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valhalla360
May 07, 2019Navigator
Check with the manufacturer...if they designed it to accommodate the extra stress, no issues.
If not, you could be living on borrowed time before the frame fails.
All depends on what they designed for but the larger the trailer, the less likely it is designed for it.
Note: fatigue failure is the most likely way it will fail...this means repetitive stresses over time will gradually weaken the frame connections...so it may seem fine for a long time and then suddenly fail for no apparent reason.
If not, you could be living on borrowed time before the frame fails.
All depends on what they designed for but the larger the trailer, the less likely it is designed for it.
Note: fatigue failure is the most likely way it will fail...this means repetitive stresses over time will gradually weaken the frame connections...so it may seem fine for a long time and then suddenly fail for no apparent reason.
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