Well, here’s another failure. The bow roller bracket on my RT188 trailer broke completely off, both sides in the same location. Upon inspection it showed to have been cracked for some time and finally broke off while loading.
Based on the location of the break, I felt welding was not the best option. In order to strengthen the bracket, I bolted a 2 1/2 X 1 1/2 X 1/4 HRS Angle on each side with grade 8 bolts.