Trailer tongue weight and other ?'s..

[USMC88-93]

typical 18 foot flat bed trailer with probably 3000+ pounds of stuff on it. But most of it towards the front and not weight balanced over the wheels.

[SideShow Bob]

All the more reason to Inspect them. IMO (again) it's a matter of keeping up on maintenance. Better to know in you driveway the bearings are not up to snuff, than on Guanella Pass.

This, I have a co-worker that had to take an extra week of vacation due to lack of maintenance on his RV, friction welded a rear axle bearing solid to the housing.
He is back now, but his RV is still in Kentucky...........

[Great-Kazoo]

This, I have a co-worker that had to take an extra week of vacation due to lack of maintenance on his RV, friction welded a rear axle bearing solid to the housing.
He is back now, but his RV is still in Kentucky...........

Is that the one thread going on arfcom?

[brutal]

Not mine.

Unlikely a maintenance issue. Undersized axles widely reported on this brand trailer. He got a 1.5x load replacement made in Albq after a $200 flat bed 60 mile tow to the lake.



Other friend's comment after receiving a text. "That's a drag."

[Irving]

$3.33/mi is a great deal for towing an RV.

[Great-Kazoo]

$3.33/mi is a great deal for towing an RV.

AND $25 in preventive maintenance / pre-trip insp might have caught it, before pulling out the driveway.

[brutal]

AND $25 in preventive maintenance / pre-trip insp might have caught it, before pulling out the driveway.

I should have added in the original post - BROKE AT SPINDLE WELD.

He never did find tire/wheel. Not sure how long he drug it behind 36' Class-A pusher but probably not too far consider the amount of frame material removed by the road.

[brutal]

$3.33/mi is a great deal for towing an RV.

Now that I think about it, I think he said $250. It was just the trailer. And Good Sam is picking up part of it per their rules to tow to closest "service destination."

[Irving]

Ahhh, $3.33 is still a decent rate for a tow.