cord812
Covington, Georgia
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I am visiting my daughter her husband and grandchildren in Abilene, Kansas.
A nice little town that has a very low crime rate..a great place to raise kids.
anyway:
the update on my sag is, looking on the bottom side there are a row of button head rivets
that were pulling through. It was not severe and I sent pics of my sag to Sleepy who did
not think it was bad , but after the fellow went over the speed break and broke the support. I would rather err on the safe side.
I went to a RV repair only location in Salina, Kansas 29 miles from Abilene. they installed
an L shaped piece of steel that was stronger than necessary and painted it.
they drilled holes for the two tiedowns for a reasonable price.
Now I have piece of mind !!
I do thank Sleepy for the great advice and guidance and showing me the location of the
slideout motor in case I ever have a problem with it.
Hope this helps other 1161 owners.
emmitt kelly
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sleepy
Oak Ridge,Tennessee
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Based on his pictures I said that he doesn't have a sag problem... that needs fixed.
The following are pictures he sent me by email.
2003 Lance 1161,/slideout/AGM batteries/255W Solar/propane generator/Sat dish/2 Fantastic Fans model 6150/AC/winter package
AirFoil, Trimetric, LED lights
2003GMC K3500 LT/Crewcab/duramax diesel/allison/dually/4x4/OnStar/front reciever mounted spare
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sleepy
Oak Ridge,Tennessee
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Free advice is often worth what you are charged.
My best advice is based on the information that I'm given.
He sent one other picture... I offered to try to determine what caused the sunk in spot if he came by the house on his way back to GA. He says that the area feels solid when he pushed all over and around it with his fingers.
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cord812
Covington, Georgia
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I certainly did not disagree with you... I just would just go ahead and take care of the
problem just for the future.
Sleepy, I do appreciate your taking the time ..I was just heading off possible future trouble.
the people here in Kansas seem to be a little more helpful than in Georgia and South Carolina while I am here I would take care of a possible problem.
I do thank you for your all of your help.
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fast.5
Ontario, Canada
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Hi: what year is your rig and did you have the steel support along the inside bottom and connected to your tie downs
Mike
2004 FORD F350 Supercrew 4x4 V10 Airlift incab controls 42" titan extension camera.
2004 LANCE 1161 Loaded, Air, fan, Dicor and all weather packages Awning&Slide awning 50W solar 36lp Plus Generac
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cord812
Covington, Georgia
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the place i went to installed an "L" shaped piece of steel and used the existing tiedown bolts
they removed the tiedowns and drilled the holes in the steel for the tiedowns.
2002 Lance 1161
someone had a the support break when he hit a speed bump.. I would think an overlooked
pothole could do the same thing..
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cord812
Covington, Georgia
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additionally looking under the support there were button head rivets that were beginning to pull through.. the gap between the seal and the bottom of the slideout has lessen but not eliminated.. I use a garage door bottom seal and glue in on ..can't be seen with slide in and is effective when slide is out.
If someone has a better fix please share
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