2010 5th Wheel with a broken frame at Pin Box
The welds have broken away from the frame and the steel has torn on either side of the pin box.
My trailer is a 2010 Keystone Cougar XL-Lite 27SAB Fifth Wheel. I am the original owner.
We were planning on going camping this weekend. I noticed the trailer was sitting a little funny when I hitched up at our storage yard.
I thought maybe it was just the way it was sitting in the gravel lot. Towed it home. For some reason I decided to look around the pin box of my 5th wheel. Thankfully, I did.
Scary what I saw as we have just recently return from Myrtle Beach as 16 hour drive from our home in Canada. We had made 4 trips to SC and 2 to Walt Disney in Orlando. We are usually out 40+ nights a year. I know this is not going to be a cheap repair but we love camping. If it can not be repaired. We will likely sell it to someone for a seasonal lot and not be able to afford a new one. Up until now, the only repairs/maintenance, we have done is swap out the water heater this year and tires and lube the axles.
For now it is sitting in my driveway and not going anywhere.
I have contacted a few RV dealers but since I just noticed this on Thursday evening and this being a holiday weekend. I will have to wait until Tuesday to see what to do.
2 of the RV dealers near me are suggested I take it to a trailer manufacturer/welding shop (cattle/equipment trailers).
Anyone else have a similiar experience and would like to share their advice.
Insurance? I assume not likely since it is a failure/wear and tear.
Lippert? Going to send an email/call but not likely since it is 10 years old but worth a try.
Keystone? Same as Lippert.
Video descriptions my problem exactly from a 2009 Cougar:
2009 Keystone Cougar
I will upload photos once I figure it out.
My trailer is a 2010 Keystone Cougar XL-Lite 27SAB Fifth Wheel. I am the original owner.
We were planning on going camping this weekend. I noticed the trailer was sitting a little funny when I hitched up at our storage yard.
I thought maybe it was just the way it was sitting in the gravel lot. Towed it home. For some reason I decided to look around the pin box of my 5th wheel. Thankfully, I did.
Scary what I saw as we have just recently return from Myrtle Beach as 16 hour drive from our home in Canada. We had made 4 trips to SC and 2 to Walt Disney in Orlando. We are usually out 40+ nights a year. I know this is not going to be a cheap repair but we love camping. If it can not be repaired. We will likely sell it to someone for a seasonal lot and not be able to afford a new one. Up until now, the only repairs/maintenance, we have done is swap out the water heater this year and tires and lube the axles.
For now it is sitting in my driveway and not going anywhere.
I have contacted a few RV dealers but since I just noticed this on Thursday evening and this being a holiday weekend. I will have to wait until Tuesday to see what to do.
2 of the RV dealers near me are suggested I take it to a trailer manufacturer/welding shop (cattle/equipment trailers).
Anyone else have a similiar experience and would like to share their advice.
Insurance? I assume not likely since it is a failure/wear and tear.
Lippert? Going to send an email/call but not likely since it is 10 years old but worth a try.
Keystone? Same as Lippert.
Video descriptions my problem exactly from a 2009 Cougar:
2009 Keystone Cougar
I will upload photos once I figure it out.
