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Tongue -- Battery/Water Tank Compartment -- Ride Height -- The following will show the construction of the Tongue Support, the battery/Water Tank Compartment and the ride height with the different axle locations and wheel/tire sizes.
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I made the tongue support out of two pieces of 1 X 2 X.120 steel tubing. This will give me more strength than one 2 X 2 X .250. This piece will be welded onto the frame with bracing and will stick out of the body about 2 feet. The actual tongue will be 4 feet long and will bolt to either the top or bottom of this piece to accommodate different ride heights depending on the wheel/tire size and or flipping the axle above or below the springs.
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Here the 2 pieces are being welded together. I went back and forth with short welds until the seam was completely welded for the entire length.
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Here you can see the tongue support piece welded onto the front of the frame and the additional 1 X 1 support members to strengthen it.
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Another view of the tongue support.
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The frame part of the tongue support.
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Front gusset for tongue support.
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The rear gusset.
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The box like area at the rear of the frame is for the water tank and the battery that will be under the bed.
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A better picture of this area. In this view the frame has been turned up side down to ease the welding of the box area.
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This picture shows the floor supports for the floor area in front of the bed and behind the kitchen area. I will use 1/2 inch wafer board for the floor. There will be .030 aluminum under this whole area to give it some protection from the weather.
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This shows you the height of the frame above the ground with the 14 inch wheels and the axle over the springs.
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This shows you the height of the frame above the ground with the 15 inch wheels and the axle under the springs.
