Rear skid plate bent on fifth wheel
One of my rear skid plates was really bent. Had a tech with a big monkey wrench use muscle power to straighten it out. Was wondering about getting a bar welded between the two skid plates to reinforc...
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I see it like this. The skid plate it there to guard against damaging the frame. If you start to drag the skid plate, you should stop, backup, and take a do over. Beefing up the skid plate, tying the two together, or whatever, may put too much stress, torque, pressure, etc. on the frame and bend it. Stop and take a do over, don't continue on until something bends.
