🔍 What Trailer Welding Modifications Might Entail:

🛠️ Structural Modifications

• Frame reinforcement: Adding steel angle or box tubing to the perimeter or tongue for rigidity.
  
  

• Axle relocation or replacement: Welding new spring mounts or hangers to move axle position or upgrade weight rating.
  
  

• Crossmember installation: More support between main rails to prevent sagging.
  
  

• Tongue upgrades: Changing from single to A-frame tongue, or extending it for better handling

• ETC

⚠️ Common Repair Scenarios:

• Cracked trailer frame – Grind V-groove, weld pass, reinforce with plate
  
  

• Rust-eaten gate – Cut out section, weld in patch panel or new tube
  
  

• Broken weld on heavy hinge – Grind old weld, re-weld with gusset support
  
  

• Bent metal rail – Torch heat + hammer straight, reinforce bend zone

• ETC