3.Slow
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My 35' Fleetwood Class A has some pretty substantial frame extensions, while they look pretty stout to start with, I have seen too many rigs that look like the back half was about to break off. I did not want that in the back of my mind every time I hooked up the trailer, with a 500 pound tongue weight limit, I needed something to support the extra weight from the 20' enclosed with a front bathroom. On top of that, I need to run a 10" drop hitch and the stress from staring and stopping a 7k lb trailer, I was worried about twisting my receiver up like a pretzel. Looking at a buddies tiffin, they put supports up toward the frame extension from near the axle, I took it a little further and went up to the receiver and the hitch. welded up this sub frame that bolts up to the frame at my rear jacks, goes forward to the rear axle and back to the receiver. Additionally, I added a wishbone that ties to the 10' drop hitch to relieve some of the stress on the receiver.
I am not an engineer by any means, so it is not engineered to withstand a given amount of stress, but it is enough to put my mind at ease.
I am not an engineer by any means, so it is not engineered to withstand a given amount of stress, but it is enough to put my mind at ease.