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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Sorry Guys - OP here.
The trailer is in Santa Fe, NM and I'm in Denver - so I have to plan a road trip down to the storage facility to review what's going on with the pinbox (and thank you for clarification on the correct terminology).
There's been some questions.
1. No, I didn't adjust the connection between the Kingpin (Spindle) and the Pinbox -
2. I've not had a chance to drive down (it's 400 miles) and peel back the plastic (under side around the front compartment and the nose above to get a look at it.
3. Under my bed is all covered in "quality" carpet. But it's a good idea to remove all the wood above the area if they are going to be welding.
4. I reached out to my bro in law who works for an insurance company. Had the nose crashed into the bed and bent it, the bed of the truck, and the trailer would have been covered - since the trailer is considered to be part of the truck - not a separate rider on the insurance polcy - and before someone recommends letting it - It's just not who I am. For someone else, that's an option but it's just my karma.
Depending on the weather (it's not supposed to snow here, but the weather is reporting 5" of snow between here and Santa Fe - but not in Santa Fe - so we'll see how the road trip goes.
My guess is that it will be another week before i go down to peel it all back and assess the damage.
Next will be looking for a quality welder in the greater Santa Fe area.
My alternatives are limited - I could tow it to denver - but how would I get it on a trailer? I don't have enough clearance to back it in. I guess a forklift could do it.
Again, thanks to all of you for your suggestions. It's this place that has helped me over the years and the community has made these types of problems, manageable!
Josh
The trailer is in Santa Fe, NM and I'm in Denver - so I have to plan a road trip down to the storage facility to review what's going on with the pinbox (and thank you for clarification on the correct terminology).
There's been some questions.
1. No, I didn't adjust the connection between the Kingpin (Spindle) and the Pinbox -
2. I've not had a chance to drive down (it's 400 miles) and peel back the plastic (under side around the front compartment and the nose above to get a look at it.
3. Under my bed is all covered in "quality" carpet. But it's a good idea to remove all the wood above the area if they are going to be welding.
4. I reached out to my bro in law who works for an insurance company. Had the nose crashed into the bed and bent it, the bed of the truck, and the trailer would have been covered - since the trailer is considered to be part of the truck - not a separate rider on the insurance polcy - and before someone recommends letting it - It's just not who I am. For someone else, that's an option but it's just my karma.
Depending on the weather (it's not supposed to snow here, but the weather is reporting 5" of snow between here and Santa Fe - but not in Santa Fe - so we'll see how the road trip goes.
My guess is that it will be another week before i go down to peel it all back and assess the damage.
Next will be looking for a quality welder in the greater Santa Fe area.
My alternatives are limited - I could tow it to denver - but how would I get it on a trailer? I don't have enough clearance to back it in. I guess a forklift could do it.
Again, thanks to all of you for your suggestions. It's this place that has helped me over the years and the community has made these types of problems, manageable!
Josh
