The SECOND Foamie' Incident ...

[GPW]

MAD Dash ... Read all about it !!! viewtopic.php?f=2&t=66605

[S. Heisley]

I don't think that's the foamie cabin's fault nor its design. That was a chassis fault (or the weight/balance on the tongue?); so, it doesn't count against the Foamies.

[mikeschn]

Glen,

So what are you saying, the foam was too heavy?

I agree with Sharon, it is a chassis failure!

Mike...

[GPW]

Naaa !!! I was just making noises . Some people have always been quick to blame the foam, but turns out the Foam survives just fine , while the other things fail around it .... like the trailer ... Who expected that ? And seeing it happen on such a LIGHT trailer like the MD , and by one of our most experienced builders/Guru ... that’s really a defective trailer eh ... You may try to contact Harbor freight and they might ( just maybe) send you a repair/update kit ...At least the feedback could ( possibly ) affect a change that would prevent this from happening to anybody else ... I think they would care about product reliability .... either way , they need to know about the Failure .
When Catherine's trailer got blown over , it seemed to stick in some peoples minds as a major catastrophe caused by using Foam , (too light) , when in reality it was just a risky tall/narrow design , and waaaay too much wind ... The Foam did just fine .... What got damaged .... her trailer ...

[R. W. Alexander]

It was definitely not Foamy design failure. In one of the photos of the center tube where it connects to the front of the frame, you can see where the weld is only connected to one of the metal parts. The person who welded it had their Welder set too low, or they applied the weld to mostly one part, or they were welding too fast. Had the person welded along all three sides of the part, instead of just across the top area, the other two welded areas could of handled the bad weld. The constant up and down motion of driving down the road gradually weakened the weld.

Take a thin piece of metal, and put it in a vise, then bend it back and forth. It will eventually start to crystallize and then break. That's what happened to the trailer part.

[GPW]

They’d better teach those 12 year old schoolgirls in China how to weld better ...

[Bob Hammond]

i went to an experienced welder here on the eastside (near 94 & Vernier) to beef up my trailer. He repairs and builds trailers for local companies, and does ornamental ironwork in Grosse Pointe. It's a bit far for you, but I can forward his number to you if you want it. He also makes housecalls, but that might be $$$.