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editorreilly t1_itwt7c5 wrote

Reply to comment by Whole_Cress8437 in New to me 1973 boler trailer. This thing should last me forever by Whole_Cress8437

I know what you're saying but I'd still climb underneath and look to see if it's cracking

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editorreilly t1_itwth1w wrote

A friend of mine checked hers after mine split in a trip, and hers had a hairline crack. Her reinforcement only cost $150. Mine was more because it had totally split.

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Whole_Cress8437 OP t1_itwvuv0 wrote

Did yours crack while you were towing? What kind of damage happened apart from the frame?

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editorreilly t1_itwy04q wrote

A hairline crack had started before, except we didn't' catch it. You could see where it had been cracked, and rusted out a little. After it split all the way through on both sides (not sure when it happened exactly, but when we pulled into the campground there was a lot of bouncing of trailer, and when I looked at it, it was cracked through on both sides) The only thing holding the trailer together was the fiberglass shell. I think it happened the last mile or so going down a bumpy road because that's when I started to notice an extra bounce. Luckily it happened then, or who knows what could have happened. No other damage. This isn't' something to overly worry about, but it's something that every boler owner should check on periodically. I still check the frame before I tow it. It takes 15 seconds.

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