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I have a pan I could donate…decided to be risky and remove it for space.
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- #183
I really like this washing machine pan idea. For $30 I gotta get my hands on one and try it out. Could probably come up with a way to recess the drain so there's no ponding, then have a teak mat elevated slightly.
Thanks boys!! I'll pick one up and mock it up.
Thanks boys!! I'll pick one up and mock it up.
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- #184
Is the one you have 30x34?
S4Cruiser
SILVER Star
I will measure here in a bit…it’s in the shed.
S4Cruiser
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30x32 OD
27x30 ID
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- #187
Ill call you
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Put some insulation in the lower wall cavities then started painting the walls with tropicool. Man does it take a long time to paint all around the studs and screws.
One more good day and it'll be painted, then insulation can start going in.
One more good day and it'll be painted, then insulation can start going in.
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Finished up the side walls this afternoon. Used about 4gallons of tropicool. This stuff really added some mass to the walls, way less tinny when I close the door now.
Insulation coming up next.
Insulation coming up next.
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- #190
Big start on the 1" insulation in the wall cavities today. Fall crawl in a few short days.
You all will be nice and toasty.
This definitely needs to be up on the wall somewhere!!! I will come out and autograph it
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- #194
During the last trip, I ran a couple of medium sized buddy heaters in the motel to take the chill out. After running the two for a few hours, I cut them down to low and maintained that all night. Kept the trailer nice and cozy. I'll chalk that up to the tropicool air sealing more than anything, as there's no insulation in the ceiling yet, but I'm stoked.
Have another trip in a few weeks, and have been plugging away at the next phase. Goals are:
1. Plumb the fresh water tank
2. Reinforce the floor where the kitchentte will go (current plywood is cupping a bit)
3. Move the electrical controls into the kitchentte
4. Build the dividing wall
I've been plugging away the past couple of days towards those ends. Pulled up the front two floor pieces, got some bracing in, routed the fill and vent lines for the water tank through to the fill point on the exterior, then routed the tap line into where the kitchentte will go.
Added the angle iron center frame, and shimmed up the storage box with some steel to act as the second support. Floor is plenty rigid now.
The tank came with these "uniseal" things that are pretty neat. There are no glued-on or formed-in threaded connections on this tank at all. The uniseal works by cutting a hole in the tank, pushing the seal in, then pushing the appropriate size PVC through the seal. This forces the seal against the wall of the tank, and it's good to go.
Cut some holes in the crossmembers and routed the lines:
Detail of the tap. Put this ball valve in there with enough slack in the tap line so that I can rotate the ball valve down to the ground and drain the system.
Floor back in with the tap line through the floor into the kitchentte area.
Currently mulling over how to build this dividing wall. I'm inclined to cut away some of the insulated sub-floor and build a steel frame on top of the goose, but I'm not married to that idea. There's not much wood to attach to in the goose area. Open to ideas on how to frame this out. Included will be a cabinet that will hold a fridge and microwave.
Suppose I should update my CAD model to reflect my plan to make it easier to understand.
Have another trip in a few weeks, and have been plugging away at the next phase. Goals are:
1. Plumb the fresh water tank
2. Reinforce the floor where the kitchentte will go (current plywood is cupping a bit)
3. Move the electrical controls into the kitchentte
4. Build the dividing wall
I've been plugging away the past couple of days towards those ends. Pulled up the front two floor pieces, got some bracing in, routed the fill and vent lines for the water tank through to the fill point on the exterior, then routed the tap line into where the kitchentte will go.
Added the angle iron center frame, and shimmed up the storage box with some steel to act as the second support. Floor is plenty rigid now.
The tank came with these "uniseal" things that are pretty neat. There are no glued-on or formed-in threaded connections on this tank at all. The uniseal works by cutting a hole in the tank, pushing the seal in, then pushing the appropriate size PVC through the seal. This forces the seal against the wall of the tank, and it's good to go.
Cut some holes in the crossmembers and routed the lines:
Detail of the tap. Put this ball valve in there with enough slack in the tap line so that I can rotate the ball valve down to the ground and drain the system.
Floor back in with the tap line through the floor into the kitchentte area.
Currently mulling over how to build this dividing wall. I'm inclined to cut away some of the insulated sub-floor and build a steel frame on top of the goose, but I'm not married to that idea. There's not much wood to attach to in the goose area. Open to ideas on how to frame this out. Included will be a cabinet that will hold a fridge and microwave.
Suppose I should update my CAD model to reflect my plan to make it easier to understand.
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- #195
Got some work done on the wiring reroute and new kitchenette build. Ended up including a glory hole, lol.
So will this be at the xmas party?
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- #198
Wasnt planning on it, but it can be if wanted.
The rig takes up a ton of room, and I didn't want to claim that much space just for me.
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- #199
More progress tonight. Got the 120/240v wiring operational again. Moving the ground wires to a dedicated bus bar as soon as it arrives. It will be nice to work with real light again instead of a single task light. Ill probably add a 120v and a 240v outlet to the bottom of this cabinet for tools/vacuums inside.
Thinking that I'll frame out the dividing wall next, then work on laying in some 12v lights.
Thinking that I'll frame out the dividing wall next, then work on laying in some 12v lights.
You’re crushing this build. I can’t wait to see it finished. Maybe I need to finally come to an ONSC Xmas party. Also giving me ideas for my own crawler hauler project. I just need to build a real crawler first.
