Rear porch for bikes, quad, etc.

[David Josephson]

We're planning a Wanderlodge project (shopping for the coach, now)
that will carry a couple of motorcycles, or a quad, or maybe a Smart
car (it's just short enough to be Calif. legal -- sideways). We're
trying to keep the overall length to a minimum and avoid towing. We
have some mechanical and structural engineering skills available, but
if anyone has already done this over 1,000 pounds I'd sure like to
know about it. We are looking at the 31 and 33 ft '83 through '87 FCs
primarily. The main question is how far forward we need to carry the
load to distribute it well over the rest of the coach. Of course a
general reality check would be helpful too, to see how close to GVWR
these coaches typically are.

Another option we're considering would be to replace the rear wall
with a toybox type door, and make it possible to raise the bed on
tracks enough to roll a Smart inside. They are 106" long x 61" high x
62" wide and weigh 1800 pounds. This isn't going to work with a PT but
with a 33 or 35 ft FC it might.

Does anyone have structural drawings of the later PTs they can share?

THanks

David Josephson