First time I ever used my snowmobile trailer I didn't have enough weight on the tongue and over 45mph it whipped like a snake, slow down just a little and the problem went away. Slid a snowmobile forward 6 inches, problem cured... That trailer was designed with the axle too far forward, it was always hard to get enough weight on the tongue, even empty. Took it to Maine one year for moose hunting (well moose retrieval anyway), on the way up we had a mattress for the camp which balanced the trailer nicely. For the trip home we had to strap a log to the front of the now empty trailer to make it track and not try to spin the truck.
My new trailer has a salt guard on the front which makes balancing much easier. -Curt Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:29:09 -0600 From: Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Shipping A Vehicle vs. Fly And Drive Message-ID: <a06240880cb3bb1f632ec@[192.168.1.51]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Yeah, and the ISU solar car team rolled a great long Frod van and crashed their trailer with solar car. inside. THings like that happen with inexperienced drivers and speeds too high. Does that mean that Frod vans are unsafe at any speed? One obvious problem in the tow vehicle in the photo is that it is both short wheelbase and high center of gravity. This "SUV" trash that is foisted on us is dangerous. Exploders, balzers, cheeps, and yes, the shovey equalknox are all dangerous because of short WB and high CG. The MB has a steering lock. Center the wheel, lock the steering, and go slow. Probably 50 to 55 is max. Lower the front tire pressure on the car towed backward to 22-25 or so. The biggest problem is lack of common sense. Common sense says that when/if it starts to whip, you slow down and steer straight dwn the road. Numbskulls try to countersteer and that amplifies the whip and causes crashes. You want the tow vehicle as heavy as possible, especially on the back. Read my signature funny. The most uncommon thing in this country is common sense. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
