50 Gal Water Tank Mounting
Hello! I was wondering if anyone had come up with a highly secure way to mount a large, heavy water tank under a travel trailer. I have a Winnebago Minnie Plus and it came with a 50 gallon water t...
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opnspaces wrote:
What failed allowing it to fall out? Did the straps bend or the self tapping screws fail? If the screws failed did the pull out of the frame or just pull apart?
If the straps bent or sagged you can get some thicker angle or tube steel to stretch across the frame under the tank.
If the self tapping bolts broke or came out you can look into bigger self tapping bolts or even through bolt with a bolt and a nut.
If the bottom of the tank is flush with the bottom of the frame then consider adding a third or even fourth cross piece under the tank.
The first thing to fail were the self-tapping screws, which allowed the supporting l-beams to twist and the tank fell out full of water. The only thing that stopped it from crashing to the ground was the underbody cover. I was in the trailer when it happened and I thought someone had crashed into me.
I've come to the conclusion that I can't really use the original hardware at all because over time trying to jury rig a solution, the original support beams have warped and just don't seem reliable anymore. I currently have it rigged up with cargo straps, which seems to sort of work, but I don't think it's a long term solution, especially since I think movement will eventually cut through them.
That's why I'm looking for a preferably easy design for something I can just rest on the frame of the trailer and maybe keep in place with a bolt or something that supports the entire tank from the bottom.
