Duh, alsmost forgot, Charlie is moving about 7 blocks away, so cars can go to 
his place AND we have access to a huge 2 story concrete building one block from 
his new house. It used to be an inner city car dealership. You can drive up a 
ramp to the second floor. We'll stash things there to if we need to. It's empty 
and we've got the OK from the owner.




--- On Thu, 1/15/09, Kaleb C. Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> wrote:

> From: Kaleb C. Striplin <ka...@striplin.net>
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] help choosing TRAILER hitch and weight distribution hitch
> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 5:47 PM
> where are you going to put all these cars you are hauling?
> 
> Christopher McCann wrote:
> > I think this hitch will work for my 1992 Dodge 1 ton
> full size van:
> > 
> >
> http://www.etrailer.com/pc-H~41910.htm?vehicleid=1992797
> > 
> > Now I need a weight distribution hitch...which are
> here:
> > 
> > http://www.etrailer.com/c-wd.htm
> > 
> > But I am not sure which one to get. Plan on an 18 foot
> trailer and hauling 116, 123, 126's, etc...that weight
> range.
> > 
> > Thoughts?
> > 
> > Chris
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- On Thu, 1/15/09, Fmiser <fmi...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > 
> >> From: Fmiser <fmi...@gmail.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] TRAILER & block heater for
> Chris
> >> To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
> <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> >> Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 2:38 PM
> >>> Christopher wrote:
> >>> That sounds really nice. What is a weight
> distribution
> >> hitch? 
> >> To make a trailer dynamically stable, at least 10%
> of the
> >> mass
> >> needs to be in front of the trailer axles. 15% is
> better.
> >> 50%
> >> is best (it's then called a
> "semi-trailer"
> >> -like the big
> >> trucks use - rather than a "full
> trailer"). With
> >> a majority of
> >> the mass in front of the trailer axle,
> side-to-side
> >> disturbances tend to be self-canceling. With more
> mass
> >> behind
> >> the axle, the oscillations self re-enforce. This
> is a
> >> common
> >> cause of upside-down trailers jack-knifed in the
> ditch.
> >> 
> >> With a ordinary hitch, mass = weight. So a 2,000
> lb (900
> >> kg)
> >> trailer and a 4,400 lb (2,000 kg) car on it the
> gross
> >> weight
> >> of the trailer is 6,400 lb (2,900 kg). 15% of that
> is 960
> >> lb
> >> (435 kg). That's how much weight will be on
> the very
> >> back of
> >> your van. It _will_ raise the front.
> >> 
> >> The solution is "weight distributing".
> It is a
> >> bulky hitch
> >> assembly that's commonly seen on camper
> trailers. With
> >> the aid
> >> of one or two spring bars, tension is applied at
> the hitch
> >> point lifting the back of the tow vehicle. The
> result is
> >> some
> >> of the weight is "distributed" to the
> trailer and
> >> steer axles
> >> - but the mass stays so the stability is not
> affected.
> >> 
> >> Now that I have one, I can't see ever doing
> without it
> >> - at
> >> least when the trailer gross is more than 1/2 the
> truck
> >> weight. 
> >> --             Philip
> >> 
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