Fridge/slide/power
Posted: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 6:40 +0000
I tried to play safe and look for someone's post on this..... then went looking for my "build up"..... all results failed....
This may not be the place to post the following "novel"..... if not - please move it accordingly.....
We purchased a Waeco CF 50 for our little truck and wanted the slide to go with it.... out of stock....
Went to camping shows and came away without success.....
Finally got to order one in at the best price I had been offered and picked it up a while back...... a Waeco SLD 060 (fits all Waeco's from 35 - 60).... very heavy unit - but comes well built and with enough to hold it in place.....
I wanted to do a bit more with mine - and to anyone who has read my add-on to Steve's tailgate post..... this was an extension (excuse pun) of that.......
When I measured it for fit - it appeared I would have to mount it well inboard of the wheel arch.... taking up more of our valuable storage space (what won't go in the caravan....).
It looked from all angles that this unit belonged in the l/hs rear and suited my needs to re-couperate some lost fluids in transit.....
We have the ARB canopy with all lifting windows - and has now proved to be worthy ..... read on...
I marked out on the floor where it would sit - but sadly .... too big - unless.......
Set to it with a marker pen and studied how/what could be cut away to "fit" it where I wanted it.....
Had to take out about 10mm of the base frame on the rear l/hs corner to get it to fit in behind the wheel arch...
Then had to "bend" the release lever to "square" so that it didn't hit the tailgate when closed.....
At the end of the day - I managed to get the frame base to sit on top of floor runners and in the position I wanted in the first place....... the slide runs out with about 5 mm to clear the body of the tailgate opening.
After making the mods, laid it on the floor and measured out where the mounting holes would go - taking note of what was underneath.....
I ended up drilling nine (9) holes through the runners - only two of which went just at the start of an angle.....
The front and rear mounts on the l/hs are on the flat of the floor and I had to make up spacers to bring the frame to runner height.
I used coach bolts and fitted them from underneath - so as to prevent anyone getting under there with a spanner and undoing them for a quick fridge/slide get-away .......
To seal out the nasties, I gave a generous coating of Sikaflex 221 around the entry holes and to the mounting faces of the coach bolt heads. After fitting, I again went back over every bolt and sealed them again with Sikaflex.
I fitted some heavy (industrial) hard rubber matting to the floor and mounted the slide - flat & spring washers and nut - with Loctite 262 on all threads.....
To prevent the fridge & slide from being "thefted", I wanted the slide to lock in positon .... I did this by drilling through the base and slide and fitting a long-shanked padlock......
I wanted to chain the fridge to the slide and ended up fabricating some 3mm steel plate drilled to the size of the handle mounts at each end - to these, I Tigged the end links of two chains (one front, one rear).
The front chain is held in position by the long padlock - the rear one by another padlock passing through two holes in the rear of the slide body......
Access to the mounting nuts can only be gained with the slide extended....
Now - the bad news........ all well, everything locks, slides etc etc until you put the Waeco cover on - it "fouls" the angled opening of the rear window..... but just.....
Back to the side windows.....
Unless my "conscience" half wants her margarine, salad .... whatever - I am quite content to simply lift up the side window (whilst on tippy toes) and "un-velcro" the cover ... the long way round is to open the tailgate, unlock the front padlock and carefully pull out the slide without rubbing (excuse pun) the rubber seal of the rear window........
End of the day - now with tailgate lock and frildge/slide securely locked in rear of little truck....... now to connect it up..... waiting for reply to Redarc isolator/charger......
Sorry about the "novel".... it's my trait... one day I'll learn...
frats,
Rosco
This may not be the place to post the following "novel"..... if not - please move it accordingly.....
We purchased a Waeco CF 50 for our little truck and wanted the slide to go with it.... out of stock....
Went to camping shows and came away without success.....
Finally got to order one in at the best price I had been offered and picked it up a while back...... a Waeco SLD 060 (fits all Waeco's from 35 - 60).... very heavy unit - but comes well built and with enough to hold it in place.....
I wanted to do a bit more with mine - and to anyone who has read my add-on to Steve's tailgate post..... this was an extension (excuse pun) of that.......
When I measured it for fit - it appeared I would have to mount it well inboard of the wheel arch.... taking up more of our valuable storage space (what won't go in the caravan....).
It looked from all angles that this unit belonged in the l/hs rear and suited my needs to re-couperate some lost fluids in transit.....
We have the ARB canopy with all lifting windows - and has now proved to be worthy ..... read on...
I marked out on the floor where it would sit - but sadly .... too big - unless.......
Set to it with a marker pen and studied how/what could be cut away to "fit" it where I wanted it.....
Had to take out about 10mm of the base frame on the rear l/hs corner to get it to fit in behind the wheel arch...
Then had to "bend" the release lever to "square" so that it didn't hit the tailgate when closed.....
At the end of the day - I managed to get the frame base to sit on top of floor runners and in the position I wanted in the first place....... the slide runs out with about 5 mm to clear the body of the tailgate opening.
After making the mods, laid it on the floor and measured out where the mounting holes would go - taking note of what was underneath.....
I ended up drilling nine (9) holes through the runners - only two of which went just at the start of an angle.....
The front and rear mounts on the l/hs are on the flat of the floor and I had to make up spacers to bring the frame to runner height.
I used coach bolts and fitted them from underneath - so as to prevent anyone getting under there with a spanner and undoing them for a quick fridge/slide get-away .......
To seal out the nasties, I gave a generous coating of Sikaflex 221 around the entry holes and to the mounting faces of the coach bolt heads. After fitting, I again went back over every bolt and sealed them again with Sikaflex.
I fitted some heavy (industrial) hard rubber matting to the floor and mounted the slide - flat & spring washers and nut - with Loctite 262 on all threads.....
To prevent the fridge & slide from being "thefted", I wanted the slide to lock in positon .... I did this by drilling through the base and slide and fitting a long-shanked padlock......
I wanted to chain the fridge to the slide and ended up fabricating some 3mm steel plate drilled to the size of the handle mounts at each end - to these, I Tigged the end links of two chains (one front, one rear).
The front chain is held in position by the long padlock - the rear one by another padlock passing through two holes in the rear of the slide body......
Access to the mounting nuts can only be gained with the slide extended....
Now - the bad news........ all well, everything locks, slides etc etc until you put the Waeco cover on - it "fouls" the angled opening of the rear window..... but just.....
Back to the side windows.....
Unless my "conscience" half wants her margarine, salad .... whatever - I am quite content to simply lift up the side window (whilst on tippy toes) and "un-velcro" the cover ... the long way round is to open the tailgate, unlock the front padlock and carefully pull out the slide without rubbing (excuse pun) the rubber seal of the rear window........
End of the day - now with tailgate lock and frildge/slide securely locked in rear of little truck....... now to connect it up..... waiting for reply to Redarc isolator/charger......
Sorry about the "novel".... it's my trait... one day I'll learn...
frats,
Rosco