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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laknox wrote:Most RV trailer frames are built as small, thin, light and cheap as the manufacturer can possibly get away with. And sometimes they don't get away with it (failure)!
I would hope that any trailer that came with rear "skid plates" or "rollers/wheels" had a frame that was tough enough to stand up having the rear-end hit the ground. I know that my very heavy-duty framed FW =specifically= states not to use the rear stabilizers to lift the rear end due to possible frame damage. I'd lift my FW before I'd mess with wheels/rollers/skid plates on the rear.
Lyle
