2010 Montana 5th wheel frame problems
I purchased a 2010 Montana 3400RL new. I have towed it less than 3000 miles. I have experianced many major problems with it since I purchased it. Now I found that the frame has a major problem. The wa...
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laknox wrote:FastEagle wrote:
Have you had the trailer weighed? Sure looks like an overloading problem to me.
FastEagle
p.s. Not a hip shot comment. My military specialty was Aviation Structural Mechanic (30+ years). Stress fractures (cracking) are almost always caused by loads beyond the capability of the design.
Of course, being built by the lowest bidder had =nothing= to do with it... :B
Lyle
I'm not sure what type of competition there is in the RV frame building business. I know Lipppert recently purchased another manufacturer that had a good reputation, so they may be one of the very few making RV frames. But I agree with the manufacturer's specs playing a big role in the strength of the frame. Quality of workmanship is another issue, however. I've seen some Lippert frames with good solid welds (like mine), and then some that looks like Ray Charles did the welding.
