[VAC] Re: Tail Sag

[Roy Lashway <rlashway@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Trailer sag supposedly only happened to those trailers with the grey 
water tank which, I believe, were added to the later models in 1972.  If 
you have sag you should be able to grab the rear bumper and move frame up 
and down without movement in   trailer body? Your seeing wrinkles in the 
frame seems pretty unusual to me.  Friend of mine installed the factory 
provided plates in a '74, 31ft unit.  He jacked trailer up with two 
hydralic jacks at the axles and then blocked up the ends.  Trailer has to 
be level for installation of plate.  You need to let trailer set blocked 
up for couple of days so frame has time to adjust then do a final 
leveling.   If you do no have any gap and movement when pulling on bumper 
your additon of a shorter plate should provide necessary reinforcement to 
frame.
An Arizona A/S dealer quoted $1500.00 to do the plate install. on the 
'74. 


Roy Lashway
'78 Argosy,'56 Bubble
WBCCI 1610     VAC
rlashway@zianet.com
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