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waynefi
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Apr 15, 2026

Pothole totals rPod

I hit a pothole with my rPod 195 which bent the frame enough to be non repairable. The first symptom is that the door frame is bent enough that it is hard to close the door. The scary thing is that I was going less than 20 mph when I hit it.

Are all TTs this fragile? This is a 22 foot single axle trailer. It seems to me that is too much weight for a single  axle, but that seems to be the way most brands are going.

My first trailer was a 20 foot dual axle, which seems like a better design to me.

2 Replies

  • This did bend the wheel rim. The pothole had a sharp edge to it, but I couldn’t see how deep it was because it was full of water.

  • Pretty subjective since we don’t know what the pothole looked like. 
    But I agree in theory, assuming you didn’t blow a tire, bend a rim, break a u bolt or spring mount, that the frame would have survived the ordeal.