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02-03-2021, 09:48 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Still Looking
State: Texas
Posts: 6,187
THOR #2121
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Originally Posted by waynetaylor55
Not my first rodeo, but thanks for the tip. I utilize tubs and such for organization. Those tend to move around quite a bit.
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Sorry, did not mean to offend. You’re right, plastic tubs on plastic floor of the mega-storage compartment doesn't provide enough friction to keep things from sliding around.
When loading for a 5,000-mile trip, I first tried using roll of non-slip material, but when I moved plastic tubs around, it bunched up and made a mess — too much work.
I had some left over carpet from home project and cut a piece that just fit inside compartment (roughly 4’X8’). The carpet backing was stiff enough that it didn’t bunch up when I moved plastic tubs in and out, yet provided enough friction to keep things in place — at least nothing got damaged.
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02-03-2021, 09:53 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: 2018 24.1 AXISSIXxSIX
State: Arizona
Posts: 6,939
THOR #13932
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Floor cleats
A slick sheet of tin and some harbor freighr bar magnets as cleats.
10,000 ways to set them up in just minutes.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/go.harb...0433-39761450/
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02-06-2021, 06:36 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: ACE 30.3
State: Texas
Posts: 147
THOR #10883
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Storage compartment
Be careful about overloading those "roto molded plastic compartments. They don't have any framing underneath and are attached by short sheet metal screws. If you put heavy stuff in them they will deform in warm weather and or separate from the side wall!
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02-06-2021, 07:57 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Still Looking
State: Texas
Posts: 6,187
THOR #2121
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Originally Posted by MaceMan
Be careful about overloading those "roto molded plastic compartments. They don't have any framing underneath and are attached by short sheet metal screws. If you put heavy stuff in them they will deform in warm weather and or separate from the side wall!
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The 28A has a fabricated Mega-size compartment in rear that can handle a lot of volume, and I suspect weight also as long as it doesn’t affect motorhome handling.
The floor is made up of a 4-foot-long folding table that you’d want to remove for use as needed (on my rentals they have been on passenger side) and in middle between chassis rail extensions there is a compartment for a spare tire. It’s really nice. I like the 28A a lot except at +/- 30-feet is too large for us when traveling alone. We prefer owning much smaller for touring and renting a larger motorhome when needed — and haven’t in years. The rear Mega compartment alone must be around 100 cubic feet of volume. It’s roughly 4-ft front to back, about 3-ft tall, and all the way across MH (~8-ft).
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02-06-2021, 08:13 PM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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the Mega ompartment sounds large enough to sub-let...
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02-08-2021, 11:09 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Four Winds 28A
State: California
Posts: 431
THOR #21941
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Ok, so I have my fix for the MEGA storage compartment. There are two "L" beams running down the length of the box that the bumper and trailer hitch are attached to. The roto-box sits right on these beams. They are on either side of the spare tire compartment. I wanted to go with https://www.uscargocontrol.com/ with their black L-track, but since I don't really need to, at this point, vary my anchor positions, I went with D-rings from Amazon ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and stopped by Lowes for 1/4 x 1 1/2" self tapping metal screws.
I placed the D-rings at 1' intervals along the L-beam and put two at each side door opening. These are going to be strong enough to keep our plastic totes from sliding around!
Damn this is fun!
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2021 THOR Four Winds 28A
Fallbrook, CA
Watchdog hardwired EMS, Alignment, Roadmaster front sway bar, vent covers, Dew Gutter
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02-08-2021, 11:20 PM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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How about a picture of that setup?
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02-08-2021, 11:31 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Four Winds 28A
State: California
Posts: 431
THOR #21941
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Here they are. We will be headed to the desert this weekend so I will take some pictures of it loaded up and strapped down!
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02-09-2021, 12:52 AM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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VERY nice!
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02-17-2021, 11:40 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Four Winds 28A
State: California
Posts: 431
THOR #21941
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So, the maiden voyage of the 28A was pretty successful! The tie downs worked perfectly. One thing that didn't work perfectly, in fact not at all, was the water heater! I think we lost the control board because it would not make hot water on propane or the generator. Checked fuses/breakers, looked at it, jiggled the wires, nothing. Have a replacement board on order and hopefully will get it before our next outing in a couple of weeks.
Wayne
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2021 THOR Four Winds 28A
Fallbrook, CA
Watchdog hardwired EMS, Alignment, Roadmaster front sway bar, vent covers, Dew Gutter
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02-17-2021, 11:43 PM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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Glad to read that everything (except the water heater) worked as planned.
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02-17-2021, 11:48 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Vegas 25.6
State: New Mexico
Posts: 5,131
THOR #20220
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did thor ship you the rpelacement to do yourself? Ho much
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02-18-2021, 02:55 PM
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#33
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Four Winds 28A
State: California
Posts: 431
THOR #21941
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No, I called up the dealers repair shop and at first the guy wanted to arrange a time to bring it in. When I told him all of the diagnostics that I had done, he asked me to take pictures of it and he was going to order the control board. Then, I'll have to take it in for them to install it.
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2021 THOR Four Winds 28A
Fallbrook, CA
Watchdog hardwired EMS, Alignment, Roadmaster front sway bar, vent covers, Dew Gutter
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02-18-2021, 03:10 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: 2011 FW Hurricane 33T
State: England
Posts: 1,296
THOR #16471
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Quote:
Originally Posted by waynetaylor55
So, the maiden voyage of the 28A was pretty successful! The tie downs worked perfectly. One thing that didn't work perfectly, in fact not at all, was the water heater! I think we lost the control board because it would not make hot water on propane or the generator. Checked fuses/breakers, looked at it, jiggled the wires, nothing. Have a replacement board on order and hopefully will get it before our next outing in a couple of weeks.
Wayne
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Is one of the items you carry with you a multimeter? You did not mention checking for proper voltage on the board. Just asking!
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02-18-2021, 04:08 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Four Winds 28A
State: California
Posts: 431
THOR #21941
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OldWEB
Is one of the items you carry with you a multimeter? You did not mention checking for proper voltage on the board. Just asking!
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It was sitting on my work bench asking me to take him along on the trip. I should have listened!
Since I had nothing from either propane or 110v, I figured it wasn't an electrical problem, but a board problem.
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2021 THOR Four Winds 28A
Fallbrook, CA
Watchdog hardwired EMS, Alignment, Roadmaster front sway bar, vent covers, Dew Gutter
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