Best fix to stop transcrafts from cracking

I have the same problem....

Only solution I have come up with is sale the POS and let somebody else deal with it......

Every transcraft ive seen has been welded on and i mean every

 

I've owned many t-crafts and some people say this is a common problem. I disagree! The common problem is that dealers,salesmen whatever in order to keep the trailer weight down and or price down,spec trailers out with light wt. components. The old timers say it takes iron to haul iron. So in my opion you are fighting 2 things. 1st a 14 year old trailer has done a lot of flexing. Flexing causes fatigue. 2nd you are not hauling light. You haul heavy you have to expect certain problems. For what you are doing and the age of the trailer,i don't think you're doing too bad. 1st suggestion,only use your dump valve when you absolutely have to. Saves stress on that front axle. 2nd suggestion find a reputable trailer shop to reinforce your frame in the area it is cracking. I'm in Oh. can't really help you in NY. Don't just go to a welding shop,find someone who works on trailers a lot. Good Luck!

 

would double plating it help--i have seen that done with super b flats--if nothing else it will hide the crack once it comes again
i dont think it would be limited to transcraft--i dont have any exp with spread axles--but with any older deck they seem to crack a lot--i think the spread would only worsen matters

 

ive dealt with this and there is no fix that is permanent.its 14 years old aqnd wore out. trans craft was never designed to do heavy haul ive spent many years running heavy and pulling a transcraft. i give up last summer and bought a new reit bigger bubba was only 40 and i got a good warranty if your haulin heavy then you can afford the payment. 860 a month is not bad firts two years no expence on tires and brakes. that price was with a side kit. you will be much happier.

 

It’s a Banana Craft.!!!!. There is absolutely nothing you can do to stop this trailer from cracking up. You just have to enjoy welding on it because it comes with the territory.

You can keep adding braces and it will just break at the next weak point. I own a 98 Banana Craft but it sits in the weeds most of the time and only sees occasional light steel truss work and it still needs welding done on it once in awhile. I use Reitnouer big bubbas for coil work, and I have a few friends that swear by their Mac trailers. Benson has a 524?? I see a lot of steel haulers use, but I have no experience with them.

I will never own another Banana Craft because they are not very strong trailers. I had a rental 2009 transcraft eagle II back in 09 for three weeks and would haul 62-65,000 pound single coils suicide on it out to Cleveland from East Chicago and Gary, IN and that trailer sagged and swayed extremely bad. At least 4-5 inches side to side in the middle compared to my big bubba which would stay stiff and have a little arch left.

I know of nothing that can be done to permanently fix your trailer short of buying a better quality built trailer. Just have to keep limping it along until you can replace it, and hope no one gets hurt.

Good Luck its frustrating.

 

IMO, Sell it and save yourself a ton of headaches. Owned 3, 2 cracked 3rd one was sold before it could. None ever hauled a heavy load. Market is flooded with better trailers to have put up with one that cracks. Transcraft would fix them when they were still under warranty but it had to crack BEFORE they would do anything about it. They have the nicknames "Transcrack" and "Trashcan" for a reason and it isn't because a select few had issues. Most of the guys that say theirs isn't cracked just haven't looked hard enough.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5356/is_200404/ai_n21348472/

http://www.aboutautomobile.com/Complaint/2000/Transcraft/Eagle/10086777

 

Owned a Kaylyn and two Transcrafts, the Kaylyn was a pos, haven't had any problems with the T-crafts must be lucky.