"jamesgangnc" wrote in message
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On Jul 7, 1:07 pm, I am Tosk wrote:
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On Jul 7, 12:28 pm, I am Tosk wrote:
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On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 09:10:05 -0700 (PDT), jamesgangnc
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It's not visibly out of straight or visibly bent anywhere. I'm not
trying to bend it at one point, I'm trying to bend it all across
the
axle. So I'm thinking we're talking about nanometers of strech at
any
one given point on the axle. I'm having trouble seeing how that
weakens it any appreciable amount. Not to mention that if I take
it
to a shop they are just going to "bend" it as well. Since it's
galvanized they can't heat treat it. So I think your "weakened"
theory doesn't hold water.

Well, to tell the truth, I've never had a trailer for 20 years so I
suppose I'm not totally qualified to comment, but after that long a
period of time it might have taken a "set" in one direction.

In any case, if it is "stretched" that wouldn't that mean that the
metal is stressed? Or was stressed?

I'm just trying to learn here, not object to the observations. It's
an interesting question.

Maybe you will get a different answer but when I suggested such, I
was
told my argument "didn't hold water". I am assuming he is suggesting
it
doesn't hold enough water to matter, but if the metal stretched, it
*is*
weakened, even if only a little. Teaspoon, Gallon, Ocean, water is
water...

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I'll give you that theoretically it is stretched and weakened. Since
it's not visibly bent it would only be a few degrees out of straight.
I'm not going to try to calculate the difference in length from the
top to the bottom of a 90" by 2" rectange whos long sides are 3
degrees out of true but I'm guessing it is pretty small. A difference
that makes no difference is no difference. Or by your analogy a
teaspoon of water in your bilge isn't going to change anything. A new
axle is $300. Since it's galvanized welding on it would not be a very
good solution.

Well, I'ss just tryin' ta' be helpful ya' know...

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I'm really looking for others that have experienced this. And what
they did about it if anything. I occasionally have seen other
trailers going down the road with tires visibly bent inward at the
top. Never gave any of it much thought until my tires wore out on the
inside only. Then a friend mentioned the same thing happened to him.
He just got new tires. He didn't do anything else.

I had a sailboat with the old original 1986 trailer.
The trailer was rated at 1200 lbs, which is what the boat hull was supposed
to weigh leaving the factory.
Later found that my boat actually weighed just over 1700 lbs.
In my case...it was the tongue that had developed a downward facing bow.
If you know what the rig weighed new, I'd take it to a weigh station and see
what it weighs now.
Is that trailer up to the load after long service?