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Post by Teachndad on May 1, 2019 11:16:14 GMT -8
Hi Friends,
My table is now installed in my Rod and Reel. The support leg is not attached to the floor. It just rests on the floor. The table is only attached to the front wall with the slide rail.
So, I was wondering, do I need to remove the table - slide it off the table rail and place between the dinettes on the floor - or leave it installed. I wasn't sure how the trailer bumping along would effect the table.
Thoughts?
Rod
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Post by roadtripper on May 1, 2019 15:41:11 GMT -8
In my experience, yes, put the table down while on the road. If the table doesn’t fall, the seat cushions will slide around. I put ours down to sleeping position, spread the cushions out, and put a small pillow between seat cushion and wall to snug everything up. Takes about one minute once you get the system down.
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Post by bigbill on May 1, 2019 15:53:15 GMT -8
Some do some don't. I travel with it down most of the time.
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Post by nccamper on May 1, 2019 15:53:44 GMT -8
We always take the table down and place it in the space between the dinette about a foot off the floor.
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Post by vikx on May 1, 2019 19:48:03 GMT -8
I leave mine up most of the time after I've rebuilt the trailer. It also depends on how far you're going and what type of roads...
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Post by Hamlet on May 2, 2019 8:05:33 GMT -8
We leave ours up most of the time. The four pillows we use for the bed and as bolsters/armrests turn sideways and keep everything in place. Only once has the table become dislodged and that was on a couple miles of unsaved back country road and I’m not sure it was connected properly anyway.
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Post by turbodaddy on May 2, 2019 18:37:10 GMT -8
I borrowed some ideas from others on this site, I'll try to post pics soon. We always leave our's up. I made a 1/2" plywood "receiver" for the foot of the table leg to fit into on the floor. Also installed a couple of spring loaded eye hooks at the hinge at the top of the table leg. The idea was to make it less likely to bounce around and possibly collapse. So far, no problems.
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Post by nccamper on May 3, 2019 3:37:46 GMT -8
My wife really wants a stationary table. We never use the dinette as a bed.
We had one camper with a pedestal screwed into the floor. It seemed a little wobbly to me. Before restoration:
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Post by Ten on May 5, 2019 18:28:34 GMT -8
That is in an Airflyte, and the pedestal is not original to the trailer. The original Airflyte table had a wooden leg on a hinge, and a spring hook and eye screwed into the floor, and mentioned above. I can certainly see why the pedestal would be wobbly in that application. In later years the Shasta Compact used the pedestal table in the U-shaped dinette configuration. It too was a bit wobbly, but it was not close to any walls, so it would not have been a problem when traveling.
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Post by vikx on May 5, 2019 19:35:51 GMT -8
The pedestals work MUCH better with twin legs... The are handy when nothing else will work.
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Post by PT on May 5, 2019 20:09:31 GMT -8
In my 64 Aloha I've left the table up all the time and traveled over many nasty bouncy dirt roads and never had a problem.
Also - after a couple years of busting out my Ninja moves to "SLIDE" it on and off I realized you don't have to slide it. If you gently lift the end with the leg a foot or so off the ground and let it hinge at the wall you can pull it straight up and out. Don't know if they all work this way - but mine is original equipment and does. I can also attach it this way.
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Post by vikx on May 5, 2019 21:22:54 GMT -8
Yes, most tables will come off the bracket if lifted about 45*. They also can be slid to one side or the other to facilitate more uses.
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Post by chametzoo on May 8, 2019 11:00:26 GMT -8
My table stays in normal position when I travel. Like many of yours, the table is mounted on that standard drop down bracket for converting it to a front bunk. I rigged a wire in tension from just behind the single (front) leg of the table, diagonally to the place where the front wall meets the floor. Springs on both ends of the wire. The table stays put, even over bumps, but has some flexibility. Easy to unhook for the occasionally need of a front bunk. If anyone would like a picture, I'll try to get one later today.
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Post by vikx on May 8, 2019 20:31:10 GMT -8
Yes, please do post a photo! Sounds interesting...
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Post by Teachndad on May 8, 2019 21:30:51 GMT -8
I leave mine up most of the time after I've rebuilt the trailer. It also depends on how far you're going and what type of roads... Hi Friends, Vikx makes a very good point - After the trailer is rebuilt. Cheers, Rod
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