poor frame design on travel trailer
On our Crossroads Z1 252BH (year 2016), the a-frame/coupler is mounted underneath the main frame rails of the trailer, rather than butted up to the main frame rails...this configuration results in the...
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Retired JSO wrote:
A good trailer shop can cut off the old coupler and replace with a top mount flush fit a frame coupler in about an hour and for around $250 tops.
The trick to rewelding the a-frame to the trailer frame differently is to have a seriously qualified welder do the job. One that can weld and who understands how steel and connections work. It can be done, and done properly, and well.
I would use lots of reinforcing plates across the seams.
