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Re: What type and size trailer?
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Posted by T_Bone on September 01, 2004 at 13:04:27 from (4.240.132.133):
In Reply to: Re: What type and size trailer? posted by thurlow on September 01, 2004 at 09:52:32:
Hi thurlow, Depends if you have your tri-axles mounted as equalizing or independant suspension. If equalizing then yes you do have the same problem BUT you also are using a GN coupler that changes things considerable as your lever arm is much longer (maybe, maybe not) depending on where the axles are mounted on the flatdeck. Remember all this started because I had to move my trailer without the correct coupler, a pintel coupler, and used a piece of 1/4" chain accross my ball. Had I used my pintel coupler I have now, I would have never known there was a problem until latter. The more I got to thinking about where the reverse torque was coming from the more concern I had for reverse torque loading at 60mph. If that happens then the trailer would go into a sway condition because of not enough pin weight. If you run safety chains on your GN you could check for the same thing on your trailer. Just make sure your hitch can not travel very far when it comes off the ball. Idealy you leave about 2" slack in the chains and you would see it start to unload on the ball but the coupler could not clear the ball. Leave the coupler open then move over a dip in the road surface. Please Let me know if you do the test. I would be interested in the results. T_Bone
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