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June 13th, 2017, 06:02 AM
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How to distribute weight in your trailer
A real good visual on how important weight distribution is;
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June 13th, 2017 06:02 AM
# ADS
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June 13th, 2017, 07:39 AM
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Good visual explanation of the effects.
National Association for Search and Rescue
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June 13th, 2017, 05:18 PM
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Pictures worth a thousand words ..... that video is worth a million !
Glen
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June 13th, 2017, 07:20 PM
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In the first part most of the weight was up front, I thought the weight should be evenly distributed if possible?
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June 13th, 2017, 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by
greatwhite
In the first part most of the weight was up front, I thought the weight should be evenly distributed if possible?
maybe it is a bit over-simplified to show the hazard of back-loading the weight past the axles?
I would think you can't really pile the weight up front, due to the tongue load restrictions
cool demonstration though.
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June 19th, 2017, 12:05 PM
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Awesome visual. I have seen a few vehicle / trailer combinations do the funky chicken just like that video. Pretty scary to see for sure. Thanks for the link Mike.
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July 12th, 2017, 09:38 AM
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You want your trailer to be front loaded rather then evenly distributed. The general rule of thumb is 60% 40% front to rear.
Originally Posted by
greatwhite
In the first part most of the weight was up front, I thought the weight should be evenly distributed if possible?
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July 12th, 2017, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by
McKenzie
You want your trailer to be front loaded rather then evenly distributed. The general rule of thumb is 60% 40% front to rear.
I'll buy that for a dollar.
Consider this. Fishing trip, boat is hitched up, gear is all stacked ready to be loaded. How do you reasonably get that front-rear proportion right? Who has a simple procedure that doesn't involve weighing everything and measuring tongue weight?
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July 12th, 2017, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by
LeakyBoots
I'll buy that for a dollar.
Consider this. Fishing trip, boat is hitched up, gear is all stacked ready to be loaded. How do you reasonably get that front-rear proportion right? Who has a simple procedure that doesn't involve weighing everything and measuring tongue weight?
Common sense should guide anyone? Unfortunately, we all have seen the opposite much to often.
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July 12th, 2017, 03:41 PM
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Sherline hydraulic scale............