Bent Kingpin?
Greetings all. I got a new truck - and a new hitch - thanks to you all for your opinions. Hooked up the new hitch and the trailer and the world looked good - after some height adjustment. T...
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jodeb720 wrote:
Thanks everybody for the quick replies.
I'm going to raise the hitch height to get the clearance I need to get it to storage and then begin the process of working with lippert and the insurance company to figure out what are the next steps.
I'm close enough that when I need to open up the front to take pictures - I can drive down and back in the same day, get the photos I'm sure they are going to want and go from there.
I will tell you that I don't exceed the tire rating on my 5er. I've had too many years of blow outs to know that going faster than the tire speed rating ends up badly (Blowouts).
The only thing I can think of is fatigue or poor welding and the factory and the welds finally failed. The New Mexico roads had quite a few "bumps" in the road and I'm sure that the whipping motion was more than the welds could take.
Again, Thanks to all!
Seriously doubt metal fatigue and put my money on inadequate engineering, inadequate materials and just plain cr@ppy build by LCI.
Lyle
