Do v-nose enclosed trailers induce sway?

[slowmover]

My son said this load was a piece of cake. I asked him why he backed the Mustang on and he said to clear the doors with the trailer fenders.

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Try a split-axle weigh at the Cat Scale before declaring it good. (Scalemaster instructions are in the book for Fuel Desk personnel not familiar). This will show the weight carried per trailer axle.

Tongue-percentage and axle percentage have a relationship. The tongue is a lever. What causes it to rise abruptly is not our friend.

As with loading the truck bed: atop or ahead of the axle center.

Neither is an empty truck bed or inappropriate tires/wheels our friend things get squirrely.

The majority of combined vehicle weight being at the ends of the combination, means TW percentage a greater concern.

1). Did the WD Hitch return the Steer Axle to the unhitched weight value? Spreading the TW force across ALL axle sets is its value. Down or Up in movement.

2). Braking below 35-mph was FASTER once hitched, correct?

— There are tests. Use them. A pickup with modifications BAD for towing can get by. Sorta.

“Hitch & Go”, described all bad endings.

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[NIsaacs]

Tongue-percentage and axle percentage have a relationship. The tongue is a lever. What causes it to rise abruptly is not our friend.

“Hitch & Go”, described all bad endings.


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[NIsaacs]

My son sold his 24' enclosed car trailer and picked up a 34'. It has a small lounge with a small bathroom/shower, refrigerator, AC, microwave and two fold up couch/beds. He is using his '16 Mega Dually. Downhill to central Texas (Waco) he got 16 mpg and uphill he is getting 8, just using the display. He said it is pulling pretty hard, but he drives fast. It has triple 6k torsion axles which surprised me, because Dexter doesn't recommend that. I told him I would go get it, but he said my rates are too high

 

[JR]

That is a serious hauler for a tag! What will he use it for?

 

[GroundSquirrel]

I’d happily pull that on a gooseneck ball, but bumper pull? Hell no

 

[Cummins12V98]

I’d happily pull that on a gooseneck ball, but bumper pull? Hell no

100% agree!!!!!!!

 

[gsbrockman]

100% agree!!!!!!!

You’d be surprised how well some tri-axle tag trailers pull.

 

[GroundSquirrel]

All I can see is that tail wagging the dog,. All I have now is goosenecks so maybe I’m just being biased

 

[Cummins12V98]

You’d be surprised how well some tri-axle tag trailers pull.
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Understood but you have plenty of meat on the road for the load of potatoes. People get in trouble with too light of a truck with a tow behind. I know this from personal experience!

 

[NIsaacs]

That is a serious hauler for a tag! What will he use it for?

Him and his brother want to do more drag racing, plus for his sled puller too.

 

[NIsaacs]

All I can see is that tail wagging the dog,. All I have now is goosenecks so maybe I’m just being biased

I would have picked that trailer up for him in an instant with my 2500. When they are right, they are no problem at all. He will be using his 5500 for all his local towing so "where is it"?

Back in the day, I used my '70 F-100 4x2, towing a 35' Moble Villa park model and my 45' Town and Country park model. If you have ever hauled livestock on a 2ton straight truck, you can tow anything.

 

[BigPapa]

I know this one's not near as long, but I've pulled it several times loaded with cars and trucks with no problems.

Last time I pulled it was when my brother used it to move when they bought a new house. I left it overnight so they could load it and went back the next day to pull it to their new house. They had loaded everything in the front, the tongue jack was on the ground, and my rear tires looked like they had 15 psi in them. I should have taken pics, but all I could think about was reloading it and getting that weight off my truck. I supervised as they unloaded it and reloaded it properly. They all learned a hard lesson that day.

 

[BigPapa]

I don’t know where my pic went….

 

[NIsaacs]

Pretty sure this trailer will sway, price is stupid.

https://showlow.craigslist.org/tro/d/woodruff-truck-bed-trailer/7456199866.html

 

[kthaxton]

Not if you only use the front of the bed.

 

[Cummins12V98]

I say turn the bed 180.