Thread: Trailer carnage pics :(

I doubt it very, very, very much.

Now how in the world did that happen Tom?

I must have taken the corner to fast. I up righted the trailer and headed home but after 14 hours on the road at 12:00am in the mountains the driver side rear axle bearing seized and broke the axle. It only took less than 2 hours to cut the old one out and replace it for the last 2 hours home.

Carnage pics... Damage list: Front tent hinge plate -done. Rear tent hinge plate - done. One frig handle - done. Driver side trailer door, heavily dented. Lower flashing, dented (not that big of a deal). Being down a camper at the start of 'desert' season, arrgh.

First off, very sorry to hear of the damage but glad no one was hurt and you were able to get everything back home. Always a positive in my book. Second, great job on the recovery. I can't wait to get my winch setup and it surely makes me think more about straps, pulleys and other things that would help in recovery. As something mentioned before, a lot of these "tub" type trailers seem to have a much higher COG that...

Quote: Originally Posted by xj_mike First off, very sorry to hear of the damage but glad no one was hurt and you were able to get everything back home. Always a positive in my book. Second, great job on the recovery. I can't wait to get my winch setup and it surely makes me think more about straps, pulleys and other things that would help in recovery. As something mentioned before, a lot of these "tub" type trailers...

I encourage you to take the tent to a canvas shop for them to patch or repair. If you want to contact Conqueror Direct in SA, shoot me an e-mail. I have an e-mail address to someone there. It may help, but they are quite slow to respond. Dendy nashvillerover@comcast.net

That's pretty skillful to be able to do that work yourself especially after that length of driving. I just noticed that the bumper sticker on your jeep ironically probably belongs on the trailer!!

If your looking for a replacement tent and cover for the conqueror Pm me.

I dont know, but from here, that wreck and damage looks very minimal. Id have to say you got lucky, and need to do nothing more than dust yourself off, do a little repair, and get back to it. Things could have been much worse.