3055rl frame movement

sailorand

Past British Columbia Chapter Leader
Has anybody had any movement on the frame under the bedroom. When I put weigth on the hitch, the flashing on the curve from horizontal to the front vertical panel opens up about 1/4". It has opened about 1/32" most of the time, but now after 5600 miles of towing down I-5 and highway 99 to So. Cal. and back it is opening more. This is on both sides of the trailer.
Really wondering if I have a frame problem.
Rand
 

Jimmyt5

Well-known member
Saw a guy do this to see if he had a problem.
First he put a piece of masking tape up on the front of rig.
Second he measured from the tape to the front of his RV hitch on rig.
Third hook up the rig to the truck and lower it.
Four measure back again to tape and see how much it moved.


Jim
 

sailorand

Past British Columbia Chapter Leader
R4F
I think I discoved the problem... I took the screw cover flashing? off and found that there were only 1/2 the screws there for the number of screw holes. The screws had pulled out of the aluminum frame or the 1/4 plywood between the frame and fiberglass side wall. Put in #10 screws where they had the #8 pull out and put #8 screws in all the rest of the holes. Will be towing the end of the month so I will find out if this was really the problem.
So far no cracks
Rand
 
Top