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03-29-2015, 03:27 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Winfield
Posts: 7,327
M.O.C. #6846
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When a plan works (sliding tray installation)
Those times when everything works perfectly bring a sense of satisfaction that is unsurpassed. I had posted earlier that I had ordered a 26" wide full size Morryde sliding cargo tray for the basement of the 3850FL. Today was the installation day at the mini-storage lot and everything worked just as initially hoped for. A stop at Home Depot was required on the way to do the installation to acquire the screws and a couple of two by fours to elevate the tray to allow for clearance if needed. The two by fours were definitely needed to provide clearance for the basement door latches and were placed in the compartment first before sliding the tray into the basement:
The tray was then slid into place to allow for the actual installation to commence. The are beneath the tray will provide som additional storage as well:
The two by fours were secured to the basement floor with #10 2 inch screws which were countersunk into the 2 x 4's with four being used at each end. In addition the same screws were used for the outermost location of securing the sliding tray frame itself to the two by fours:
An additional set of screws (1 1/2") were then used to secure the frame to the two by fours at a location about a foot or so towards the middle of the basement (I did not want to have screws in the floor within the rig frame, hence the shorter screws):
After installation, the results were better than I expected. There is room along the basement walls to hang items that will clear the tray contents:
The plan definitely worked since the tray can be slid out from both sides. The clearance on the main side was a matter of 1/8" on the side of the locking mechanism and about 1/4" clearance on the tray rollers themselves. I would like to take credit for the engineering involved, but in reality it was just a case of being blessed that it worked even better than intended since the original plan was just to have the slide accessible from the offside of the rig. The offside view when fully extended:
The next step will be to design a frame for the basement dorm fridge to sit on and devise a way to facilitate the Autoformer installation as well. As mentioned in the earlier thread, the tray cost was $425 with free shopping from Radauto.com and the installation materials added about another $10 to the cost including the little bit of gasoline to run the Honda 2000 generator at the mini-storage lot to power the tools. DW came by after the installation and was impressed as well!
Bingo
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Bingo and Cathy - Our adventures begin in the hills of WV. We are blessed by our 2014 3850FL Big Sky (previous 2011 3750FL and 2007 3400RL) that we pull with a 2007 Chevy Silverado Classic DRW CC dually.
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03-29-2015, 03:36 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Brandon
Posts: 3,944
M.O.C. #1034
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Once again Cathy found you to be handy. Great mod, thanks for the pics.
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Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada
2011/3500/Silverado/4x4/DRW/Duramax
2017/3721RL/Legacy Pkg./Pressure-Pro
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03-29-2015, 04:03 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Port Orchard
Posts: 1,153
M.O.C. #3403
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Looks great.
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03-29-2015, 04:11 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Ferndale
Posts: 273
M.O.C. #16033
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Nice Job. A future project for me. After I get done buying all the things I need for my first adventure owning a 5er. So much could info on this MOC site but costly finding out things I never though about!
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03-29-2015, 04:19 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: South Shore
Posts: 6,009
M.O.C. #7110
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Great looking job Bingo!
I can see where it would be very useful and handy to have a tray like that for the basement. I’ve given a lot of thought about installing one myself but can’t seem to move it high enough on the “to do” list.
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2011 GMC 4X4 dually CC, 6.6 Duramax with Allison Transmission. Formally 2001 Montana,2007 3400RL Montana, presently 2018 3401RS Alpine.
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03-30-2015, 01:08 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pahrump
Posts: 2,523
M.O.C. #1081
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Nice job Bingo. Just wondering what is the Weight of the whole assembly and did you have to cut down on the items carried because of it?
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03-30-2015, 01:25 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Sioux Falls
Posts: 505
M.O.C. #14162
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Great job, Bingo.
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Steve & Sheryl Engels
2018 Montana 3790RD
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03-30-2015, 04:47 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
M.O.C. #11455
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Professional looking install. Great job!
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Dick, Joyce, Diego, Picatso and Gustav
2017 3720 RL, and 2013 HC 343RL
Pullrite Hitch, IS, Disk Brakes, 3rd AC, Winegard Traveler, Bathroom door mod, Dometic 320, couch for desk swap, replaced chairs, sun screens, added awnings, etc.
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03-31-2015, 10:39 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Winfield
Posts: 7,327
M.O.C. #6846
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Scott,
Shipping weight was 145 pounds so i would guess tray is a little less than 140. As part of the basement reconfiguration, I am going to go through everything and see what can be eliminated.
Bingo
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03-31-2015, 06:22 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: New Port Richey
Posts: 438
M.O.C. #14092
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Great job. Does the manufacture state the max weight the tray can support while extended?
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2012 Silverado 3500HD|4x4|Crew Cab|long bed|Dually
2012 Montana 3750FL
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04-01-2015, 01:11 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Winfield
Posts: 7,327
M.O.C. #6846
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by DmaxDually
Great job. Does the manufacture state the max weight the tray can support while extended?
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Weight capacity is 800 pounds, which should be evenly distributed.
Bingo
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04-09-2015, 02:46 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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Very nice install. It looks identical to the one we have had in both our Montana's except ours is 18 inches wide. It will make life a lot easier.
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04-09-2015, 03:59 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Indian Land
Posts: 1,142
M.O.C. #9808
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Nice Mod Bingo.
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