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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StuckinTracy wrote:StuckinTracy wrote:willald wrote:
I was thinking of one way I may have contributed to this: I use a 4" drop receiver, to get the tow bar close to level with the toad. Every time we come back from any trips, when I back the Motorhome up the driveway, due to the incline of the driveway and that drop receiver, the bottom of the receiver does scrape a little back there. The scraping seems very minor, but scraping when going in reverse would indeed push down on the receiver, or to say it more correctly: It would put torque on the receiver consistent with direction the frame has twisted. Even though its been very light scrapes, maybe that's been enough over time to cause this. That is only thing I can think of that I've done, that could have caused or contributed to this.
Maybe you missed my previous question?
Just curious, you say you use a 4" drop receiver that slightly scrapes when you back into the driveway. Are you referring to the ball mount that slides into the motorhome hitch? If so can't you simply remove it when you unhitch the toad, before you back in? If you mean the entire motorhome hitch is lowered by 4', then please ignore and forgive my ignorance.
Nope, didn't miss it. You said to ignore it and forgive your ignorance if entire motorhome hitch is dropped (not a ball hitch). And, that is the case, so I was doing what you asked, and ignoring your question. :)
Will
