[PSUBS-MAILIST] Trailer Issue

[Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles]

Hard to get a definitive answer about tongue weight, but after some searching it does appear that 5% for boat trailers and 10% for utility trailers is in the recommended range.  I pulled the sub back about 15 inches which got it to 5% and then took it for a short drive.  Based upon sound only, it does sound like that forward spring is "topping out" against the frame when I hit a dip in the road but also recovering.  When I stopped I could see that the spring eye was not butted up against the frame, unlike the other night when I had tongue weight at 10%.  Not much of a road test but I did get up to 55 without any hint of sway.  I may pull the sub back another inch and then take it for a longer road test tonight including the highway.

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