Two questions:

How old was your trailer and who made it? I have an all aluminum snowmobile trailer made by Triton and it sure looks solid. I was told that when you can see fatigue with the naked eye it is already too late. It happens that fast.

Thanks for the heads up, Grandpap. Welcome to Catsailer.com

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