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Oct 11, 2022 | 10:29 AM

Grass Lake Ron

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Trailer Outrigger Question

Hi all,

I am in the process of building a travel trailer. The donor trailer is from a mid 1970's prowler (18'). I want the footprint to be 8' wide. In order to do so I need to install a few more outriggers to both side in order to hold up the walls and roof. I will be using wood for the walls and such. How many outriggers would I need for each side? I have 5 right now on each side which are original to the trailer.

Oct 11, 2022 | 11:20 AM

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If it was me, I would remove the existing supports and replace them with the wider ones.

Oct 11, 2022 | 01:01 PM

Grass Lake Ron

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If it was me, I would remove the existing supports and replace them with the wider ones.

How wide would you go? Approx....

Oct 11, 2022 | 01:31 PM

HRTKD

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How wide would you go? Approx....

Wide enough to support the full width of the wall footer.

My toy hauler is a wide body. A bit wider than 8'. I would have to look at the supports on mine, but my recollection is that they go all the way to the outside edge of the wall.

Oct 13, 2022 | 11:40 AM

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My Jayco is 36' and it has at least 8 on each side extending out to the edge. If memory serves me, they're about 4'' wide at the frame and taper down to the outside edge.