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Old 06-07-2012, 04:26 AM   #5
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Our HR was a 34CBFK. It was actually 35'11". As I remember, there was almost a 10-12' overhang behind the rear tire. The trailer sat about 15" off the ground, so we got "hung" on almost every rise in the road. Almost all parking lots, crowns on most roads, etc. Holiday Rambler had seen fit to weld two angle brackets under the rear bumper to act as skid plates. They were OK (barely) and over the first year or so, they wore down to paper thin because of the excessive scraping as we travelled. When I realized how worn they were, I had another set of skid plates with "skid wheels" welded in place. Total cost back then was about $50. Now, the materials alone are $151 at Tweety's RV. You might find them cheaper somewhere else, or possibly find someone to make them for less. Anyway, when we replaced the original skid plates with rollers, no more scraping, no more digging in when backing (on hard surfaces) and much easier to get across intersections without the rear of the trailer "dragging along behind us."

Here's a picture of what we used to solve our problem.
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