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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tropical36 wrote:
Whatever the case here, I'd get it fixed and double reinforced.
Also have my toad hookup reviewed for any flaws, whatsoever.
Well, I think the only 'flaw', is the fact I've been using that 4" drop receiver, which causes scraping every time I back in the driveway. Regularly scraping like that when going in reverse, when you have a drop bar in place that multiplies the torque applied to the hitch receiver when scraping.....is not good, and is almost certainly what caused this.
Solution: After we get this fixed, going to quit using the drop receiver. Just gonna have to live with tow bar being a bit less level. Like I said before in this thread, its a case of having to choose the lesser evil. I think what happened here clearly shows which one is the worse evil.
