Drilling into the A frame
Hello and thanks all in advance. I am mounting a pair of 6V batteries to the top of the trailer tongue and was wondering if I could drill two 1/4 screws? The batteries wont fit on the intended spo...
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Drilling 1/4 inch holes should not be a problem at all structurally. It's best if you can drill in towards the center of the web or middle of the side of the square tubing, as the stresses in the frame member under load tend to be lowest there.
You should not have the batteries and their wiring exposed. I think that may be forbidden by DOT standards, actually; but even if it is not, having protection from the elements and from getting shorted out by debris or dropped tools is a very excellent idea.
Some sort of a shackle or U-bolt arrangement might also work well to secure things to the frame.
You should not have the batteries and their wiring exposed. I think that may be forbidden by DOT standards, actually; but even if it is not, having protection from the elements and from getting shorted out by debris or dropped tools is a very excellent idea.
Some sort of a shackle or U-bolt arrangement might also work well to secure things to the frame.
