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09-05-2016, 05:06 PM
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Location: Osceola
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M.O.C. #18921
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Soft floor in main slide
I didn't notice this when we bought, but did on the first trip out this past weekend.
The floor in the main slide seems really spongy, for lack of a better term. I noticed this when I went to sit at the table to eat breakfast a couple days ago. I stepped in the middle of the slide floor and the table and chairs moved quite a bit, like there are no floor joist/supports under the seemingly flimsy plywood.
is this normal??? If so, I am not going to be too happy about it...
I didn't notice this in the other Montana High Country units we looked at before purchasing.
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09-06-2016, 12:48 AM
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Montana Master
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Location: Hanover
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That floor isn't terribly strong, but it shouldn't be doing that unless you weigh an awful lot!
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09-06-2016, 02:03 AM
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Montana Master
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Does not sound normal to me. If mine, would get it back to the dealer ASAP.
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2002 3655 FL, 2005 3650RK
2010 3665RE, 2015 3910FB
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09-06-2016, 02:11 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Northport
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My Mountaineer does the same and has since day one. The Mountaineer and HC do not have true level to floor slides. If you put all your weight in the middle of the slide you will notice the floor give. The Montanas do the same thing but not as bad. I have even done the same in SOB and they do it also. There are no joist and the floor is a single piece of plywood or OSB. Mine is so bad that it kept pulling the screws out of table legs.
To solve problem I bought a 2x6 8 feet long and turn it on edge and put it under slide on top of slide bars wedged tight with window wedges. Don't think the HC has the horizontal bars.
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09-06-2016, 05:17 AM
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M.O.C. #18921
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by WaltBennett
That floor isn't terribly strong, but it shouldn't be doing that unless you weigh an awful lot!
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I know it's not going to be terribly strong, just thought it should be more rigid than that. I don't consider 275lbs to be an awful lot.
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09-06-2016, 05:24 AM
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by psomers
My Mountaineer does the same and has since day one. The Mountaineer and HC do not have true level to floor slides. If you put all your weight in the middle of the slide you will notice the floor give. The Montanas do the same thing but not as bad. I have even done the same in SOB and they do it also. There are no joist and the floor is a single piece of plywood or OSB. Mine is so bad that it kept pulling the screws out of table legs.
To solve problem I bought a 2x6 8 feet long and turn it on edge and put it under slide on top of slide bars wedged tight with window wedges. Don't think the HC has the horizontal bars.
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I know the slide floor is insulated and probably 2 to 3 inches thick and there should be some support in there. Shouldn't matter if it's flush floor or not IMO. I'm afraid off it pulling the screws out of the table as well.
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09-06-2016, 06:46 AM
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Montana Master
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Like said ... the slide floors are just plywood or some fashion of particle board ... 275# (a lot to some of us ) is going to cave it in a bit. As for insulation ... unless they have changed design, the only insulation in a slide floor is 1/4" astrofoil and maybe a thin carpet pad. The black woven material on the bottom of most slides is just a thin water barrier.
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09-07-2016, 02:14 AM
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Montana Master
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M.O.C. #12724
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by mjtwi
Quote:
quote:Originally posted by psomers
My Mountaineer does the same and has since day one. The Mountaineer and HC do not have true level to floor slides. If you put all your weight in the middle of the slide you will notice the floor give. The Montanas do the same thing but not as bad. I have even done the same in SOB and they do it also. There are no joist and the floor is a single piece of plywood or OSB. Mine is so bad that it kept pulling the screws out of table legs.
To solve problem I bought a 2x6 8 feet long and turn it on edge and put it under slide on top of slide bars wedged tight with window wedges. Don't think the HC has the horizontal bars.
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I know the slide floor is insulated and probably 2 to 3 inches thick and there should be some support in there. Shouldn't matter if it's flush floor or not IMO. I'm afraid off it pulling the screws out of the table as well.
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Bet if you drive a 2" screw into slide floor you will see a lot of the screw sticking out bottom.
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2013 358 RLT Mountaineer
2008 Silverado Duramax
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09-07-2016, 04:47 AM
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Montana Master
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Location: Salem
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quote:
Bet if you drive a 2" screw into slide floor you will see a lot of the screw sticking out bottom
At least an inch of it.
Lynwood
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