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Everything Trailer, Camper, or RV related / Re: Trailer Towing adventure.
« on: January 28, 2015, 06:04:39 PM »
Yeah, I was surely counting my blessings that day.
I fully agree Ken, that's one reason I was as upset as I was, and spent lots of time on the phone with the factory, demanding that they check their other trailers, and teach whoever welded that how to do is job.
Everything ended up relocated safe and sound in the end.
Yeah, I was counting my blessings that day.
We were very lucky this happened where it did. It wasn't a very smooth trip. It seemed like every overpass we crossed had a 1 foot lip going up, and 1 foot drop off the far side. And after this happened, we just thought back to all those bumps and had nightmares about it happening on one of those at 80mph.
WOW!!
That's the last part of the trailer that should EVER break off, no matter the weight!!
Lucky for you, and the trailer builder, that no one was killed on the freeway.
Same question as Big D, did you make it ok??
I fully agree Ken, that's one reason I was as upset as I was, and spent lots of time on the phone with the factory, demanding that they check their other trailers, and teach whoever welded that how to do is job.
Everything ended up relocated safe and sound in the end.
Yeah, I was counting my blessings that day.
Wow, what an experience. I guess that is why the hitch people place max weight limits on their stuff. The trailer coupler, well you were darn lucky you didn't go through a section of rough road at 80 and have that give away.I honestly don't think any part of the trailer was actually overloaded. 23,200 total weight, - 7600 lbs for the truck= the exact 15600 trailer GVW, with only about 12200 lbs on the trailer, leaving about 3400 lbs on the back of the truck. There was at least 1000 lbs in the bed, so 2400 lbs of tongue weight on the trailer itself. That is 60 lbs over 15% tongue weight. And with as long as this sucker is...I don't see how you could load that much weight far enough back to get it any lower. The whole front of the trailer was loaded with boxes of blankets and clothes for goodness sakes! Everything heavy was loaded aft of the axles. Washer/dryer/welder/toolbox/beds/dressers/desks/motorcycle were all piled at the axles or aft.
We were very lucky this happened where it did. It wasn't a very smooth trip. It seemed like every overpass we crossed had a 1 foot lip going up, and 1 foot drop off the far side. And after this happened, we just thought back to all those bumps and had nightmares about it happening on one of those at 80mph.
Wow, glad it didn't happen on the road at speed either time! Great blessing to cross paths with Louis too! I'm guessing that now being moved, the trailer is "For Sale" unless your going into the moving business!Trailer is already sold, I actually made a profit on it! A trailer that type and size is pretty rare around here, and ordering one from elsewhere incurs pretty hefty delivery fees, so I had it sold dang quick for enough to cover the cost, and probably the fuel to drag it here!