Mobile Home Question

[GVsailor]

I am going to be moving into a 2006 single wide home in a few days.  It has three bedrooms, and there is small one with vinyl floors right by the bathroom.  I was thinking of putting my setup in there, but all the weight will be on one side of the trailer.  Would I be ok if I brace up the trusses under that room,  or am I better off putting the tanks in another room. 

Tanks for the room are:
65 gallon clarity plus rack
40 gallon/ 30 gallon combo
30 gallon/ 10 gallon combo
7-2.5 gallons
1 55 gallon


Tanks in other parts:
46 bow front
40 gallon
55 gallon ( maybe)
30 gallon (depends on space)

Thanks!

[Kaia]

I believe most single wides have only two beams running across the bottom. I don't think it's going to tip over lmao but I'd be concerned with the floor caving in. So look under it and you could stack blocks to support the floor in that particular room. I could be wrong but I like I said I think there's only 2 beams running length wise that the tires would attach to, no cross joists like a house

[linuxrulesusa]

gramerm (over on GLA) did a pretty extensive setup in his mobile home a while back - he did all the bracing etc.  Might be a good contact to find out what did/didn't work.

[Regalblue]

gramerm (over on GLA) did a pretty extensive setup in his mobile home a while back - he did all the bracing etc.  Might be a good contact to find out what did/didn't work.

Exactly who I would recommend contacting too.....
http://michigancichlid.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php?action=profile;u=511

[GVsailor]

Thanks for the advice!

[dewey68]

I live in a 1995 single wide and had a 100, 55,29 and 2-10s all on the outside wall in my living room.  There are steel trusses that extend from the main beams out to the edge of the outside walls.  The floors are built on top of the beams in typical fashion using dimensional lumber.  My floor joists are 2x10s like you would find in a stick built home.

[GVsailor]

I live in a 1995 single wide and had a 100, 55,29 and 2-10s all on the outside wall in my living room.  There are steel trusses that extend from the main beams out to the edge of the outside walls.  The floors are built on top of the beams in typical fashion using dimensional lumber.  My floor joists are 2x10s like you would find in a stick built home.

So you are saying that you didn't have to brace the floors in any way other than how they were naturally?  Is your home supported by pylons on a pad, or is it on a foundation?

[dewey68]

The house is on pads with cement blocks to raise it's height.  I didn't use any special bracing and it sat that way for a couple years.

[Marty]

GVsailor - what are your floor joists made of?  If it's a short span and they're constructed of 2 x 8's (think of a beam in the center with 2 short runs from the center of the home to the outside edge) or 2 x 10's that run from side to side you should have no issues.

[GVsailor]

There are 2 steel braces that run the length with 2 by 10s running perpendicular. 

The tanks are all in now, and everything seems to be going great.