New project - 2016 AF 1140

jimh425 wrote:
Fwiw, I was more concerned with the battery weight in a compartment that was designed for that weight. Either way, I thought you said you had 6 batteries which would be significantly more in one compartment.

For the solar panels, it’s the amount of uplift going down the road that I was thinking about. Of course, if you drive slow most of the time or aren’t in wind, that wouldn’t be an issue at all.

Any way, have fun.

Six batteries is what we own, total - we split the bank, put them all on Andersen connectors, and only plan to carry three in this. I added a 3/4" ply panel under the batteries, and used some strips of 1x4" to add additional bracing to the underside going all the way to the floor. The weight should be distributed very well.

Same thing with the forces on the rack - having multiple connection points spreads out the load and keeps any one area from being overwhelmed. Hopefully enough to keep from causing any damages - so far, so good, though I only have a twenty minute highway test drive on it. The rack was modeled after a friend's design that has worked for thousands of miles on his fifth wheel.