On 18/01/2012 11:22 AM, Dan Penoff wrote:
Dunno. All I can tell you is as soon as I got up to about 50 mph that sucker
started whipping around like you wouldn't believe.
When it "broke loose" (not physically) and went off on its own, the car became
a passenger, as it literally flung the car around.
It's possible I had the bricks in back, rather than the front - this was in
1991 and I have slept since then. I am not that well versed on towing things,
as this was probably the second time I had something attached to my little
hitch...
All I know is that the trailer took over, and the car and I were along for the
ride. I am just proud of the fact that laundry was not necessary afterwards.
Dan
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On Jan 18, 2012, at 12:02 PM, Mitch Haley<m...@voyager.net> wrote:
Dan Penoff wrote:
I loaded probably 400-500 pounds of bricks into a little UHaul trailer and
hooked it up to my 1991 Ford Escort wagon. Thinking that it was best to have
the load in the front of the trailer, I stacked the bricks up against the front
wall ahead of the axle.
I never would have thought that could possibly be a problem. They say 15-20% on
the hitch, but I always assumed that was a minimum, not a maximum.
You had most of the trailer's weight on the wheels, and 1/2 to 2/3 of the
bricks' weight on the hitch, and it acted like you had zero on the hitch?
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That makes more sense. If the tail of the trailer was heavy, it would
wag about. Cannot see it happening with the bricks up front.
I hauled a load of long 4X4's home once in a trailer and the trailer was
not long enough. They hung out the back and of course, the weight
distribution was all wrong. i was OK up to about 40 mph but after that
the back end of the car wanted to swing back and forth. It was a long
trip and I am still amazed that we were not run down from behind at that
low speed, but we survived it and those 4X4's are still part of my fence.
Randy
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