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01-30-2012, 09:40 AM
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2 Rivet Member
2011 27 FB International
Yucca Valley
, CA
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 35
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Equalizer hitch stress
I'm in a 27FB and am wondering if I'm backing over a 8" curb 1 wheel at a time is it better to disconnect the equalizer hitch to reduce the torque stress to the frame.
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01-30-2012, 10:16 AM
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Rivet Master
Livingston
, Texas
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 586
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Rbphoto, I have a 2008 23 Safari and After hearing all the groans and grunts while backing over a curb and up a slight grade at my home, I now, always line up, then remove me Equalizer bars, then back into the driveway.
I think there is undue stress applied to the A-Frame and TV hitch.
Thankfully, not rivets have poped.
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01-30-2012, 10:54 AM
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Rivet Master
Airstream Dealer
Corona
, California
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 16,497
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rbphoto
I'm in a 27FB and am wondering if I'm backing over a 8" curb 1 wheel at a time is it better to disconnect the equalizer hitch to reduce the torque stress to the frame.
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Remove the bars.
Then, add a small ramp next to the curb, so that you minimize the stresses.
Andy
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01-31-2012, 07:44 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2012 25' Flying Cloud
Eureka
, California
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 321
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rbphoto
I'm in a 27FB and am wondering if I'm backing over a 8" curb 1 wheel at a time is it better to disconnect the equalizer hitch to reduce the torque stress to the frame.
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I can just imagine the SOUND that must make! :-)
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01-31-2012, 08:30 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2007 31' Classic
Kansas City
, Missouri
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 300
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You'll bend the L-brackets when you turn too tightly, I've found out. The Windish RV service manager told me to take off the bars when making aggressive turns during parking.
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01-31-2012, 08:56 AM
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Rivet Master
1999 25' Safari
Denver
, Colorado
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 2,781
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What about the sway bar control? Should that be removed also?
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AIR # 56543 TAC# CO-10
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01-31-2012, 11:30 AM
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4 Rivet Member
1977 25' Tradewind
Waskesiu Lake
, Saskatchewan
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 394
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Quote:
Originally Posted by StreamRollin
What about the sway bar control? Should that be removed also?
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I remove mine at the same time I remove the bars. I figure sway is not an issue by this time.
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01-31-2012, 12:18 PM
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Master of Universe
2008 25' Safari FB SE
Grand Junction
, Colorado
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 12,711
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Backing over an 8" curb sounds like a really bad idea without or with the bars. Like Andy wrote, use ramps to reduce stresses on the trailer. If you don't have ramps, scrap wood piled up may help, though it may collapse as you back up. Make sure you don't hit anything underneath the trailer as you climb that curb.
Gene
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01-31-2012, 03:50 PM
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Vintage Kin
Fort Worth
, Texas
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 8,014
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Ramps from pressure-treat wood, sand-bags, etc, all sorts of "easy" solutions are possible.
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01-31-2012, 04:36 PM
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Rivet Master
Vintage Kin Owner
1977 31' Excella 500
Berkeley Springs
, West Virginia
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,638
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My Eq Procedure
With mine, I run the jack way out, raising the tongue up high to offload the stress on the bars.
Then I pull the bars out of the L-brackets and swing them up parallel to the truck bumper so they won't strike the trailer no matter how sharply I turn while backing up. Then lower the trailer back down and retract the jack up and away.
Now I'm on just the ball and can jack knife it to my heart's content
You don't need the weight distribution or the antisway when you're in your driveway. Just run her on the ball and that way you don't overstress your A-frame.
cheers,
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02-23-2012, 06:05 PM
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Rivet Master
2015 25' FB Eddie Bauer
2013 25' FB Eddie Bauer
2012 20' Flying Cloud
Small Town
, *** Big Sky Country ***Western Montana
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 2,860
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JimGolden
With mine, I run the jack way out, raising the tongue up high to offload the stress on the bars.
Then I pull the bars out of the L-brackets and swing them up parallel to the truck bumper so they won't strike the trailer no matter how sharply I turn while backing up. Then lower the trailer back down and retract the jack up and away.
Now I'm on just the ball and can jack knife it to my heart's content
Just run her on the ball and that way you don't overstress your A-frame.
cheers,
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That is how we do it as well ... but had to figure it our trial and error ... why didn't I read it here first !!!
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02-23-2012, 07:22 PM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
Sioux Falls
, South Dakota
Join Date: Jun 2010
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I've heard that backing over a curb is a quick way to remove leveling jacks, gas lines, and certain sections of the belly pan.
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