Gmctruck15
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Has anyone ever reinforced the hitch on a travel trailer ?
Welcome to the forum.Has anyone ever reinforced the hitch on a travel trailer ?
So let’s be clear, you’re not talking about the receiver on your tow vehicle?Good point , have owned 5 different TT never had issues with them,I watched a video of a TT owner that hit a big bump in Alaska and bent his hitch.Just got me thinking about my hitch
Wow, so my gut feeling has been correct all along that these trailers are almost all are underbuilt. I have changed the axle and wheels on both trailers to something beefier. I also avoid using WDH as they can put tremendous amount of stress on the frames. At least some are using I beams (like the one shown in this video) instead of the 2x4 1/8" thick as the A-frame.In the video the guy "CLAIMS" he was just driving along and they hit a pot hole there have been a couple lately, this is not the one i was thinking of but you get the general idea
I live in Alberta not Florida ( but wish i lived in Florida not Alberta) our roads are rough really rough maybe not as bad as Alaska but close, we get frost heaves where the road will get a bump 3ft high where water under the ashfault will freeze and expand contract etc. Last year going to Ontario around Northern Ontario in May i swear i got my 18000lb 5er airbourne on more than one occasion. It another reason i have a toyhauler - because its built on an I beam frame rather than a drop frame like a lot of luxury 5ers. Besides the toy part because we can double tow toys on a trailer behind a 5er here in AlbertaWow, so my gut feeling has been correct all along that these trailers are almost all are underbuilt. I have changed the axle and wheels on both trailers to something beefier. I also avoid using WDH as they can put tremendous amount of stress on the frames. At least some are using I beams (like the one shown in this video) instead of the 2x4 1/8" thick as the A-frame.
Pretty disappointing that none of the companies stand behind their product.....
No. These are what wdh areAren't all hitches weight distribution,of some degree ??