CNC Dan
Veteran Member
when you replace the bent piece, add a small spacer just below the bend point, then add a strap that goes the whole length of the tounge.
Should have done that with this one. I have the strap and there are already spacers along the whole bottom...when you replace the bent piece, add a small spacer just below the bend point, then add a strap that goes the whole length of the tounge.
To those who said that the tongue wasn't strong enough, you were right, but the problem was the vertical dimension, not the horizontal one. My brother was using it last week to move dirt and when i got home from work he told me that "The first load, I filled it all the way up, the second, I only filled it halfway and the tongue broke" . My guess is that the first load was filled all of the way back, while the 2nd only put dirt in front of the axle (causing more tongue weight, but less overall trailer weight).
Adding diagonals wouldn't have helped much with this though as it bent vertically:
<img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=330784"/>
Need to hit up the local fab shop and get a heavier piece of c channel or tube to replace the tongue.
Aaron Z