Monocoque construction

[Jim Brookshire]

Slide LXi’s (at least mine) have two 2” X 6” steel tubes running from the front bulkhead behind the wheels to the rear bulkhead in front of the rear wheels. It is below the bay floor and is apparently to make up for cutting out the side panel for the slide.

[Randy Dupree]

Originally Posted by Jim Brookshire

Slide LXi’s (at least mine) have two 2” X 6” steel tubes running from the front bulkhead behind the wheels to the rear bulkhead in front of the rear wheels. It is below the bay floor and is apparently to make up for cutting out the side panel for the slide.

Plus,the curved extrusion along the roll of the roof is massive,way more so that a non-slide coach,twice as heavy as a non-slide.

[Shawnthegrasshopper]

Originally Posted by Jim Brookshire

Slide LXi’s (at least mine) have two 2” X 6” steel tubes running from the front bulkhead behind the wheels to the rear bulkhead in front of the rear wheels. It is below the bay floor and is apparently to make up for cutting out the side panel for the slide.

My LXI has the same 2x6 Braces running front to rear and a Factory Installed Girard, The Non Slide Coaches are a Bear to Drill to Add this Feature!

Sharp Bits and Patience get the Job Done!

[Prof_T]

I have a copy of the of the M450 promo video showing and describing the construction process.

All bays and house portion are stainless steel and all welded. Those superstructures are welded to the 2 c-channel frame rails creating a stainless steel superstructure that is fully welded. I guess you could say that it is a unitized structure?

The front and back caps are fiberglass with the roof being made out of aluminum. The exterior panels are stainless steel that are bonded to the upper super structure frame rails.

The strength and integrity of the M450 is Bluebird through and through.

[1984Lodge]

I am sure some of you have seen this, it’s in the archives, I uploaded to YouTube and it’s unlisted which means only those with the link can see it. I did this because I was not sure about rights issues..

Here is the video about the 450’s:
https://youtu.be/2LKLOzar3Bo

[jcs707]

Jeff, thanks for posting. Very interesting.

[1984Lodge]

Originally Posted by jcs707

Jeff, thanks for posting. Very interesting.

No problem, I thought it was pretty neat. Would have loved to gone and seen the factory!!

[jcs707]

surprised to learn BB made their own slides for the 450. I just assumed it was HWH.

[Dieselbird01]

Originally Posted by 1984Lodge

I am sure some of you have seen this, it’s in the archives, I uploaded to YouTube and it’s unlisted which means only those with the link can see it. I did this because I was not sure about rights issues..

Here is the video about the 450’s:
https://youtu.be/2LKLOzar3Bo

Here’s the factory tour video that’s in the WOG Database:

https://www.wanderlodgeownersgroup.c...ctory_tour.m4v

[Dave Stokes]

Originally Posted by Dieselbird01

Here’s the factory tour video that’s in the WOG Database:

https://www.wanderlodgeownersgroup.c...ctory_tour.m4v

That was cool to watch!