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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mountainkowboy wrote:I have had 3 different TTs with 3 different frame makers. My present one is Lippert. It is by far the best.SidecarFlip wrote:Old-Biscuit wrote:
With that type of A-frame/trailer frame I would be more concerned with 'failure'
Saw that and tight away thought of Lippert components.
Lippert builds ****, I've seen 12 year olds that can weld better than them.
Very heavy duty and top notch welds. I am a welder, so I know a little about the subject.
Having said that, I think a lot of the credit goes to the TT builder as to what they spec in a frame... As for the welds... Why is everyone buying these TTs that have bad welds?
They are usually pretty easy to spot on a TT. Even when new.
A good weld, generally looks good, even to the untrained eye. Bad welds, (like my first well used TT) are just the opposite. That first of mine had terrible welds. It never caused any trouble, probably because it was way heavier than needed. I guess in 1973, using very heavy metal was the solution.
Today, like everything else, most builders buy JUST ENOUGH to barely do the job.
