Timeline for When loading a car trailer how should the load be set?
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| Mar 27 at 5:55 | comment | added | rogerdpack | @Bart How can you put centre of the load 10-20% up when the axle is very near the back of the vehicle, like car haulers and some small enclosed trailers? | |
| Feb 1, 2017 at 7:35 | comment | added | Bart | @atraudes Haha, that was seriously the one YT video i was thinking of when i advised to look up some of those. It's a very clear example. I think i'd put centre of the load further up about 10-20% of the towhook/axle distance, depending on the weight. One 'mistake' in the video is that they put a loads on both the far ends of the trailer. That'd reduce the driveability because of the inertial moment. Also, going over speed bumps could destroy your drawbar if the load is high, again because of inertial moment. | |
| Feb 1, 2017 at 0:42 | comment | added | atraudes | To expand on why it's important to have the weight distributed farther up: jalopnik.com/… | |
| Jan 31, 2017 at 10:24 | comment | added | Hobbes | 80 kg may be standard in the US. In Europe, 50 kg is more common. | |
| Jan 31, 2017 at 9:19 | comment | added | Bart | @Hobbes Indeed, you have special telescopic scales for that purpose. Most standard towhooks have a 80kg load limit as far as i know. I think that limit is not the design limit for the towhook itself, but rather meant to prevent mechanically less educated people from loading their trailer wrong. I'm learned that 50kg is the optimal weight, but that can vary a bit per car and per load/trailer of course. | |
| Jan 31, 2017 at 8:56 | comment | added | Hobbes | The nose weight is the most important parameter when loading a trailer. You could put a scale underneath the nose wheel when loading. Also check the maximum load of the towhook, you don't want to exceed that. | |
| Jan 31, 2017 at 8:23 | history | answered | Bart | CC BY-SA 3.0 |