Re: Enclosed car haulers?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Curious, how do the bad roads effect an aluminum trailer - do they go 'out of square' or break from fatigue or....??
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Marlin,
Some trailer manufacturers do not cut tubing to fit - they " fill in " with the weld.
Some welds do not completely bridge the gap.
As I stated - the roads in this country are in shit shape.
Aluminum framed trailers - those with the base frame as well as sidewalls & roof framed from aluminum
tend to flex more readily because of the characteristics of the material.
You can't adequately inspect an enclosed trailer beyond crawling underneath to see if
wear & tear are stressing & cracking welds.
My trailer I am running now is full perimeter 8 inch steel tubing that is 3/16" thick.
The center tonge tube is also * inch and runs clear back to the first axle.
Empty - my 34 foot custom car hauler weighs 6000 pounds.
Jim
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