when you finish her up.
Ron
2002 34HD Winnebago Journey DL, Cat. 330/freightliner
2013 Honda CRV - Garmin 1490t
Great wife & Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, RIP
TT/N
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fulltimin
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RCtime wrote:I have been a member here for many years, and this is by far the most interesting and informative post I have ever come across.
Good luck to you and many happy travels when you finish her up.
Thank you very much. I appreciate the kind words.
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fulltimin
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Here is an area that I haven't touched on yet. This is the area at the rear of the Chevy P 30 frame.
Fleetwood added an extension, but not exactly how you might think. They did not extend the actual frame, but added a u shaped piece of steel, welded to the side, and top, of the chassis frame.
In the pic below, you can see, as with earlier pics, there is a piece of angle iron welded to the top of the frame, almost the entire length of the coach.
At the back they welded this u shaped channel on, which holds up the rear cap, the rear bumper, and even the hitch receiver. All of that is fastened to the extra channel they welded on.
In the pic below, inside the red rectangle, is the joint between the angle iron, and the u channel steel.
The blue rectangle shows the weld between the u channel, and the chassis frame. Also note the green line, which indicates where they also welded the channel to the top of the chassis frame. (no pic for that)
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/frameextension.jpg)
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fulltimin
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Here is a close up of the joint, in the above picture.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/frameextension1.jpg)
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fulltimin
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And here is a pic that is a little wider version of above, and shows the angle on both sides, with an angle running side to side across the back, in between the two.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/frameextension2.jpg)
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fulltimin
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Next we have another shot from a different angle, where you can see from the bottom, the rear of the gas tank, the angle steel, the bottom of the aluminum floor sheeting, and a brace to hold the gas tank from moving rearward.
I am not sure exactly how that could happen, but there is a bracket there.
As you can see, the gas tank is in between the chassis frame rails. The gas tank is roughly 13 inches high.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/frameextension3.jpg)
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fulltimin
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And our final pic tonight is one that shows where the gray water tank was installed.
This was behind the gas tank, in between the u shaped channel steel, and like the gas tank, extended well below the steel rails.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/frameextension4.jpg)
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fulltimin
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As we go through the rear cap, we can see the frame extensions, which holds the bumper in place.
It also holds the hitch receiver. Pics of that follow.
This first pic is of the receiver, from the rear. As you can see it is welded to a piece of angle iron, and that angle iron is bolted through the bottom of the bumper. Yea, bumpers today, just aren't what they used to be...Lol..
The yellow lines indicate approximately where the bolts are.
And yes, you can also see the rats nest of wiring connectors, that a prior owner decided, needed to be there.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/receiver.jpg)
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