the wheel on my trailer snapped off the axel. I was making a routine turn I make everyday. I saw the wheel shoot out from the rear view mirror then the trailer flip. Instead of braking, I floored the gas pedal. This allowed the trailer to fully flip back upright. The bolt that is under the locking lever (tightens up around the hitch ball) had loosened up, allowing the trailer to jerk free and roll. I didn’t realize this could happen. I do check everything in the truck and trailer daily but never even looked under this lever to check that!
My pw needs work but tallest thing back there was the tucker fill n go and that beast only had a bent reel! It fired back up as soon as I got a new battery (my two came out of the trailer during the roll).
The trailer is now in the dump. The trailer repair shop i took it to discovered the axel and springs had been welded incorrectly and said the way they rigged it that is be chair to buy another. I’m at least the third owner of the trailer, so no one to blame but myself for not knowing better.
