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Jim4929
Explorer
Oct 05, 2018

The Odd's weren't with me : Keystone FRAME CRACK

I've been on the forum since 2006. Before buying a fifth wheel, the thing that really scared me to death was what I was reading about Lippert weld and frame failures. My thought was with all the frame...
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SidecarFlip
Explorer III
Oct 06, 2018
Old-Biscuit wrote:
Have you removed the overhang panel and inspected the pin box/overhang structure for failures?






Also check if side wall is no longer attached to overhang horizontal beam


Watch for movement when you load/unload pin box with overhang panel removed


If that was mine, I'd bevel them, lay on fishplate on one side and fill with weld and weld on the fishplates. Issue solved. The weld on your one picture has no penetration at all. Not enough amps or too fast travel speed.

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