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Steve92004
Explorer
Dec 30, 2015

What do you think about this tongue reinforcement?

I have a 2007 Weekend Warrior 26' Superlite
It has the 3/16" tongue metal
It doesn't have any issues yet but my buggy is pretty heavy so I decided to reinforce some stuff

I searched the web and found some ideas including some that were done by weekend warrior themselves

I did these horizontal braces that another guy did to stop the frame flex and wall dropping


And now I want to reinforce the tongue. A guy said weekend warrior welded a square frame under the tongue like this. But it only goes back as far as where the tongue meets the trailer.
I'm not sure if that's good enough. Couldn't it still bend between the box and where the tongue meets the side frame?


A member here did a different type of fix where he welded 2x2 square tubing underneath the tongue channel
I'm not sure if that would be better




What do you think?
Like I said, I don't have a problem yet, I just don't want one in the future
Toy Haulers

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  • sin_cal_hd's avatar
    sin_cal_hd
    Explorer
    Dec 31, 2015
    You should never box out your tongue. It lowers your turning radius. The tongue should be strengthened front to back. I speak from experience on this. I smashed a diamond toolbox into my right rear fender, jack knifing my flatbed.
  • Steve92004's avatar
    Steve92004
    Explorer
    Dec 31, 2015
    Steve76eb wrote:
    Whatever you do, do not let the guy who welded on that trailer continue practice his welding on yours. There is more weld outside the joint than there is in it.


    LOL nope, I weld my own stuff
    That guy is a member here and he freely admitted his welding skills are sub par
  • Steve76eb's avatar
    Steve76eb
    Explorer
    Dec 31, 2015
    Whatever you do, do not let the guy who welded on that trailer continue practice his welding on yours. There is more weld outside the joint than there is in it.
  • Y-Guy's avatar
    Y-Guy
    Moderator
    Dec 31, 2015
    Steve92004 wrote:
    Thanks, I tried searching and can't find the post by Hap Hazard, is there another way to find it?

    Here you go. Hap's Thread

    petrel wrote:
    That is good to know, but why do all toy haulers fail?

    I'd say most toy haulers do not fail. WW was the biggest toy hauler maker, I think they cut some corners as they grew very fast and that eventually brought about a lawsuit and their eventually bankruptcy. Not all of the failure was due to the frame, the recession played a huge factor for all manufacturers.

    Over the years Lippert frames have had some issues as well, much of it is they put to much weight on the frame and also seem to forget that toy haulers don't all stay on smooth roads, they often are off road.

    I really can't think of to many others that have had a huge frame issue like WW did.
  • petrel's avatar
    petrel
    Explorer
    Dec 31, 2015
    That is good to know, but why do all toy haulers fail?
  • Steve92004's avatar
    Steve92004
    Explorer
    Dec 31, 2015
    Y-Guy wrote:
    Looks good, if you want some professional input you might look up Hap Hazards recent post about the guy he used to fix his WW.

    petrel, the WW issues in the Toy Hauler community are pretty well known. Many have had reinforcements done and continued to have a good RV.


    Thanks, I tried searching and can't find the post by Hap Hazard, is there another way to find it?
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    Steve92004
    Explorer
    Dec 31, 2015
    Y-Guy wrote:
    Looks good, if you want some professional input you might look up Hap Hazards recent post about the guy he used to fix his WW.

    petrel, the WW issues in the Toy Hauler community are pretty well known. Many have had reinforcements done and continued to have a good RV.


    Thank you
    The 3/16" thick tongue on mine indicates the trailer was made after the frame issues were resolved

    The modifications I'm making are for problems that affect all toy haulers regardless of size/manufacturer

    I'm super happy with my RV and I'm not getting rid of it anytime soon, it's one of the only toy haulers that are able to accommodate the size of my buggy, have a front cabin and be able to be pulled by current vehicle
  • Y-Guy's avatar
    Y-Guy
    Moderator
    Dec 31, 2015
    Looks good, if you want some professional input you might look up Hap Hazards recent post about the guy he used to fix his WW.

    petrel, the WW issues in the Toy Hauler community are pretty well known. Many have had reinforcements done and continued to have a good RV.
  • petrel's avatar
    petrel
    Explorer
    Dec 31, 2015
    I say this with the sincerest goodwill: I would recommend that you abandon any modifications to that trailer and trade it on a trailer that is properly rated to do what you want it to do.

    I am not opposed to home repairs and modifications to certain items. However, when a trailer needs reinforcing, it may indicate either excessive wear, a manufacturing defect or a dangerous overload situation. In any of these instances, you may be risking your own safety and/or the safety of your fellow drivers by continuing to use the trailer or attempting to modify it.

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