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Can someone tell me if my BC is safe to tow now?
We have major flexing problems. We had 2 big cracks and a brewing pressure point where it is warping, then yesterday I moved it just half a mile and had another 2 cracks already. The pressure is enough to be ripping the bottom front corner from the Bed slide when taking it in and out so things are not good.
I am being told by Heartland right now that it will make the trip, (I have to tow it some 2,300 miles), but I am worried about the safety of my family sitting just in front of this.
Does anyone have any first hand knowledge or experience with the safety issues around 5th wheels with these problems?
I asked Heartland to confirm it was safe - but there response of "It will make the trip" did not inspire me with confidence.
When it comes to the safety of my family - I want assurances. Also I want to make sure it will not endanger other motorists, travelers or passers by.
I guess my thinking is that if the frame is not holding together – hence the walls all cracking - and the walls are all cracked so they are not longer offering strength to the structure – what and where is the strength to hold it all together? It is a lot of weight moving around as you travel down the road and I know it will all stay held together to a certain extent – but what will happen if a bad driver cuts me off and I have to brake sharply or have to swerve to miss something on the road in an emergency situation - will it all hold together? There is so much weight and therefore pressure moving either forward or sideways will it still have enough strength to hold or will it cut loose and smash forward on my family or sideways on some other motorists?
I appreciate anyone information as to the safety of towing an RV with flexing issues.
Thanks le
We have major flexing problems. We had 2 big cracks and a brewing pressure point where it is warping, then yesterday I moved it just half a mile and had another 2 cracks already. The pressure is enough to be ripping the bottom front corner from the Bed slide when taking it in and out so things are not good.
I am being told by Heartland right now that it will make the trip, (I have to tow it some 2,300 miles), but I am worried about the safety of my family sitting just in front of this.
Does anyone have any first hand knowledge or experience with the safety issues around 5th wheels with these problems?
I asked Heartland to confirm it was safe - but there response of "It will make the trip" did not inspire me with confidence.
When it comes to the safety of my family - I want assurances. Also I want to make sure it will not endanger other motorists, travelers or passers by.
I guess my thinking is that if the frame is not holding together – hence the walls all cracking - and the walls are all cracked so they are not longer offering strength to the structure – what and where is the strength to hold it all together? It is a lot of weight moving around as you travel down the road and I know it will all stay held together to a certain extent – but what will happen if a bad driver cuts me off and I have to brake sharply or have to swerve to miss something on the road in an emergency situation - will it all hold together? There is so much weight and therefore pressure moving either forward or sideways will it still have enough strength to hold or will it cut loose and smash forward on my family or sideways on some other motorists?
I appreciate anyone information as to the safety of towing an RV with flexing issues.
Thanks le