Drilling into the A frame

PackerBacker wrote:
Just use high speed/temp drill bits; start really small and work bigger with larger bits.

jackquontee wrote:
Thanks for that bit of information. I have now tried twice to drill into the frame on two different campers (the second time just this past weekend) and all it resulted in was a "walking" effect on the bit, and I ended up ruining two of the bits. Couldn't figure out what the problem was.

Trailer A frames are soft steel so I've never had an issue drilling holes using high speed titanium drill bits. Heck, dealer techs regularly drill large holes in the A frame to mount sway control and some models of weight distribution so there's no way a few small holes for mounting battery boxes are going to have any impact on the integrity of the frame at all. I personally have always used clamp on WD brackets but likewise have had no concern about a drilling a few small holes for mounting various items on the trailer tongue. Recently I moved my propane tanks to the rear of the A frame, then installed diamond plate as a tongue platform to which I mounted my battery box and Fresh Water Transfer Pump box, all of which required a few small holes being drilled in the A frame ... but that was much simpler than cutting and welding, especially since I don't own a welder and wouldn't know what to do with one even if I did. :W