mm047 wrote:
For now I'm seeing no bending of the metal. The tank is flexing down a little as it sits now at about 2/3 full. I can see, though, that the welds could be a weak point. I'm going to monitor the setup during my trip next week, and look into strenghtening it. Much better to spend a few bucks and a few hours now.
Just to be clear, I should have said it was actually cracks in the frame next to the welds, the weld itself was OK. I added tubing across from spring hanger to spring hanger at all three places to reduce the flex. Imagine the push as you round a turn and the trailer beams tilting under that stress. The water tank supports will have quite a load and aren't up to that job. I made my own parts, but here is one solution:
X-FactorLippert was my frame maker and they wanted to add vertical angle iron over the cracks in the frame, but I decided to prevent the issue rather than hide it.
