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Old 01-05-2011, 01:48 PM   #1
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1809 table

I ordered an 1809 after looking a the 1809S. we liked the Rockwood. When we got the 1809 we noticed the table sits 8" away from the wall because the leg is up against the wheel well. Well, this wont work. When I picked the trailer up the dealer said he would see what can be done but nothing has transpired there. I have tried to contact FR about how to repair it but nothing there either. So I guess it's up to me with some help from the folks here to get the table up against the wall.

wheel well


8" from wall


This wont work. Everything will be on the floor


The obvious repair is to mount it to the wall. The question is, what is the best way? How strong is the wallboard? I was thinking of using a type of rail that is on the exterior grill or the add-a-counter thing inside.

Any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
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Old 01-05-2011, 02:05 PM   #2
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On our table the leg is setback in more on one end than the other - wonder if this is why?
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Old 01-05-2011, 02:11 PM   #3
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By the looks of the third picture (the one with the tape measure on it) if you flip the table around you may close the gap significantly.
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Even if neither leg is set in far enough it wouldn't be hard to remove the leg & refasten it onto the plywood that is between the leg mounts & the table, the needed distance.
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By the looks of the third picture (the one with the tape measure on it) if you flip the table around you may close the gap significantly.
I think you could be right!

Failing that think about unscrewing the table legs at the brackets where it screws to the underside of the table and moving them inwards by eight inches, srew em up tight unless there is a frame between the legs. Do you have a photo of how it looks under the table?
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On our table the leg is setback in more on one end than the other - wonder if this is why?
Emptypockets here again - I just went out to our trailer & measured where the legs set. Found one end is set in 2 inches the other end is set in 8 inches. Hope this helps.
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Ditto on the one side different than the other to fit close to the wall.
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Old 01-05-2011, 06:42 PM   #8
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Thanks for all the input.

I had already considered moving a leg in but it just looked like it wouldn't work. So to satisfy my curiosity I took a second look. The legs on the table are set in 2" on both sides.


So I took a leg off and moved it in 8". It will not work because as stated earlier they need the room to fold up.


It does not matter how far back I went, the legs will not fold unless they are in the original position.


So I decided to see how thick the pressboard wall is by putting a screw in it in an under-seat area. it's maybe 1/4" thick. I was thinking of mounting one of these

to the wall and table with some type of drywall anchor. It would have to be something strong. Any ideas of what type of anchor? Maybe something metal.

Another solution would be to put a wooden shelf on the wall using using an anchor. The advantage of the wood would be I could use more anchors. I would use velcro to keep the table in place.

What really gets me about this is the FR brochure for the 1809 shows the table against the wall and I have tried to get a response from them on this issue and I have heard nothing. I have been polite and now I'm tired of trying. The other thing is the Surveyor model that is similar to the 1809, has the table in the same area with the wheel-well and they mounted it to the wall. I'm sure they have an aluminum frame member in the wall to support it as well.

Anyway, thanks for the responses. Any ideas would be helpful.

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Emptypockets here again - I just went out to our trailer & measured where the legs set. Found one end is set in 2 inches the other end is set in 8 inches. Hope this helps.
Can you take a picture of your table set up?

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Old 01-05-2011, 06:49 PM   #10
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These threads may be helpful:

http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...legs-8885.html

http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...-mod-6904.html

http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...legs-5517.html

http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...sion-4530.html
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can you just cut off part of the leg in question and mount some kind of cup like holder to the wheel well and put the short leg in it ??
also by looking in the pictures i am wondering if you can turn the leg around and mount it where it needs to be for clearence, of course the leg will fold away from the other leg, not sure if thats what your looking for
i can tell you i am taking my folding legs off and mounting the two removable post instead

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Can you take a picture of your table set up?

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This is the first time I have tried to add pictures so don't know if it will work or not. My table measures 26 3/4 by 39 3/4 inches.
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This is the first time I have tried to add pictures so don't know if it will work or not. My table measures 26 3/4 by 39 3/4 inches.
Thanks for the pic's. Your table is 5 3/4" longer then mine

I'll figure out something.
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I noticed that too. I just assumed your dinette is designed for 2 people and not 4.
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can you just cut off part of the leg in question and mount some kind of cup like holder to the wheel well and put the short leg in it ??
also by looking in the pictures i am wondering if you can turn the leg around and mount it where it needs to be for clearence, of course the leg will fold away from the other leg, not sure if thats what your looking for
i can tell you i am taking my folding legs off and mounting the two removable post instead

good luck

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The wheel well is made out of very thin almost veneer type paneling, so putting a leg on it would not work. We would also like to use the table outside the trailer.

Turning the leg around is an idea but I'm sure it would stick out when in bed mode. This could cause problems for the midnight lav run.

Thanks for the ideas! I may go with the post as well.

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The wheel well is made out of very thin almost veneer type paneling, so putting a leg on it would not work. We would also like to use the table outside the trailer.

Turning the leg around is an idea but I'm sure it would stick out when in bed mode. This could cause problems for the midnight lav run.

Thanks for the ideas! I may go with the post as well.

Paul
Paul, as I see it they put the wrong table in your 1809. We have the 1809S & when I discovered that the legs on our table weren't the same distance from the end I wondered why. Now I know my table was made for the 1809. It is no problem for my setup however your dealer needs to get you the right table. Here are a couple more pictures.
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Paul, as I see it they put the wrong table in your 1809. We have the 1809S & when I discovered that the legs on our table weren't the same distance from the end I wondered why. Now I know my table was made for the 1809. It is no problem for my setup however your dealer needs to get you the right table. Here are a couple more pictures.
I agree with Emptypockets. Paul, FR should give you the correct table you should not have to go to these lengths to sort it out what should be a simple switch of tables, I would send them a link to this thread so they can see what trouble they are putting you thru! I am collecting my 5er in April I hope i do not have similar problems!

This is simply poor management, the guy that put the table in there must have known it was the wrong one, and his supervisor, and the whole chain of "Don't Carers", Hey i am having a rant and its not my table, sorry
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