[PSUBS-MAILIST] Trailer Issue

[hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles]

 Jon, when the trailer is sitting on level ground hooked to the truck, is the space between the axel and frame the same on both axels.  In your case 5% is a bit light unless you have some weight in the back of the truck.  Looks nice on that trailer!Hank
    On Tuesday, July 31, 2018, 4:24:22 PM MDT, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:  
 
 Hard to get a definitive answer about tongue weight, but after some searching it does appear that 5% for boat trailers and 10% for utility trailers is in the recommended range.  I pulled the sub back about 15 inches which got it to 5% and then took it for a short drive.  Based upon sound only, it does sound like that forward spring is "topping out" against the frame when I hit a dip in the road but also recovering.  When I stopped I could see that the spring eye was not butted up against the frame, unlike the other night when I had tongue weight at 10%.  Not much of a road test but I did get up to 55 without any hint of sway.  I may pull the sub back another inch and then take it for a longer road test tonight including the highway.

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