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Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 04-08-2018, 07:17 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 23,611
Posted By Brian B-P
When the trailer twists due to uneven ground...

When the trailer twists due to uneven ground (which is much more of an issue with tandem axles than with a single axle), two opposite corners of the body will be trying to lift, while the other two...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 04-08-2018, 02:02 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 23,611
Posted By Brian B-P
No, as discussed above both sides were broken and...

No, as discussed above both sides were broken and have been similarly repaired.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 04-08-2018, 03:01 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 23,611
Posted By Brian B-P
Surely both sides were done (with photos of just...

Surely both sides were done (with photos of just one side because both look the same), because both sides were broken... right?
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 04-03-2018, 01:28 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 23,611
Posted By Brian B-P
Steve (flatpick) - Please check your PM inbox; I...

Steve (flatpick) - Please check your PM inbox; I sent you a couple of PMs with additional information (because you don't have e-mail available).
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 04-03-2018, 12:34 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 23,611
Posted By Brian B-P
It came from earlier discussion of the earlier...

It came from earlier discussion of the earlier frame failure provided by a forum member. It was not corrected, and it made sense... we were and still are seeing what appear to be brittle failures of...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 04-03-2018, 12:29 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 23,611
Posted By Brian B-P
I only see a reinforcing plate on the inside of...

I only see a reinforcing plate on the inside of the joint. This is the original design of the mitred joint and has served apparently without any problems on all of the trailers with 4" tall frames.
...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 04-02-2018, 06:39 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 23,611
Posted By Brian B-P
That was my understanding, and I'm pretty sure it...

That was my understanding, and I'm pretty sure it was correct; however, it appears that this may have changed.

Tin's new thread on this topic: 2017 2nd gen. 5.0 T/A built with 3" frame not 4"...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 04-02-2018, 03:23 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 23,611
Posted By Brian B-P
Good design. :) The easier solution is to...

Good design. :)

The easier solution is to avoid those vertical holes, which is the solution which Escape has chosen, now using brackets welded to the side of the frame (as shown in the photo above...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 04-02-2018, 03:16 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 23,611
Posted By Brian B-P
Yeah, but that's California, where everything...

Yeah, but that's California, where everything gives you cancer. Physics, biology... it all works differently there. :whistling:

I assume that this sort of rule would be made because idiots...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 04-02-2018, 02:54 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 23,611
Posted By Brian B-P
I think that trailer frames are excellent...

I think that trailer frames are excellent examples of this - they're under bending stress due to support at the axle and coupler ends, with vertical load distributed along the length.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 04-02-2018, 02:50 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 23,611
Posted By Brian B-P
That size of tubing (3" tall) was used for the...

That size of tubing (3" tall) was used for the entire length of the frame on models up to 19' and the original 5.0, but in the 21' and 5.0TA that size has always been used only for the stepped-up...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 04-02-2018, 12:16 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 23,611
Posted By Brian B-P
I agree - a big hole can be drilled horizontally...

I agree - a big hole can be drilled horizontally through the side walls of the frame tubes, at mid-height, without compromising the strength of the frame.

The C-channel frames of trucks can be...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 04-02-2018, 12:09 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 23,611
Posted By Brian B-P
I think this Ron analysis is at least an...

I think this Ron analysis is at least an excellent start. :thumb:
I do wonder what is keeping everything together in tension at or below floor level, but the body is attached to the frame at points...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 04-01-2018, 07:45 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 23,611
Posted By Brian B-P
I don't know if everyone is ignoring them; I'm...

I don't know if everyone is ignoring them; I'm not. Since the affected trailer is resident in the U.S., the owner can (and I believe should) report the failure...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 04-01-2018, 07:30 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 23,611
Posted By Brian B-P
The early 19' seems to be an unfortunate...

The early 19' seems to be an unfortunate combination of the heaviest Escape to use the 3" tall frame, and both a weld across the bottom (for the stabilizer) and a through hole (for the body bolt)...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 04-01-2018, 07:24 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 23,611
Posted By Brian B-P
:eek: A typo, but perhaps Freudian, as I don't...

:eek:
A typo, but perhaps Freudian, as I don't want a WD system pushing the coupler forward against the ball with great force at all times (which the Andersen No-Sway does during use).


All...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 04-01-2018, 04:59 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 23,611
Posted By Brian B-P
Richard says that he was (and apparently still...

Richard says that he was (and apparently still is) towing with an extended-body Ford E-350 van, and not using a WD system.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 04-01-2018, 12:53 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 23,611
Posted By Brian B-P
Thanks :) That would be interesting to...

Thanks :)


That would be interesting to see, but my suggestion would be to not use the WD until the frame is repaired.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 04-01-2018, 12:17 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 23,611
Posted By Brian B-P
From a couple of years ago: Steve, you still...

From a couple of years ago:

Steve, you still list the E-250 tug; are you still using a WD system?

In an interesting coincidence - or perhaps a relevant condition - the other owner with a frame...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 04-01-2018, 12:07 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 23,611
Posted By Brian B-P
A typical WD installation for a trailer of this...

A typical WD installation for a trailer of this size and tongue weight will need to transfer about 100 pounds to the trailer axles (and 150 pounds to the tug's front axle) to restore the tug's front...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 04-01-2018, 01:36 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 23,611
Posted By Brian B-P
I suppose if you assume that the area of the hole...

I suppose if you assume that the area of the hole for the body-mounting bolt and the weld for the stabilizing jack is a consistent problem, reinforcing plates could be added pre-emptively. I probably...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-31-2018, 04:54 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 23,611
Posted By Brian B-P
Absolutely contact Reace, before having anyone do...

Absolutely contact Reace, before having anyone do anything to the frame.

Fortunately, this has happened before and has been resolved. Unfortunately this has happened before (although on only one...
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