Re: [VAC] Taildrag & Book

[Lashway <rlashway@xxxxxxxxxx>]

In addition to  the "rear end sag" and the "frame separation" there is 
another problem of rusting out of the "outriggers", those bracing pieces 
that are attached to the  outside of the main frame.  They  extend about 
10" out from the frame.  The body of the airstream actually sits on these 
"outriggers".  These pieces are known to rust thru and if a number of 
these are lost consecutively you can get a sag of the trailer body.  It 
is not common to see this sag but often  doors and windows may cease to 
fit correctly.  I know of  one person who had a vertical framing member 
poke thru the interior skin of his unit. After removing the bottom pan he 
discovered several rusted and detached outriggers and said the body of 
the trailer was sagging three inches at that point.   Outriggers can be 
replaced by welding or bolting on new ones.

Roy