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Old 09-18-2022, 11:49 PM   #16
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I took a different approach in my 2720SL, taking the lead from former long-time member Mike Laupp. I filled that cavity in with foam, which in my TM was on the right side of that compartment, and put a stiff piece of sheet metal over the entire cavity. I then used that Allied box Wayne referred to above, to perfectly fit 2 Trojan 6-volt batteries, and which spanned way beyond that cavity.

To secure them, I put a U-bolt through the metal plate they came with, then a small plywood scab, and then through the floor along each of the shorter sides of the box. On the underside of the TM, I put a metal plate over the bolts to act like a giant washer. Then through the loops of those U-bolts, along each of the shorter sides of the battery box, I looped in the hooks of a ratchet strap that goes over the box and lid.

Until earlier this year when I switched to lithium, that worked without issue for 15+ years and tens of thousands of miles with ~150lbs of lead acid batteries. I put the lithium in the same exact spot, but they're half the weight.

These are 2 really good threads on this topic:

https://www.trailmanorowners.com/for...ead.php?t=1696
https://www.trailmanorowners.com/for...ad.php?t=11180

Dave
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