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I don't see a sub-forum for frames, so I'll post this here because of the first question below. Caveat, heading to factory in April and a check for abnormal frame flex is on the agenda (suspension, electrical also) but I'd like to be comfortable that we are safe to tow given the decal wrinkles on the off-door side which appear to be a new addition. I am heavy up front with the generator and W/D.
I have noticed when occasionally glancing in the rear view mirror while towing (and this dates back to our first trip to South Dakota April 2022 when the filon trim screws snapped on the door side), is that there is quite a bit of side-to-side rotation and lateral movement of the entire trailer over the pin as the road surface changes and not so much the pinbox itself. I will be putting a dash cam on the rear window to capture some of this. I’ve been told I shouldn’t see this happen but perhaps that might be the case with a traditional fifth wheel hitch as opposed to a Goosebox (and ball) which does allow some rotation on the ball?
Are there any tests I can perform at home to ensure that if there is any abnormal frame flex in the front, it will be safe to pull it to Elkhart from NH? The decal wrinkles only appeared in the last 1,000 miles or so of our trip last season and coincidentally our 2nd Goosebox relief valve blew out when we pulled into our site in North Carolina. Prior to that we were in Chattanooga for 3 nights and there were no wrinkles.
I asked those questions at three GD dealerships last year that I visited on the way to Montana and one suggested that measuring how far the pinbox moves before the nose cap lifts would be a good idea but I have no specifications and LCI couldn’t provide any in the past (I asked them directly after the filon trim screws snapped). Any tests I should do before leaving?
Thanks,
John
I have noticed when occasionally glancing in the rear view mirror while towing (and this dates back to our first trip to South Dakota April 2022 when the filon trim screws snapped on the door side), is that there is quite a bit of side-to-side rotation and lateral movement of the entire trailer over the pin as the road surface changes and not so much the pinbox itself. I will be putting a dash cam on the rear window to capture some of this. I’ve been told I shouldn’t see this happen but perhaps that might be the case with a traditional fifth wheel hitch as opposed to a Goosebox (and ball) which does allow some rotation on the ball?
Are there any tests I can perform at home to ensure that if there is any abnormal frame flex in the front, it will be safe to pull it to Elkhart from NH? The decal wrinkles only appeared in the last 1,000 miles or so of our trip last season and coincidentally our 2nd Goosebox relief valve blew out when we pulled into our site in North Carolina. Prior to that we were in Chattanooga for 3 nights and there were no wrinkles.
I asked those questions at three GD dealerships last year that I visited on the way to Montana and one suggested that measuring how far the pinbox moves before the nose cap lifts would be a good idea but I have no specifications and LCI couldn’t provide any in the past (I asked them directly after the filon trim screws snapped). Any tests I should do before leaving?
Thanks,
John
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