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    Quote Originally Posted by lovetorv View Post
    I know this is an old thread, but I hope someone who has experienced a trailer drop can look at these pictures of a used trailer I'm considering. The owner told me he was moving the trailer to mow under it while he's been trying to sell it. His friend hitched it improperly and the trailer fell on his bed. These look like stress cracks that are about a foot long and are on either side of the pinbox, at a 45 degree angle pointng towards the pinbox. From the posts I've read in this thread, most people say the trailer was unscathed and the truck rails took all the damage. For anyone who has experienced this firsthand, does this look like a fall from a hitch, or something more serious?

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    Quote Originally Posted by FT4NOW View Post
    This is the reason I would do a pull test every single time, only takes once for a mistake.

    After hookup, with landing gear down, chocks still in place, and tailgate down. Manually hold trailer brakes and give a slight amount of throttle while in drive. If properly hooked up, truck wont go anywhere. Cheap insurance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ynot4me2 View Post
    When in doubt, walk away. There will be other deals, unless you're getting a crazy one on this one.

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    Looks like something hit it very hard, maybe the hitch but I dont see how. It should be fixed and made sure the king pin and rest of structure is ok. The price would have to reflect cost to fix. Too much of a pita for me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lovetorv View Post
    For anyone who has experienced this firsthand, does this look like a fall from a hitch, or something more serious?

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    Everyone is different, but I would have to walk away. Anytime there was any creaking/groaning/popping noises the little voice in my head would be second guessing my decision to buy damaged goods. I would walk away to keep that voice silent.
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    I always use a flashlight. DW is second set of eyes. Also do the pull test. Someone posted the other day about painting the jaws with fluorescent paint to help see they are around the king pin. Sorry about your experience. We all do things which cost us time and money… we rubbed our 303 against a tree branch and tore the roof on the edge our first year.
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    Those do not look like cracks. That looks like it was dragged and gouged down something. Best case means something was protruding above the rails of the truck as the rv skid down the hitch (maybe the hitch itself?). Not sure how that would happen so, I might take a gander that those gouge marks are from the tail gate as it slid off the truck completely which is a bigger drop potentially. IF it's just cosmetic then that's an easy fix by a good fiberglass repair shop if you can get trailer for the right price.

    Also looks like they may have had the trailer too low and could have backed into and hit with rails... width looks about right.

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    Doesn't look like a 'drop' to me?
    Something else going on me thinks.
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