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Old 09-05-2016, 05:06 PM   #1
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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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Old 09-06-2016, 12:48 AM   #2
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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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Does not sound normal to me. If mine, would get it back to the dealer ASAP.
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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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Old 09-06-2016, 05:17 AM   #5
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That floor isn't terribly strong, but it shouldn't be doing that unless you weigh an awful lot!
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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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.
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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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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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.
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.
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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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.
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