Okay, I may be over-analyzing this, but it's what I do...
In our garage, I want to add E-Track to the floor to tie down our Can Am Maverick X3. The plan is to mark the center of each tire and center a 4' track under each wheel. The premise is to tie down each tire to the floor using the track and compatable straps at all 4 corners. The SxS is 72" wide, so it's doubtful (I haven't crawled under the RV yet as it's in storage) that the track will be able to be screwed directly into the frame. I'm thinking the floor should be frame mounted sufficiently to allow me to screw the track into the floor using a sufficient amount of screws. I understand the plywood floor of the garage is 1" thick plywood. This should be able to secure the SxS and not allow any movement. The SxS weighs about 1,800 lbs, so roughly 450 lbs per tire/track. The screw holes on the track are spaced 2" apart, so on a 48" track, there should be 48 screw holes (24 per side). Here's where I keep flip flopping. I was thinking of one screw in every hole, but then got to wondering if that would "perforate" the plywood and actually make it weaker than using every other hole (4 screws on each end then every other hole). Like I said, I think I'm over-analyzing here.
So, do y'all think the floor is sufficient to secure the load? I also thought about adding some extra screws floor to frame, but that may be unnecessary overkill. Also, do y'all think the every other hole is sufficient? Just looking for feedback.
In our garage, I want to add E-Track to the floor to tie down our Can Am Maverick X3. The plan is to mark the center of each tire and center a 4' track under each wheel. The premise is to tie down each tire to the floor using the track and compatable straps at all 4 corners. The SxS is 72" wide, so it's doubtful (I haven't crawled under the RV yet as it's in storage) that the track will be able to be screwed directly into the frame. I'm thinking the floor should be frame mounted sufficiently to allow me to screw the track into the floor using a sufficient amount of screws. I understand the plywood floor of the garage is 1" thick plywood. This should be able to secure the SxS and not allow any movement. The SxS weighs about 1,800 lbs, so roughly 450 lbs per tire/track. The screw holes on the track are spaced 2" apart, so on a 48" track, there should be 48 screw holes (24 per side). Here's where I keep flip flopping. I was thinking of one screw in every hole, but then got to wondering if that would "perforate" the plywood and actually make it weaker than using every other hole (4 screws on each end then every other hole). Like I said, I think I'm over-analyzing here.
So, do y'all think the floor is sufficient to secure the load? I also thought about adding some extra screws floor to frame, but that may be unnecessary overkill. Also, do y'all think the every other hole is sufficient? Just looking for feedback.
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