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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Update: stopped by and talked to Cummins Atlantic today, a big Cummins truck shop in Charlotte. They don't do that kind of work, but in a case of real good timing, they told me of a guy that used to work for them, that they highly recommend, that now owns his own shop doing exactly that kind of work - metal fabrication, welding, frame repairs, etc. He was sitting right there, we talked about it, I showed him the pictures, etc. He talked about several different ways he could fix it, pretty much consistent with the various ways discussed on here. Everything from straightening out the c channels and reinforcing bottom of C channels with fishplates on top and bottom, to replacing entire frame extension and fabricating a new receiver hitch that would be much stronger.
Anyway, I goog to check him and his company out, DD Diesel. Want to have a look at his shop, make sure it's somewhere I'd feel safe leaving the RV while he works on it. One other place I'm going to check with is Holbert Trailers. They are a much bigger company that could definitely do the work.
Thanks, everyone, for your input, suggestions. Will let you know what happens, how we end up fixing this. Reality is we probably won't fix it until later next month or maybe September.
Will
Anyway, I goog to check him and his company out, DD Diesel. Want to have a look at his shop, make sure it's somewhere I'd feel safe leaving the RV while he works on it. One other place I'm going to check with is Holbert Trailers. They are a much bigger company that could definitely do the work.
Thanks, everyone, for your input, suggestions. Will let you know what happens, how we end up fixing this. Reality is we probably won't fix it until later next month or maybe September.
Will
