[PSUBS-MAILIST] Trailer Issue

Tue Jul 31 21:22:16 EDT 2018

 Jon,You want the trailer frame sitting level when hooked to the truck so that the space between the axels and frame is the same on both axels, if one axel is hitting the frame.  If one axel is not hitting the frame then there is no harm in having the trailer on a tilt because the weight is automatically balanced out on both axels.Hank
    On Tuesday, July 31, 2018, 7:14:11 PM MDT, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:  

 That's the setup I currently have.  I can't put it too much higher Hank or the hitch will be tilted up too much and not sit properly on the ball.

      From: hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
 To: Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> 
 Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2018 7:44 PM
 Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Trailer Issue

 Jon,You probably have a 2 inch drop hitch that slides into the receiver.  You can remove the ball and flip it over, that will give you a  two inch lift totalling a 4 inch lift.  That will probably do the job.Hank
    On Tuesday, July 31, 2018, 5:28:44 PM MDT, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:  

 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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