Any shared thoughts or experience would be most.
How to brace trailer roof for ac.
If your canvas is attached in another way undo that.
I m installing an a c unit on a haulmark trailer.
Next apply new sealant and a new gasket and then reinstall the air conditioner.
You will have to remove the inside and outside of the trailer in the area of the ac.
Tell them that you are installing an ac.
We welded up some 1 25 square tubing 120 wall and placed it between the bows after.
It will be an h shape with two horizontal lines instead of one.
Go back to your dealer that sold you the trailer and have them order the brace kit for that vent hole.
Heavy bolts are run from the inside of the coach through the frame and up into the roof level a c unit proper.
Odds are you will be added other side supports.
The most cost effective air conditioning unit we have for your enclosed trailer is the advent air rooftop rv air conditioner part acm135 this unit has a 13 500 btu rating which will do an excellent job of keeping your alpacas cool three speed adjustable fan so you can customize air flow and foam pads to prevent vibration noise.
You might find that you need to repeat this step later on if.
You are going to have to build steel support structure from the roof to the sides of the trailer.
Each mentioned putting an h brace between the roof bows.
Position the plywood flat on the roof centered directly over the opening making sure it straddles one rafter in front of the opening and one rafter aft of the opening.
Basic 110v stuff you need a power supply cord like on an rv.
Next from inside the rv mark around the opening.
The mechanical portion pumps air down into the coach through a hole in the roof that is about the size of an rv roof vent hole.
Not too much beef supporting the roof so i feel like some stiffeners are mandatory.
I know that haulmark can do that so i m sure that wc can too.
I thought i might use some angle iron or steel tubing.
You will need to do a bit of wiring.
Cut and remove that 14 inch square opening out of the plywood.
Can anyone provide some advice about reinforcement of the roof of an enclosed trailer.
Those get welded between the roof bows.
Position the plywood flat on the roof centered directly over the opening making sure it straddles one rafter in front of the opening and one rafter aft of the opening.
I did a lot of reading about installing a roof a c on this forum and many others.
Installation of roofmount a c unit on a trailer posted in pit lane.
Step 1 put up the camper most of the way.
It should be low enough that the canvas is loose enough to remove from the track around the top step 2 remove the valence if you have one and want to.
Cut and remove that 14 inch square opening out of the plywood.
Inside under the cover of a plastic housing a metal frame mounts up to the coach ceiling.
Next from inside the rv mark around the opening.
Slide each piece into position on either side of the 14 opening taking care not to disrupt the roof insulation in the process.
Insert each piece into the roof cavity through the 14 inch hole underneath the sheet metal yet on top of the existing rafters.
8 5 x 24 tandem axle.
You will have to weld up the ac mount then push in up into place and then weld it to the side supports.
