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    Somebody Had a Bad Day

    Couple just pulled in to the RV park with a broken axle. Axle broke about a 1/4 mile from the park.

    It’s a triple axle Teton 5th wheel with air ride suspension. One side of the suspension for one wheel probably weighs as much as the entire suspension on our triple axle Momentum.

    Not my idea of a great day.

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    That's not good. I wonder if they hit a big chuck hole. KEN
    Backpacker and tent camper all my life, including BSA as a kid and adult.
    Motorcycle trips across the USA with a tent - 1978 to Present.
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    Those poor people. I'm most sure that Teton is not made anymore. Hope they can upgrade the axles.
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    Gotta be overloaded big time to crack an axle tube!


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    They may be with you for awhile. It'll be interesting to see if anything about the axle is standardized. Sometimes it takes heavy trailer dealers to deal with such issues--not RV dealers.

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    Colan - definitely not a good day.....ouch ! It seems that since the u bolts are so far inward from the brakes backing plate/hub/etc. that the stresses on the axle were greatly increased. Heck it looks like the u bolts are mounted nearly a foot or more inward. It may be no coincidence that the break occurred where it did. The other axles are probably bent and stressed as well.

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    Yup that's a downer. (No pun intended). But his problems have just started. When I had a similar breakdown (not nearly as bad, just a bent spindle) I talked with a lot of idiots before I finally reached two outfits that actually understood the dynamic of 5th wheel suspension, a Mor-Ryde rep and South West Trailer in San Antonio. I was in San Marcos TX so couldn't get to Indiana with busted parts, so I limped into South West Trailer. $6k later I had a really solid suspension system on my old 5th wheel.

    I recently upgraded the suspension on my new Momentum to match what I had formerly. So I understand what these folks are going through, it's hard times for sure.
    Dallas
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    Makes my broken leaf spring issue look like nothing! We are all just out there trying to enjoy something we've worked so hard for but #%it happens! Too bad things aren't built/engineered/installed they way they should be. Still, what we all do beats a motel room any day.
    Eric & Monique Cope...never left at home, our dog, Olive. Machipongo VA.
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    You can say that again, Eric. It's all worth it at the end of the day.

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