[PSUBS-MAILIST] Trailer Issue

[Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles]

Yes, without doubt that is true.  Less tongue weight is going to cause less drop on the rear axle.  At 10% the truck was dropping two inches.  I did not measure 5% yet but it was not nearly as much, probably less than one inch.  I will measure this evening.  


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On Tue, 7/31/18, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Trailer Issue
 To: "Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles" <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
 Date: Tuesday, July 31, 2018, 7:03 PM
 
 
         Jon , when you reduce the hitch weight, your
 probably getting more height out of your truck hitch.  I am
 sure that is the issue.Hank
 
         
         
             
                 
                 
                     On Tuesday, July 31, 2018, 4:24:22 PM
 MDT, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles
 <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
                 
                 
 
                 
 
                 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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