Madmx
Well-known member
I worked at a mom and pop trailer shop for over a decade. We did everything from bike racks to semi truck straight pull hitches. Plus fab work and repaired the impossible. We also installed snow plows in the winter.
One thing that was clear was cantilevered oscillating loads broke crap out of everything. From a simple bike rack to a new wrecker. Brand new wide axle spread fake I beam campers were terrible. Turning tight in a parking lot would stress crack the frames. Then spider cracks would be everywhere.
Sometimes this ended up in warranty or recall fixes. It didn't matter the brand or the age of whatever only the load. I get kick out of this video. The combo was destined to break. Newer box frames do not flex like an old c30 chevy. So point loading would definitely end up breaking something. Well it was "safe" for 20k miles. Enjoy the video.
One thing that was clear was cantilevered oscillating loads broke crap out of everything. From a simple bike rack to a new wrecker. Brand new wide axle spread fake I beam campers were terrible. Turning tight in a parking lot would stress crack the frames. Then spider cracks would be everywhere.
Sometimes this ended up in warranty or recall fixes. It didn't matter the brand or the age of whatever only the load. I get kick out of this video. The combo was destined to break. Newer box frames do not flex like an old c30 chevy. So point loading would definitely end up breaking something. Well it was "safe" for 20k miles. Enjoy the video.