Bumper carrier fail..
Yesterday we were following a fifth wheel over a bridge. As we hit a bump on the bridge , the carrier on the bumper broke off ,and the generator on the carrier went bouncing across the road. We were a...
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rhagfo wrote:RedRocket204 wrote:DE88ROX wrote:
has anyone ever heard of these or use them?
Not sure how that strengthens the thin sheet metal of the "bumper"/hose holder.
i.e. It doesn't. Many reports and pictures of the thin metal peeling away like paper when enough force is present.
It doesn't strengthen the metal, it bolts to the frame and supports the thin tube, so where it is welded to the frame doesn't tear! The tube can still twist.
Yup, that was actually my point as those braces are not going to prevent a failure... might prolong it some but not prevent.
