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TEA Trailer Towing Tips???

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Peter(Ottawa)

12-16-2004 06:17:36




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After 1 year of restoring its time to trailer my 1953 TEA to the Lake. I'm thinking of renting a tandem trailer with surge brakes. Now I've never done this before and need some advice about placing the load on to the trailer, securing load, towing tips, etc,,,. The roads in the back country are probably going to be snow covered and sanded (no salt) and I do need to negotiate some fairly major hills. By the way I'm using a F150 4x4 pickup, I think the max tongue weight is 500 lbs for the hitch and 5000lbs max towing load

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Peter

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phil(va)

12-20-2004 13:09:50




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 Re: TEA Trailer Towing Tips??? in reply to Peter(Ottawa), 12-16-2004 06:17:36  
Best situation with light trailer is double axle with brakes on at least one axle. You will need the six (round) contact hookup on your towing vehicle. The Ford pickup should be adequate, but not as good as a 3/4 ton would be. As someone said, without loaded tires, your tractor should be under 3,000 lbs., and the trailer perhaps 1500 lbs, so the load will be less than your 5,000 lb max. (unless the tires are loaded, which could add at least 500 lbs). As for technique, it's the stopping that is the problem. Make sure you brake at the top of the hills and don't let it drift downhill too much, especially with narrow bridges at the bottom. Put the biggest weight over the two axles as best you can. Don't overload the tongue or you will get your tow vehicle rear too low, and don't overload to the back or you will get fish-tailing, and it will put pressure on the hitch to disconnect. If your truck is automatic with OD, don't use the OD. Hope that helps.

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Rod in Smiths Falls, ON,

12-16-2004 12:04:32




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 Re: TEA Trailer Towing Tips??? in reply to Peter(Ottawa), 12-16-2004 06:17:36  

The old problem. I think people haul TEA's on pretty light trailers, but collectors' tractors probably don't have loaded tires. On the North Gower Road just outside Smiths Falls a 9N has sat for years next to a very light looking galvanized or aluminum single axle trailer that seems to be its home.

When I tried to rent a U-Haul car hauler to move my MF35 (3800 lbs), however, the agent wouldn't let me because my 4Runner is only rated for 3500 lb. and their car trailer is quite heavy and without surge brakes.

A friend with a Ford pickup had good luck renting a car hauler from the trailer outfit along 416. (Is it Pronto?) He had to move some lead ingots and found the rig with its surge brakes a very good value at about $50. per day.

A TEA should weigh a bit less than 3000 pounds unless it has loaded tires and a loader. Either way you should be fine. Just balance the load so that you have reasonable hitch weight and fasten it on well.

One of my students finally hauled mine home on a trailer he borrowed from a construction company, attached by pintle hitch to the family pickup. Mind you the truck had a Cummings diesel in it.

I hope this helps.

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r taylor

12-16-2004 07:22:29




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 Re: TEA Trailer Towing Tips??? in reply to Peter(Ottawa), 12-16-2004 06:17:36  
I sell rv's on your receiver it would be rated what you stated. but with the weight of a tractor and trailer you may be over that you may need to get a weight distributing hitch. this will spread out the weight over all axles.



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