bdosborn wrote:Sharon,
Sorry to see the mishap, that was always a fear of mine that the tongue would give way on our teardrop. Have you weighed your tongue, just to make sure you don't have too much weight on the front?
Bruce
Hi, Bruce,
Sorry that I didn't get back to you last night. I took my dog for a walk and a stray dog attacked him. He's okay but the night was pretty crazy.
(I've never chugged cherry wine before but I did after that!)
The tongue is not too heavy. The last time I checked, it was just under 140 lbs, which is a good weight, well within the limit.
I emailed Red Trailer yesterday and called them this morning. The fellow that I talked to said you'd be surprised at the number of times people do what I did and have that happen. There are three members on the tongue and those side members are not made for carrying the weight of the tongue jack and trailer...I know that now. The 'A' portions of the tongue are only meant to be used for stabilization and the tongue jack must be installed on the center member of the tongue. Anyway, he said that he is going to call around to their warehouses and find the part at the closest one and will call me when he does so we can arrange shipping.
The way I see it, if it’s happened to many other people, it is something that should be documented so that we’ll all know not to do that anymore. Being a woman and a rookie, the masses don’t expect me to be perfect whereas someone else might be too embarrassed and would probably hide their mistake. Hiding problems doesn’t help others. Posting does. That is not only more entertaining; it’s usually helpful.