Suggestions on strengthening jack attach point.
My next major project is to address this.
I don't know what they were thinking about at the factory when they placed the jack in the middle of an opening in the wall! The weight was originaly taken by the plywood base (3/4" or 5/8") and a rather thin aluminum molding visible in the second picture. For a temporay fix I added 3/4" plywood above and below the original.
There is a bit of rot in the base plywood, so I plan to remove and patch that area, then to move the jack pad right to the front edge so that weigh is transferred directly from the front wall and the structural upright in the corner. I will weld an upright piece of angle iron onto the pad that will be screwed into the corner structure.
I would also like to run something towards the rear under the edge to transfer some weight of the sidewall to the jack pad and to allow me to attach my tie-down at an angle. I will also have to build a new door.
Suggestions and comments are welcome.
I don't know what they were thinking about at the factory when they placed the jack in the middle of an opening in the wall! The weight was originaly taken by the plywood base (3/4" or 5/8") and a rather thin aluminum molding visible in the second picture. For a temporay fix I added 3/4" plywood above and below the original.
There is a bit of rot in the base plywood, so I plan to remove and patch that area, then to move the jack pad right to the front edge so that weigh is transferred directly from the front wall and the structural upright in the corner. I will weld an upright piece of angle iron onto the pad that will be screwed into the corner structure.
I would also like to run something towards the rear under the edge to transfer some weight of the sidewall to the jack pad and to allow me to attach my tie-down at an angle. I will also have to build a new door.
Suggestions and comments are welcome.
