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Originally Posted by Willyracer
This explains a lot. Thanks
This guy Thogerson is who we dealt with
when ordering and when trying to get
repairs done He sends us on to a manufacture
rep He must contract a factory to build for
him.
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Since I doubt they will repair the trailer or replace it, and in the event you want to keep it, you can do a structural repair in the same fashion as done on airplanes.
You can use 2024 structural aluminum angle extrusion, cut it to the proper width and attach it with Cherry MaxiBolt rivets or Huck Blind Bolts.
You can get the extrusion from Aircraft Spruce:
https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catal.../alumangle.php
For the Cherry MaxiBolt and Huck Blind Bolts eBay is the best place to get them. You need to determine the diameter of the hole you are going to dril and thickness of the area you are going to join to choose the proper part number. They also require a specific pneumatic gun to pull them that you can also get used on eBay and resell later. Nevertheless, this type of repair will last as long as the trailer.
If you want to read more about this type of repair, the FAA has available as a free download the aircraft mechanics manuals. Great source of information for sheet metal, structural repairs, electrical and plumbing. It is a large pdf file. Chapter 4 of the manual covers structural and sheet metal repairs.
http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/m...-1B_w-chg1.pdf
https://www.faa.gov/regulations_poli...e_hb_vol_1.pdf
https://www.faa.gov/regulations_poli...e_hb_vol_2.pdf