Frame mount tongue box experience?

grimgrinningghost

Does anybody have any experience with frame mounted tongue boxes for in front of the battery box?
Teardrop shop has one that I'm interested in but it requires drilling a bunch of holes in the trailer frame. Anybody have any experience with this type of box, and any advice on whether it is OK to drill a bunch of holes in the frame?

Thanks!
Matt

T@B 320S & CSS Tongue Box

Sharon_is_SAM

Search “sewer hose storage” as that is why this mod was created by a former TaB owner.  See below.

https://tab-rv.vanillacommunity.com/discussion/7688/sewer-hose-storage#latest

Vikings

Matt, I presume the photos you posted depict the  'box' you are considering.
This got my attention as I created my own sewer hose storage that is essentially the same as the Tear Drop Shop product (which they produced after a Forum member came up with the idea?). 
I also watched their installation instruction video. 
Bottomline...looks like a great product, and instructions very good.  You won't have a problem drilling holes.  It is soft steel.  And the the trailer will be fine. 

grimgrinningghost

Thanks for the feedback! It looks like a good product and a good use of that space.
 I'm not worried about doing the actual drilling, I was more concerned with the structural impact of drilling a bunch of holes at the top/bottom of the C-channel for the trailer frame. I wonder if it's worth reaching out to NuCamp for feedback? 

Verna

Check your warranty with nüCamp/trailer frame manufacturer. They had talked about adding a disclaimer about holes drilled in the frame. 

Vikings

If extra holes required by this conversion were a significant problem, even a minor problem, I doubt Tear Drop Shop would be selling these kits.  Just my opinion, "no warranty implied." ;-)