Montana Owners Club - Keystone Montana 5th Wheel Forum - View Single Post - TV hooked to trailer when idle for a week

Waynem · 07-23-2008, 02:16 PM

Rich,
I think bouncing down the road is less detrimental to stressing the springs than a constant load, of what, 2500, 3000, 3500 pounds, or more? I have seen loads that flatten the springs out. That cannot be good for them. They "are" designed to take s certain amount of weight, but what is the stressing point? If the are flat, is that to much.

I'm not an engineer, just still attending the SOHK (School Of Hard Knocks)

Edited: What about other stress points, and the possibility of flat spot on tires? After a period of time it would be like riding on a 1 sided block.

07-23-2008, 02:16 PM	#15
Waynem Montana Master Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Texas City Posts: 5,736 M.O.C. #7673	Rich, I think bouncing down the road is less detrimental to stressing the springs than a constant load, of what, 2500, 3000, 3500 pounds, or more? I have seen loads that flatten the springs out. That cannot be good for them. They "are" designed to take s certain amount of weight, but what is the stressing point? If the are flat, is that to much. I'm not an engineer, just still attending the SOHK (School Of Hard Knocks) Edited: What about other stress points, and the possibility of flat spot on tires? After a period of time it would be like riding on a 1 sided block.