SJH
Past Washington Chapter Leaders
I have two options for fixing the storage door frame break...found an aluminum welder and also found someone to make up some very sturdy L brackets (1 inch tubing) that I can use instead.
The curve ball...I have had several people tell me that the wrinkles are the early signs of a cracked frame. Not sure how to check that without tearing everything apart. Nothing seems to appear amiss other than the bulkhead wrinkles near the broken weld. I would hate to tear apart a rig that has only been used for a couple of weeks at best and even then kept quite light for traveling.
I did, however, just finish looking for some flex with the pin box. Seems there is about 1/2 inch (maybe a little less) difference between hitched and unhitched. Has anyone else measured the flex in their pin box? Certainly there must be some normal flex with that much weight involved but at what amount does it become an issue?
The curve ball...I have had several people tell me that the wrinkles are the early signs of a cracked frame. Not sure how to check that without tearing everything apart. Nothing seems to appear amiss other than the bulkhead wrinkles near the broken weld. I would hate to tear apart a rig that has only been used for a couple of weeks at best and even then kept quite light for traveling.
I did, however, just finish looking for some flex with the pin box. Seems there is about 1/2 inch (maybe a little less) difference between hitched and unhitched. Has anyone else measured the flex in their pin box? Certainly there must be some normal flex with that much weight involved but at what amount does it become an issue?
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