GN ride Height............

[CumminsPuller]

Out of curiousity, I have been pulling my 40' GN for almost two years now. It has an adjustable neck and I have never adjusted it. Just left it where it was set from the manufacturer. Is there a proper way to adjust the the height for a specific vehicle? Or adjust it for proper ride or is it just trial and error?



Jason

 

[HillCountrykid]

To put the least amount of leverage on the neck, lower it as far as you can without hitting the bed with the neck. Make sure it does'nt touch running at awkward angles, especially the back corners of the bed.



This is about the only way that I know of, except if the truck sits low enough that setting the trailer up like this makes it ride low in the front.



Brian

 

[CumminsPuller]

Wow... ... ... Thats about another six inches... ... ... And doing this does what? Is there some kind of mark we are shooting for here? Is it all about the ride? Just out of curiousity, where did you find this information, is it one of those things past on through generations and friends?



Thanks,



Jason

 

[HillCountrykid]

It's just what I've been told, and physics. The shorter the tube, the less leverage it has to put on the neck. A lot of times it looks like it can be adjusted down quite a bit, but around here there are alot of creeks, hills, etc. that make you set it high so it does'nt hit the bed when topping a crest. If the trailer is used only on roads, you won't have to leave as much room for articulation.



I'm sure most trailers are built good enough that it is'nt real critical to have it short as possible. And I would'nt imagine that it rides any different if it's higher or lower.

 

[CumminsPuller]

Thanks Brian... ..... I am going to play around with it and see what happens.



Jason

 

[HillCountrykid]

No problem Jason. Just don't crush your bed because of me. I'd leave it a little on the high side to play it safe.

 

[y-knot]

Hi, I to have a gooseneck I pull around every once and a while. There are two types of hitches that I have seen, and they both have about the same amount of adjustment. I adjusted mine down to get it as level as possible, with out being to low as to cause interferance problems with the bed side rails. I guess it depends on the type of terrain you pull on. I wouldn't feel comfortable going any lower then 5" off the bed rails. I think 6-7" would probally be a more popular figure. The key is too with any trailer, get them as level as possible. Usually with a TAG, or bumper pull trailer this is not a big problem, just get the right drop ball mount. But you are limited with the gooseneck. The key is to get them as close as possible, this distributes the weight more evenly on the trailer axles. If you are unsure about how low you can safely go. Just take it down one hole at a time, drive around alittle and see how much room you have on different road conditions, that way you can't mess up. Good luck.

 

[CumminsPuller]

Thanks y-knot... ... ... I am going to check it out a bit closer... ... ... See how it sets once hooked up. .



Jason

 

[QRTRHRS]

Good question.

I never thought about the stress on the tube. I always set mine so it was somewhat level with an average load. I was looking around but could not come up with an answer. By the way, here is a site that may be of interest, lots of info. http://www.mrtruck.net/trailers.htm

 

[CumminsPuller]

Another theory... ..... Have a friend who pulled GN's for years and he told me the opposite... ... . He said hook up your trailer and go to a flat parking lot. Measure deck height back between the two axles. Measure deck height at the front of the trailer. Adjust tube to give you one inch higher at the front part of your deck vs. the deck above the axles. He stated his trailer rode so much better loaded and unloaded after doing that.



It just comes to show you that there is more than one way to skin a cat!!!!:--) Oo.



Jason

 

[Vaquero]

I set up all the GN's I pull just as CumminsPuller described. It lets it ride level when you get a load on it and your rear end sags just a little. Having it running a little uphill when unloaded doesn't hurt a thing. Besides, your supposed to be loaded all the time anyway

 

[CumminsPuller]

Besides Your supposed to be loaded all the time





I hear ya... ... ... I wish I was:{



Jason