[PSUBS-MAILIST] Trailer Issue

[Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles]

No.  The front axle is always closer to the frame whether hooked to the truck or just propped on the jack, level or not level.  I  just assumed that’s because the bulk of the weight is over that front axle.  I don’t recall if it’s that way without the sub on the trailer.  I will have to check again.  

The trailer is long which should help launch and recovery although I will probably still need an extension. 


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On Tue, 7/31/18, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Trailer Issue
 To: "Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles" <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
 Date: Tuesday, July 31, 2018, 7:00 PM
 
 
         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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