Pushed off tongue jack stand. Possible frame damage?

[Hercules1978]

My trailer (2015 31SQB) was hit at my storage yard by the tenant behind me and pushed off of the Valterra tongue jack stand I use and then pushed a few feet. Given the high tongue weight of this TT how concerned should I be that the frame may be damaged?

The spare tire mount on the bumper took the initial impact and is bent so I'm going to assume the bumper is bent as well.

[bsmith0404]

I doubt you have any damage, however, better safe than sorry. I would call and get an estimate on what it would cost to get the frame checked by a certified technician (dealership). Then tell the person who hit it what the initial cost will be to see if they did any additional damage to what you can already see.

[byrdr1]

Your bumper and the jack stand might be jacked up but I don't think the frame would bend. I lost my hitch to kind of the same thing when I had the TT. It kept the jack from moving up or down, replaced it with a electric Barker and never looked back.
Looking at the photo it might have jacked up the plate the jack is attached too.
BUT a good swing or two with a sledgehammer should fix that.
JMHO
randy

[GaryWT]

It is his dime so get it checked out. Probably will only be the jack and the bumper but you don't want to find it is an issue 6 months down the road.

[Hercules1978]

I have an appt Saturday to bring it in. I have some other warranty work to be done as well.

[flybouy]

From your first photo it looks like the welds on the jack plate may be partially broke. The jack post looks bent from the other photo. Better to have it checked out and repaired, any time metal is bent, then bent again (as in pounding the jack plate back down) will weaken the metal unless it is reheated and properly cooled to realign the molecules in the steel. Not something for the amateur to attempt in my opinion.

[Hercules1978]

My dealer has inspected it and found no damage. My estimate for the distance pushed was exaggerated by the wind blowing the jack stand around. In reality, the stand tipped over and that was it.

[So Cal CPA]

The same thing happened to me on my old (smaller and lighter) trailer. No damage to frame.

I was pissed though because the guy who did it claimed ignorance even though I could prove with pictures that he'd hit it. Still cost over $1,300 in cosmetic damage.

I think he finally got tired of the random RV crime/vandalism in our area and moved he and his RV out.