Mobile home frame over conex boxes to make a covered deck/covered area for tractor

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tngun

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I have a piece of land with a 28x80 doublewide - its a newer trailer, but was trashed out and left to be scrapped.

my land is hilly but I have a level spot to put a couple of conex boxes
was thinking of setting the two boxes as far as possible apart and set the frame over them - supporting one end on the hillside, a connect at 10 or so feet, and the second supporting the other end with 4 feet or so of overhang.
I then want to deck the top of the frame and use the mobile home roof joists to make a large screened in porch on top of the two shipping containers.

how do I calculate the distance I can use as an unsupported span?

I want as much area between the boxes as possible as I have a truck and tractor I'd like to store under the deck - plus the covered work area is nice.
 
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Thanks. If I can't use the frame as the base of a deck, I will build it another way, I really want a screened in deck over the top so I can rest in comfort without mosquitos
 

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