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Yesterday as I was heading to the lake the hinge bolt on the swing unit sheared off made for an interesting stop. I have done some welding I am in no way a professional weldor and in my limited experience a good weld will not fail before the steel it is welded to will fail.
The trailer is equipped with a weld-on Fulton swing tongue.
Weld on swing away trailer tongue. The Fulton Fold-Away Hinge Kit for 3 x 3 inch Trailer Tongue - Weld-On item FHDPW330300 is a cleaner look and if you got a bad weld job you would not have a safe setup. I have done some welding I am in no way a professional weldor and in my limited experience a good weld will not fail before the steel it is welded to will fail. Fold-Away Weld-On Hinge Plate Kit 3 x 4 Trailer Beam Raw Finish Rating 7000 lbs.
Fold-Away Hinge Kits provide space saving alternatives for easy storageThe patented cast hinge designs offer strength coupled with a sleek appearance. Cast Swing Unit for 3x4 Tongue Two Plates Pivot Bolt and Removable Pin with Cable. Fulton Fold-Away Weld-On Hinge Kit 3 x 4 Trailer Beam Raw Finish Rating 7500 lb.
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Swing Tongue Hinge Kit Weld On 3 X 3. Fold-Away Weld-On Hinge Kit 3 x 3 Trailer Beam Raw Finish Rating 5000 lbs. Fold-Away Hinge Kits provide space saving alternatives for easy storageThe patented cast hinge designs offer strength coupled with a sleek appearance.
Weld-on installation with mount and hardware P9012-00 - sold separatelyFeatures. Marine-grade swivel jack lets you raise and lower your trailer Convenient spring-loaded plunger-pin swivel feature Swing up to stow parallel to tongue for travel Swing up to stow parallel. Side Frame Mount Jack.
FoldAway WeldOn Hinge Kit 2 x 3 Trailer Beam Raw Finish Rating 5000 lbs. Add to My List. This spring I purchased a 1998 Warrior 1891 and it is on a 1891 Warrior Trail trailer.
The trailer is equipped with a weld-on Fulton swing tongue. Yesterday as I was heading to the lake the hinge bolt on the swing unit sheared off made for an interesting stop. I assume the bolt is part of the original assembly and is 17 years old.
Is this a. SWINGAWAY SW34BS FOR 3 in. TRAILER TOUNGE - BOLT-ON SWINGING TRAILER TONGUE HINGE KIT - SILVER E-COAT FINISH - RATING 8500 LBS - MADE IN THE USA.
AMERICAN STRONGCLEARSILVERWONT STRESS CRACK AND WONT BREAK. SAME BOLT PATTERN AS THE Fulton Fold-Away. Mount Fold-Away products to trailer tongues made only of steel.
Trailer tongues to be 2x3 3x3 3x4 or 3x5 outside dimensions with a material thickness between 188 and 120. All welding must be performed by a certified AWS welder. Check swing tongue for signs of wear or damage.
Now if the bolt is loose you need to tighten it. Take your wrench and torque each bolt to 75-foot pounds. Furthermore follow the Fulton trailer swing tongue instructions to get the right measurement.
On the other hand if youre missing a nut then you have to purchase one. Im looking to install a swing away tongue on my trailer. Its a 2002 700LX with the single axle trailer.
Ive check the local shops and they charge an extra good chunk of change to weld one on for me. So being the tight wad that I am. The full version video broken up into three parts.
Ufp Swing Away Tongue 47122 7500 Lb Capacity 3x4 Weld On Raw Finish Pairs With A 60 And A 84 Inner Member Primary Assembly And Swing Away Tongue Again Attn Fulton Swing Tongue Owners General Forum Fold Away Trailer Tongue Install Instructions. Fulton 3 x 4 Weld-On Trailer Hinge Kit Fold-Away Coupler 7500 lbs Tongue Frame. Fulton High Performance Series Fold-Away hinge kits are ideal for boat trailers that can be just a little too long to fit inside smaller garages.
These high quality precision engineered products provide options for solving this common problem. Do not attach safety chains to the coupler swing tongue or their existing hardware. Safety chains attachment point must be behind castings on the trailer tongue.
Mount Fold-Away products to trailer tongues made only of steel. Trailer tongues to be 2x3 3x3 3x4 or 3x5 outside dimensions with a material. I have the Fulton 3x3 on my smaller lowe and the 3x4 on my crestliner.
The lowe came w it but the crestliner came slightly used to me w a bent tongue. Trailer is powder coated so couldnt weld to it. Cut the bent off and installed a new 3x4 swing away kit that included a length of tongue and a hitch end.
It has slop in it and its new. I modified my boat trailer with a Swing Fold Away Tongue hinge by Fulton. I am looking at a new-to-me boat that is longer than my old one.
The new one does not have a swing away trailer. I was wondering if anyone has ever put a bolt-on or weld-on swing kit on a trailer and your opinion on its success. Garage space might squelch my options to upgrade.
A swing or removable tongue can shave off as much as 2 feet when in the storage position. Oftentimes thats just enough to allow the boat to fit where it couldnt before. Measuring your trailer tongue is critical before ordering the kit.
Most are 2 by 3 inches 3 by 3 3 by 4 or 3 by 5. Fulton makes kits in all these sizes rated by weight. Well one of these times when I did the inspection the more thorough inspection I noticed that at my swing-away tongue right at that pivot point the tube here that youre looking at right at the top it had a little crack about a 14-inch 12-inch crack right on the tube.
And that seemed amiss to me that didnt seem right. Fold-Away Bolt-On Hinge Kits. Fold-Away Bolt-On Hinge Kit 3 x 3 Trailer Beam Zinc Finish Rating 5000 lbs.
Converts standard trailer tongues into fold-away configures while preserving the existing coupler. Delivers strength at the pivot point with precisely machined heavy duty hinges made from die cast steel.