Coach-man wrote:
Sorry for your problem. But this post should be mandatory reading before anyone posts something which questions if they need a slider! The OP was cautious when backing, and just assumed it would be OK going forward ...! This is why you should consider a slider if you are driving anything with a short bed.
As to "why" this happened, all it would take is a small depression in an otherwise "flat" ground surface to allow a trailer this heavy to settle on it's suspension on one side a bit more than the other, allowing the trailer to tilt vertically just enough to chew up any clearance there may have otherwise been between the truck and trailer. Unfortunate to be sure but as you say this should remind others towing with a short bed that a slider should be considered
mandatory, not optional.
