Re: [VAL] Battery Boxes

["Tom" <thomm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think you will end up getting one custom made for starters.  In order to 
keep the load "balanced" it should be added to the axle area as previously 
mentioned.

Short of having a raised tunnel to house these from side to side I imagine 
you could beef up the outer edge of the floor to hold 3 batteries on each 
side.  I could see taking down the belly skin to run wires from these 
batteries under the floor to wherever you intend to hook them up.

If you added the extra weight to the outside edges of the trailer you'd need 
to engineer a way to spread out the weight over the width of the trailer in 
this area.  With the weight of these batteries you will need to strengthen 
the areas from the center of the trailer outwards so a large area larger 
than the batteries themselves could share the load.  Anything less and I 
think you'd be asking for trouble.  I'd make sure and take the belly skin 
off so I could see where the load-bearing beams are attached to the trailer 
frame and then make sure to beef them up as well.

Sounds like you will be doing some welding! ;)

Tom Meeker
WBCCI 5303