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 service where they move trailers around with fork lifts, so maybe they somehow banged into it? Did the Andersen hitch plate somehow do it? Totally confused, and looking for your thoughts....Note: Moderator edit to redo picture urls for enlargement.

It looks like the plate did it. There are obvious rub marks on the plate where it came in contact before. Perhaps this time you were making a turn at the top of a hill and it caused the plate to rise up just a little more than usual.Bruce

Well just from the pictures, if the hitch did it you would have felt the trailer move as in a sudden impact like hitting a non-moving vehicle. The marks on the area that was peeled back seem to be higher than the hitch plate. My guess is that it was hit by something with a lot of force to do that much damage. I am also guessing that if it was the hitch plate you would have felt it while towing the trailer home. But,unless the dealer is very disreputable, I cannot see them trying to hide this kind of damage that is so obvious. Without being there to get a really good look at the scratches and the point of impact it is hard to tell. If the repair place is not too far away, ask the service manager to stop by and look at it, I would not want to pull it back to them as it will damage you hitch plate. This is a tough one, but if pressed for an guess I would say forklift. JMO

I don't know about the damage, but that is an interesting TT (or Toy Hauler?) you've got there!

Grandpere wrote:This is a tough one, but if pressed for an guess I would say forklift. JMODitto, although not sure how...if they hit it with the fork hard enough to do that it would have knocked the TT off its jack and spun it around. Is the tongue jack bent, crooked, or binding at all?I don't see how the hitch plate could do that in normal operation. Fix doesn't look too bad, just beat it back into place and re-weld.BTW that is an interesting trailer....who makes it?

call Andersen and see if you can get a taller ball

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Tvov
Explorer II
May 29, 2014
I don't know about the damage, but that is an interesting TT (or Toy Hauler?) you've got there!
Grandpere
Explorer
May 29, 2014
Well just from the pictures, if the hitch did it you would have felt the trailer move as in a sudden impact like hitting a non-moving vehicle. The marks on the area that was peeled back seem to be higher than the hitch plate. My guess is that it was hit by something with a lot of force to do that much damage. I am also guessing that if it was the hitch plate you would have felt it while towing the trailer home. But,unless the dealer is very disreputable, I cannot see them trying to hide this kind of damage that is so obvious.

Without being there to get a really good look at the scratches and the point of impact it is hard to tell. If the repair place is not too far away, ask the service manager to stop by and look at it, I would not want to pull it back to them as it will damage you hitch plate.

This is a tough one, but if pressed for an guess I would say forklift. JMO
nomad297
Explorer
May 29, 2014
It looks like the plate did it. There are obvious rub marks on the plate where it came in contact before. Perhaps this time you were making a turn at the top of a hill and it caused the plate to rise up just a little more than usual.

Bruce

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