Did my Andersen No-Sway WDH do this???
Or did the trailer service center? I'm not sure, what caused it, but after hooking up last night I noticed chunks of aluminum on the ground under my setup. I had just got my trailer back from serv...
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Asked if the plate shows marks or paint scraped off...the OP has not
answered that
I've owned several fork lifts (all used or leased) for my startups and
all of them came with a punched or torched hole on both fork ends like this image
I'm "almost" absolutely sure the shop that worked on your trailer did
this with their fork lift's fork tip.
My shop guys moved our utility trailers around with that setup and
most times hand tightened ball....must have wobbled and that is where
I think is the main culprit (in addition to how much the tip stuck out
past the ball center line)
The 'almost' has to do with the many marks at different heights
If a fork lift fork tip...then only one mark or all very close in
height
The difference in height says Ron's assessment and my first impression
is that the Anderson Plate did it during Whoop-De-Doos...or that the
pavement at the service yard not level...or the fork lift had the forks
in different angles...
The other issue remains...poor practices from the trailer OEM. Again
look at the torn picture. Both sheetmetal pieces should have been
sheared straight and the welding (melt both pieces and a filler wire
to then solidify into one) shows one side did NOT melt.
If it did melt, then torn would leave a jagged edge
