Front Frame Mount Tie Downs Not Working!
I have gone through so many sets of Torklift frame mounts I want to fix the problem permanently. Why aren’t there bars run across the whole truck like for the rear tie downs? Those last. M...
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AnEv942 wrote:
By description failure point?
"So what always breaks is the top of the triangle here in the pic. Where the support bar meets the upper mounting plate. The very top of this pic. In my old set the welds gave out between the support bar and the main structural member."
I'm having a hard time understanding how camper (without ripping its mounts) is applying enough force? it would almost seem that downward force, possibly side to side, would need to be applied for that upper weld to fail. Have you contacted Torklift?
NRALIFR-Curious, though doesn't look like with new upper tie off point would give enough angle (and you've solved your problem) why is the lower mount not to the hole in end of insert plate?
Yes, that’s the failure point. The support for the cantilever.
The Arctic Fox is a well built camper. The mounts are big, integral pieces of metal. They are stronger then the frame mounts. Obviously, since the frame mounts are breaking.
You’re also picturing the forces all wrong. UPWARD force is what’s breaking them, not downward. They aren’t a good design, really.
Probably not contacting Torklift. Multiple sets have broken at $800 a pop and I don’t want to deal with the hassle anymore, so I’m going to make a better mount.
