On 10/26/15, Gdetrailer wrote:
If you look closely you will notice that the axles are 2/3 the way back from the front (IE tongue)..
If you place 100 lbs on the rear bumper your will remove 1/3 of that weight from the tongue or roughly about 33 lbs..
On 10/28/15, Gdetrailer wrote:
Using 1/3 of the weight added to the rear as being the amount removed from the tongue I mentioned WILL be close enough.
I agree with the first sentence of the first quote -- the axles are about 2/3 of the way back.
The OP's trailer is about 27' long.
Using your 2/3 rule of thumb, would put the axles about 18' behind the ball.
The example in my first post put the axles at 17.8'.
I assumed the center of the cargo carrier would be 1.5' behind the rear of the trailer, putting it at 28.5' from the ball -- about 10.5' behind the axles.
I guess we have a fundamentally different understanding of how an old fashion "teeter totter" works.
My understanding is that 100# placed 10.5' from the fulcrum would be balanced by about 58# placed at 18' on the other side of the fulcrum.
Your understanding seems to be that 100# placed 10.5' from the fulcrum would be balanced by about 33# at the other end.
Ron
