Possible frame rail, hitch receiver issue..
..Was under the Motorhome a few weeks ago, looking at some things, and noticed at the back, where the hitch receiver bolts to the frame, that the frame rails seem to have bent, twisted slightly. I kn...
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hostage wrote:willald wrote:hostage wrote:
Its rather obvious whats going on(piss poor design) and so so simple to repair its really a non issue and like said very simple to repair
..Don't disagree about the design being lacking, but as for the repair being 'simple'...I guess it will be simple for a shop that knows how to do frame repairs and has welding equipment, but....its not quite simple for an average joe like me that doesn't have such expertise or tools.
Will
to me(mechanic and fabricator) the deign is badly flawed because the 1) load plate of the hitch is way too short and 2) its right at the end of a non boxed frame
Very good point, about the hitch load plate being so short.
I've seen several other hitch receivers that are supposedly made to fit on this chassis, that have a much longer load plate. Maybe as part of fixing this, a hitch receiver upgrade might be in order. They aren't that terribly expensive..
Will
