Sky Deck Renovation
Just bought a 2003 Thor Citation Sky Deck. 34' Fifth Wheel. Came from Alexander RV in Delaware. Good people to deal with. Here it is on the lot: I just got it down to North Carolina and plan to...
Forum Discussion
Bill.Satellite wrote:
Are you doing anything to re-enforce areas where walls were removed and have you looked at the expected overall weight vs. the axle capacity?
Bill, everything I removed is replaced with something as strong, with the exception of some built-in shelves that were up against the bathroom wall (in front of the area where you can see the shower plumbing). But I don't think they were much of a corner brace. I left some built-in corner shelves in the front bedroom, because they are really stout and must have some structural benefit.
As far as weight goes, I have not taken it to the scales, which I need to do. My bathroom is probably 300 hundred pounds heavier and my staircase 50 pounds heavier. The fiberglass on the roof would be heavier than the rubber membrane. And we added some weight underneath, by building a frame to hold a belly pan.
I did get rid of some weight by replacing a really heavy sofa bed with a lightweight Walmart sofa and losing that cabinet. I also don't intend to load it up with much stuff. I am living the anti-pack rat life.
It seemed to tow fine (40 miles, highway, mountain and gravel roads), but I've just been on that one trip. And I'm new to this. So the real answer is: I have not been very scientific about it, and it's a little bit of a concern.
