Life span of TT with heavy use
We do at least one 'big' trip a year (2000 mile round trip or more) with the trailer, and the rest of our every-other-month trips are generally round-trip length of at least 500 miles Many people I...
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trailernovice wrote:Harbor Freight has a good price on thread locker.Get the large bottle. Every time you find a screw loose, loctite it. That one will never loosen again. Yes, screws will loosen with travel. look it over, find them and take care of it, and after awhile, the frequency of loctiting them will slow down. I have done this on all of my RVs, and it works.
We do at least one 'big' trip a year (2000 mile round trip or more) with the trailer, and the rest of our every-other-month trips are generally round-trip length of at least 500 miles
Many people I've talked to basically pull their unit to a nearby campground every so often to enjoy a beach weekend or something (my house is ~90 miles from South Padre Island)
I keep in mind what one RV salesperson said in a video...when moving down the highway at speed, the trailer experiences a combination of earthquake and hurricane.
The trailer, although pretty new, is your basic 'stick and tin' construction, with wood framework
Sooooo, to the point:
1.) Is there any particular structural point to keep an eye on? (example maybe the framework around the air conditioner tends to crack over time with heavy use, given that it's supporting a load....anything along those lines)
2.) Is there a particular structural thing that, if it fails, the unit should or will be totaled?
3.) Even with proper maintenance and inspection, everything breaks beyond economical repair at some point....any idea time frame before the trailer is likely to just shake itself apart?
Thx
