Daniel_C_
Feb 26, 2002Explorer
B+ motorhomes
I just bought a Trail Lite B+ 211s with 8.1 Chevy engine. This is my fifth motorhome (others range from an old 20' Vagabond, and three Winnegagos, from 19 to 32'. This vehicle is fantastic. I am...
ron.dittmer wrote:I should knock on wood, but this battery has been in place since August 2004. Here is a picture of how it is held in place to the truck frame about under the passenger seat -
In my picture above, the battery tray is mounted inside an angle iron frame which is bolted to the floor above using carriage bolts.
If you have room under your floor in a nice area below your current battery, and also have a body skirt, maybe you could make two vertical cuts and use a piano hinge as mine has, then come up with some kind if latching system. This would allow mounting a pair of batteries below floor level, maybe right where the cables are located.
Just throwing out ideas without knowing your particular situation.