Cross member replacement

What did you ever figure out??

 

How is normal wear and tear an insurance job?

 

If that is the case....sign me up, I got a whole lot a claims !!! LOL

 

I replaced 26 crossmembers on a older Trail King sliding axle tilt last winter. They were made a square tube and rusted out. It was quite the job, but it was either fix it or scrap a otherwise good trailer. It's not that hard to replace them, just a lot of work, because the rest of the trailer is built around them.
If you are replacing quite a few of them, it is better to just remove the side of the trailer, so you don't have to install the new ones in pieces.

 

Lol I wondered about that too! Maybe a customer dropped a coil on it? That'll do in an older trailer pretty quick.

 

I replaced the 5th wheel last year. A lot of cutting old metal out. Rented a welder and did the whole job for about $1000

 

I've talked to a few guys over the years that have done it themselves. All of them said first last and only time they would do that job! lol