Tips for cracking the frame

Not that I have ever seen. The big bubba's are a pretty stout wagon. Not sure if any of the other flats have any issues tho.

 

Put 20k on the nose, 30k on the tail. Drop trailer, let nose sink 16” into the suddenly thawing ground. Pickup using your lowboy ramps and brute force.
Ping!
Tada now you have a cracked frame.

 

I assume we are talking about AL frames. AL just has more problems with cracking than steel, and it’s harder to repair where it won’t do it again when it does. By going with s steel frame, you can greatly reduce your problems with cracking, although you don’t hear of many problems with modern AL trailers.

 

Personal experience or just witness?

 

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It was 25° on Friday night and 65° and raining Sunday night when I went back.

#### happens, so they say.

 

Yes it certainly does

 

Stopped and looked at new ones at Double A in Delphos OH. Every used one on the lot had new bolts in front axle hangers and rails at rear of trailer. I would say there are still some issues with them. I worked at a fleet in 1999 that tried some. They fell apart, spent more time at factory than going down the road. Have a huge dislike for the tinker toy trailers.

 

I remember Chaparral bragging how light weight their trailers were because they were an all bolted together trailer, basically like Reitnouer. Eventually they had to be bought by Doonan to survive.